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walks and curb ramps, along with education and incentive items.
• Other communities receiving awards ranging from $5,800 to $173,000 include Alcester, Big Stone City, Centerville, Dell Rapids, Estelline, Iroquois, Madison, Valley Springs and Viborg.
• Communities will also provide $24,720 in local or in-kind matches.
• Applicants were asked to create a unique Safe Routes to School program to address specific concerns within their community. The programs include activities that encourage walking and biking and construction projects to fill gaps in existing bike and walking routes.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- State officials say motorists and gasoline retailers should remember that South Dakota law now limits where 85-octane fuel can be sold and requires cautionary labels on pumps that dispense the low-octane fuel.
• The law that took effect in March requires that pumps selling 85-octane fuel must carry a warning label that says the octane level may not meet minimum specifications by vehicle manufacturers.
• The law also limits the sale of 85-octane fuel to nine western South Dakota counties. Gasoline sold in all other parts of the state must have a minimum octane rating of 87. Many engine manufacturers recommend a minimum of 87-octane fuel.
• The nine counties where 85-octane gasoline can be sold are Butte, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Perkins and Shannon.
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• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Officials are considering expanding bison grazing in Badlands National Park in southwestern South Dakota, but some area cattle ranchers fear that could harm their operations.
• Park officials say an expansion of bison grazing would improve the park's natural resources and also give visitors a better chance to see the animals. But some ranchers say the park already can't properly manage and contain its bison, some of which damage fences and end up on their private properties.
• About two dozen people attended a public meeting on the proposal Tuesday night in Rapid City. Park officials plan to gather more comments before making a decision.
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