Thought for the week: Learning is transforming behavior, Behaving is what you do. You do what you learn.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has yet to make herself available to the Capitol press during the first three weeks of the state’s legislative session, breaking with a decades-old ritual of South Dakota governors holding a weekly news conference to publicly discuss their policy initiatives and take questions from reporters.

Come join park rangers from Niobrara National Scenic River at Hudson Lake, Saturday February 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for a Junior Angler Ice Fishing Clinic. Registration for children under 12 is required as they will receive a free ice fishing pole thanks to Friends of the Niobrara River and the National Park Foundation. To register please email niobrara_nsr@nps.gov or call 402-376-1901. In case of severe or extreme weather the back-up date will be February 11th.

The Ainsworth Bulldogs took seventh place in the Southwest Conference Basketball Tournament this past week. Ainsworth, seeded seventh, traveled to #2 seed, McCook on Tuesday, January 24th and were defeated by the Bison, 61-66.

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