• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved a $24,000 grant to help fund a national certification course for landfill managers and operators from across the state.
• The South Dakota Solid Waste Management Association will use the grant to host the training session this fall. The course will certify new landfill managers, maintain existing certifications and train new employees in the solid-waste industry.
• Gov. Dennis Daugaard says it's imperative to have landfill managers and operators adequately trained and certified to ensure the proper handling and disposal of solid waste.
• The governor says certified landfill operators can better operate landfills, improve environmental protection and boost the efficiency of operations.
• The grant money comes from the Solid Waste Management Program, which is funded by dedicated state solid waste fees.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A recent scanning of glass plate negatives is helped preserve nearly 600 South Dakota images from the late 1890s to 1910s.
• The grant from the City of Deadwood and the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission helped the South Dakota State Historical Society digitize and catalog the glass plate negatives from the Lester Black Collection.
• The images can be viewed at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre.
• Locations within the collection include Redfield College, Mount Rushmore, Devils Tower, the Corn Palace, Sylvan Lake and the South Dakota State Fair.
• Town images include Redfield, Gettysburg, Mitchell, Elk Point, Huron, Waubay, Hot Springs, and Pierre.
• Other topics include sod homes, Native American encampments, floods, railroad scenes, stone artifacts, farm scenes, automobiles, a balloon flight, baseball games and family portraits.
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