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wheel loader attachments for major brands of equipment. It plans to add 15 to 20 jobs with the loan from the state's Revolving Economic Development and Initiative Fund.
• MDS President Steve Hohn says the loan will allow the company to buy equipment to become more efficient and meet production needs. The family-owned company was established in 1976.
• Gov. Dennis Daugaard says South Dakota needs companies like MDS to serve the agricultural industry.
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Minot and Milbank meetings planned on butterflies
• MILBANK, S.D. (AP) -- Federal wildlife officials are holding two meetings next week on a proposal seeking threatened or endangered species status for two Upper Midwest butterflies.
• The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the Dakota skipper and the Poweshiek skipperling butterflies are threatened by degradation or changes to their tallgrass prairie habitat.
• The meetings are planned for Minot, N.D., on Tuesday and Milbank, in north-central South Dakota, on Wednesday.
• The Fish and Wildlife Service has one year to decide whether to give the species protected status.
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Thursday's Scores
The Associated Press
• VOLLEYBALL
• Alcester-Hudson def. Freeman, 25-17, 25-17, 25-19
• Arlington def. Sioux Valley, 25-13, 25-20, 25-20
• Britton-Hecla def. Groton Area, 25-18, 25-21, 17-25, 25-19
• Colman-Egan def. Howard, 25-11, 25-20, 25-21
• Crow Creek def. Marty Indian, forfeit
• Dakota Valley def. Dell Rapids, 25-10, 25-8, 25-12
• Dell Rapids St. Mary def. Canistota, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20, 25-18
• DeSmet def. Deuel, 25-20, 25-16, 25-18
• Dupree def. Tiospaye Topa, 25-16, 25-11, 25-10
• Elk Point-Jefferson def. Vermillion, 25-20, 25-21, 25-15
• Estelline def. Florence/Henry, 25-15, 25-16, 25-11
• Faith def. Takini, 25-8, 25-22, 25-13
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