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buy corn to make the fuel additive.
• Sen. Billie Sutton, D-Burke, said many western South Dakota ranchers were hurt by an early October blizzard that killed an estimated 25,000 or more cattle. But he said donated relief funds and a federal livestock disaster program will help lessen those ranchers' financial losses.
• Committee members said they are most uncertain about receipts from unclaimed property, which includes bank accounts and other financial holdings that are turned over to the state when owners cannot be found. A change in the law, combined with the relocation of a couple large banks to South Dakota, has substantially increased the state's receipts of unclaimed property. It is predicted to bring in $60 million this year and again next year, but lawmakers said that revenue is difficult to predict.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Augustana College has named three finalists for its athletic director position.
• The remaining candidates will participate in on-campus interviews starting next week. They are University of Arkansas-Fort Smith athletic director Dustin Smith, University of South Dakota associate athletic director Jon Schemmel and Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School activities director Slade Larscheid.
• The school announced late last year that athletic director Bill Gross was stepping down after 28 years at the helm to take an administrative position with the college's Advancement Office.
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