• HURON, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota State Fair Foundation has started a campaign to raise $4 million to build a new 4-H exhibit hall on the fairgrounds in Huron.
• The campaign will seek donations over the next three years to replace the aging Clover Hall, which has been used since the 1950s for 4-H exhibits and competitions. Officials say nearly $1.2 million has already been raised.
• The new hall will feature multiple classrooms, a large kitchen for 4-H special foods competitions, year-round concessions and a performance stage. It also will provide an additional exhibit hall in Huron for community events held throughout the year, with rental revenue providing more money to the State Fair.
• Officials say 9,000 young South Dakotans are members of 4-H.
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• WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. (AP) -- The hard work of about two dozen high school-aged volunteers will help hikers find their way through the backcountry at Wind Cave National Park.
• The Black Hills park says the two 11-person Student Conservation Association crews each spent three weeks working and camping there.
• They installed 116 wooden posts marking around 4 1/2 miles of the Highland Creek and Centennial trails.
• There are now more than 30 miles of hiking trails available for exploring the park's backcountry.
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• HURON, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota State Fair Foundation plans to raise more than $4 million to replace an aging 4-H hall at the fairgrounds.
• This three-year capital campaign, formally organized earlier this summer, will raise money to replace Clover Hall with a more versatile, open-layout exhibit hall. Clover Hall has been used since the 1950s for 4-H exhibits and competitions.
• The new 46,910 square-foot exhibit hall will feature more than 35,000 square feet of exhibit space, multiple classrooms, a large kitchen for 4-H Special Foods

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