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• Peter Nielson, South Dakota State University Extension 4-H Youth Development director, says there were 17,700 pre-entered exhibits and 10,500 display exhibits checked in at the State Fair.
• Nielson tells the Plainsman of Huron (http://bit.ly/1dBhT0u ) that 4-H membership in South Dakota is up 6 percent from last year. More than 9,000 young people now take part in 4-H programs.
• Nielson says participation has increased in all project area, but most notably in shooting sports, photography and meat goats.
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Midwest, Plains economic index rose in August
• OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- An economic index compiled from a survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states rose slightly last month, the first increase since March.
• The Mid-America Business Conditions Index hit 53.8 in August, compared with 53.5 in July.
• Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says the results point to growth for the final quarter of this year but at about half the rate of the first quarter.
• The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth, while a score below that suggests decline.
• The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
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Amid deluge of questions, Obama makes case to Congress for US military force in Syria
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress is holding its first public hearing about U.S. plans for military intervention in Syria as President Barack Obama seeks to convince skeptical Americans and their lawmakers about the need to respond to last month's alleged sarin gas attack outside Damascus.
• Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey were to appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday. A classified briefing open to all members of Congress (Continued on page 29)
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