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77 percent last month. Sheep and lamb conditions are 78 percent good to excellent, up from 76 percent last month.
• Stockwater supplies in South Dakota are rated 89 percent adequate to surplus, and hay and forage supplies are 95 percent in those categories. Both are unchanged over the month.
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• PORCUPINE, S.D. (AP) -- Students from across South Dakota will gather March 15 to compete in an archery tournament co-sponsored by the Shannon County School District and the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department.
• The West River Regional National Archery in the Schools Program Tournament at Rockyford Elementary School in Porcupine is open to students who have participated in NASP at a school with a certified instructor
• More than 200 young archers from across the region are expected to participate. Trophies will be awarded after the competition has ended.
• Student archers are encouraged to bring their own unmodified Genesis bows.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Health officials say the number of students in South Dakota who were obese or overweight during the 2012-2013 school year remained practically unchanged compared to the previous year.
• The South Dakota Department of Health says 16.6 percent of students attending schools that submitted data to the department were considered overweight. The percentage was the same during the 2011-2012 academic year.
• The agency says 16 percent of students were considered obese last school year, nearly unchanged from 15.9 percent the year before.
• Nearly 36 percent of all South Dakota schools submitted students' height and weight information for the report.
• Officials say estimates show that about 17 percent of children and adolescents between the ages of 2 and 19 in the U.S. are obese.
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