Login | January 15, 2026
Portage County Legal News.
Business
Small farms growing stronger roots in South Dakota farm-to-table movement
Small farms growing stronger roots in South Dakota farm-to-table movement" class="img_border right margin_left"/>
Driving up a dirt road to the small produce stand at Bear Butte Gardens just outside Sturgis, one would never imagine the incredibly diverse ways that the organic farm is capitalizing on the rising consumer interest in healthy foods and the farm-to-table movement.
The seasonal vegetables sold at the stand remain a viable revenue ... (full story)
Big Tech's fast-expanding plans for data centers are running into stiff community opposition
Big Tech's fast-expanding plans for data centers are running into stiff community opposition" class="img_border right margin_left"/>
SPRING CITY, Pa. (AP) — Tech companies and developers looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power artificial intelligence and cloud computing are increasingly losing fights in communities where people don't want to live next to them, or even near them.
Communities across the United States a ... (full story)
Virtual reality opens doors for older people to build closer connections in real life
Virtual reality opens doors for older people to build closer connections in real life" class="img_border right margin_left"/>
LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — Like many retirement communities, The Terraces serves as a tranquil refuge for a nucleus of older people who no longer can travel to faraway places or engage in bold adventures.
But they can still be thrust back to their days of wanderlust and thrill-seeking whenever caretakers at the community in ... (full story)
What if I can’t pay my taxes?
Q. What happens if I can't pay my taxes this year? -- N.C., Cleveland, Ohio
A. First, understand that filing your tax return and paying your taxes are two different things. Regardless of your ability to pay, you still need to file your return on time. There are penalties both for failing to file and failing to pay, and in the fi ... (full story)
This Vietnamese town boomed as factories left China. It's asking what's next?
BAC NINH, Vietnam (AP) — The transformation of Vietnam's Bac Ninh is evident in the signs above its shops and the spicy Chinese and Korean dishes on its tables.
Once known for its rice fields and the love duets of its centuries-old Quan Ho folk songs, the city just north of Hanoi has become one of Vietnam's busiest factory ... (full story)