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• Sylvia Christen, director of the Stockgrowers Association, urged the board to delay any increase for a year or at least raise it by only 5 cents this year, which she said should keep the program solvent for at least two years.
• Farmers and ranchers don't want to pay a higher fee just so the board can hold money for the future, Christen said.
• "Since the producers are paying for this, we'd ask you to go a little slow on this," she said.
• Stearns said the board needs to raise the fee for the long term in case livestock sales drop quickly, cutting the number of inspections and fees collected.
• "If it goes really bad really fast, I don't know if the board would be able to make an increase in that time to keep it viable," Stearns said.
• Board member Curt Mortenson of Fort Pierre said the increase to $1 a head will delay the need for a further fee increase for a number of years. The board could have trouble raising the fee above $1 because the Legislature's approval would be needed to do so, he said.
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Gov appoints new member to SD Board of Regents
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A vice president of Avera Health is the newest member of South Dakota's Board of Regents.
• Gov. Dennis Daugaard has appointed Bob Sutton, of Pierre, to the board that governs public higher education in the state. Sutton begins serving April 5. He will succeed James Hansen, of Pierre, who is retiring from the board after 18 years.
• Sutton has a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's in public administration, both from the University of South Dakota. He is Avera's vice president for community relations. He also has held leadership positions with the South Dakota Community Foundation, the South Dakota Association of County Officials and the South Dakota Bankers Association.
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USD women move on to WBI quarterfinals next week
• VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) -- The University of South Dakota women's basketball team has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Women's Basketball Invitational.
• The Coyotes beat Utah State 77-69 in the first round on Thursday in Logan, Utah. USD takes on Lamar next week.
• The Coyotes got an invite to the WBI after narrowly missing a spot in the NCAA tournament. The Coyotes lost to rival South Dakota State in the championship game of the Summit League Tournament.
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