Bart Pfankuch

Bart Pfankuch

Total 300 Posts
  • Black Hawk, SD
Title: content director; expertise: agriculture, state government, education, rural issues, Indigenous people, poverty; language spoken: English; contact: 605-937-9398 / bart.pfankuch@sdnewswatch.org

Libraries evolve and thrive despite funding uncertainty

"You have a home and your work or school, but you need a third place to go and experience things. And the library can be that place."

Cuts in federal funding for food will hurt pantries and producers

USDA spokesperson says cutting roughly $1 billion in federal funding for locally grown food for schools and charities signals "a return to long-term, fiscally responsible initiatives."

Bird flu in SD: Millions of birds dead, worry shifting to humans

Turkeys, cattle, cats and pheasants in South Dakota have been infected with bird flu. Scientists worry: Is a large human outbreak next? South Dakota is second in the nation for bird flu outbreaks at commercial poultry farms and an infection at a pheasant farm that led to the death of 30,000 birds.

Sturgis military event reveals division among SD veterans

How a ceremony meant to honor veterans exposed tensions within the South Dakota military community.

South Dakota schools hit hard by infectious diseases

The state is on pace to set a record for cases and is already at a historic high in hospitalizations from influenza.

Federal cuts roundup: The impact on South Dakota

A list of the effects of federal job cuts, program reductions and hiring freezes in the state.

Federal money to prevent Black Hills forest fires left 'in limbo'

“There’s nothing approaching fraud or waste in this, and very dollar will be used to do something good for the Black Hills.”
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