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🌱 How Spearfish is growing its own teachers through a new pathway.

Also, don't miss Gingerbread House Competition w/ Live Music by Heath Johnson on the Spearfish Patch calendar

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  • How Spearfish is growing its own teachers through a new pathway.

Also on today's calendar: Arts & Apps: Lead Into Christmas and 2 more events.

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Spearfishfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Strong winds subsiding, with a high of 36 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Friday: Strong winds; mostly cloudy, temps: high: 60, low: 25.
  • Saturday: Much colder, with a high of 39 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• State teacher apprenticeship program graduates 15 more (sdpb.org) — Spearfish schools are among the districts benefiting from South Dakota’s Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway, which just graduated 15 more paraprofessionals into full teaching roles. The program lets aides earn discounted education degrees while staying in their hometowns, helping districts like Spearfish grow their own teachers and ease staffing shortages over the next few years.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Deadwood Casino Video Ban Put on Hold by State Regulators (kotaradio.com)
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  • Tell Me Why We Lie to Ourselves (townhall.com)

Belle Fourche

  • ‘Prairie Thunder' campaign targets Huron, Belle Fourche and Yankton (argusleader.com)
  • Recovering addict gets law enforcement certification (keloland.com)
  • Bringing the Heat: Fiery French Whiskey (tsln.com)

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