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• About 100 combat veterans, including Medal of Honor winner Gary Wetzel, joined with the governors as part of an event Friday night during the National Governors Association meeting.
• Joining Walker and Thompson were Govs. John Hickenlooper of Colorado, Phil Bryant of Mississippi, Mary Fallin of Oklahoma, Dennis Daugaard of South Dakota and Gary Herbert of Utah.
• Walker wore a Harley jacket and blue jeans. The other governors were similarly dressed. Hickenlooper had on a leather jacket and khaki pants.
• They ended the ride at the Harley-Davidson Museum as the song "Born to Be Wild" blasted over the outdoor speakers.
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SD farm real estate value, cropland up from 2012
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Farm real estate in South Dakota has increased in value by 29 percent.
• The Agriculture Department says in a new report that the value of farm land and buildings in 2013 averaged $1,800. That is up $400 per acre.
• Cropland value increased 30 percent from last year to $3,020 per acre. Dry land cropland averaged $3,000 per acre, up $700 from a year ago. Pastureland value was $710 per acre, up $120.
• Cash rent paid to landlords in 2013 for cropland increased from last year. Irrigated cropland rent averaged $190 per acre, an increase of $25. Dry land cropland rent averaged $104 per acre, up $11.
• Pasture rented for cash, which averaged $20 per acre, is up $2.50 from the previous year.
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SD panel approves rules for armed school sentinels
• CHET BROKAW,Associated Press
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota commission unanimously approved rules Friday for training teachers, other school staff members or volunteers to carry guns in schools under a state law aimed at improving security.
• "We believe this package both carries out the directives of the Legislature and best protects our children under that scheme," Attorney General Marty Jackley said after the Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission passed the rules.
• While President Barack Obama and officials in many states sought to pass gun control measures after the Newtown, Conn., school shooting in December, the (Continued on page 18)
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