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man. She led the program for 32 years, won nearly 500 games and took her teams to the NAIA tournament nine times, including Final Four appearances in 1998 and 1999.
• Larsen has been a USD assistant the past five seasons. He becomes only the third head coach in the 37-year history of the Mines program.
• Mines is in the process of moving to the NCAA Division II level. The school and Felderman last month mutually agreed not to renew her contract.
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SD Mines names new women's basketball coach
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- University of South Dakota assistant women's basketball coach Ryan Larsen has been named head coach at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City.
• The Spearfish native succeeds longtime Lady Hardrockers coach Barb Felderman. She led the program for 32 years, won nearly 500 games and took her teams to the NAIA tournament nine times, including Final Four appearances in 1998 and 1999.
• Larsen has been a USD assistant the past five seasons. He becomes only the third head coach in the 37-year history of the Mines program.
• Mines is in the process of moving to the NCAA Division II level. The school and Felderman last month mutually agreed not to renew her contract.
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Pig virus migrates to US, threatens pork prices
STEVEN K. PAULSON,Associated Press
• DENVER (AP) -- Pork prices may be on the rise in the next few months because of a new virus that has migrated to the U.S, killing piglets in 15 states at an alarming rate in facilities where it has been reported.
• Dr. Nick Striegel (STREE'-gel), assistant state veterinarian for the Colorado Department of Agriculture, said Wednesday the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus, also known as PED, was thought to exist only in Europe and China, but Colorado and 14 other states began reporting the virus in April, and officials confirmed its presence in May. The virus causes severe diarrhea, vomiting and severe dehydration in pigs, and can be fatal.
• "It has been devastating for those producers where it has been diagnosed. It affects nursing pigs, and in some places, there has been 100 percent mortality," he said.
• Striegel said the disease is not harmful to humans, and there is no evidence it af (Continued on page 21)
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