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SD Sept. jobless rate down slightly at 4.4 percent
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota's unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in September, down slightly from 4.5 percent a month earlier.
• The state Labor Department reports that South Dakota's seasonally adjusted jobless rate has remained relatively stable since February, when it was at 4.3 percent.
• About 19,700 South Dakotans were unemployed in September, down 400 from a year earlier.
• The department reports that 422,900 South Dakotans had jobs last month, down 3,000 from the same month a year earlier.
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• Civil War discussion slated for Saturday in Pierre
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The Cultural Heritage Center is holding the second of a three-part discussion series about the Civil War on Saturday.
• The series is titled "Making Sense of the American Civil War. Saturday's discussion will focus on the Civil War's 150th anniversary.
• The discussion is free and open to the public. It begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Cultural Heritage Center.
• The third discussion in the series will be held on Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. at the Cultural Heritage Center.
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Friday's Scores
The Associated Press
• VOLLEYBALL
• Aberdeen Roncalli def. Webster, 25-17, 25-15, 25-14
• Avon def. Menno, 25-22, 25-19, 25-14
• Baltic def. Canistota, 29-27, 20-25, 22-25, 25-22, 16-14
• Bennett County def. Philip, 25-12, 25-15, 25-15
• Brookings def. Yankton, 25-20, 20-25, 25-15, 25-13
• Canton def. Alcester-Hudson, 26-24, 25-23, 14-25, 25-22
• Castlewood def. Oldham-Ramona/Rutland, 25-20, 25-27, 25-21, 25-9
• Chester def. Dell Rapids, 25-8, 25-10, 25-23
• Colome def. Kimball, 25-20, 9-25, 22-25, 25-19, 15-11
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