New Rapid City Youth Support: Children’s Home Society of South Dakota cut the ribbon on new Life Skills and Family Engagement rooms at its upcoming Rapid City campus, funded by a humanitarian grant, aiming to help youth in residential care practice everyday independence while strengthening family therapy and visits. Consumer Drug Costs: South Dakota Attorney General Alan Wilson is urging people to check eligibility and file claims tied to multistate settlements over inflated generic drug prices. Health Access Programs: SDSU Extension is launching free Better Choices, Better Health® South Dakota Discovery Sessions (virtual) to help adults build skills for chronic disease self-management. Research on the Move: Avera Research Institute’s Mobile Unit will stop in Yankton Oct. 1 to share free, family-friendly info about studies and programs, including child health research. Pediatric Care Update: Sanford Black Hills added a new pediatrician, Elizabeth Farnsworth, MD, now seeing patients at the Sanford Health Jordan Drive Clinic in Rapid City. Hospital Pricing Watch: A RAND study reports Mayo Clinic charged privately insured patients more than twice as much as Medicare for outpatient care in 2022. Road Safety Tragedies: A woman died after a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash in White River; separate fatal crash reports also continue to come in from Faulk County. Sleep, Wellness, and Community: Avocado Green Mattress expands retail presence across the Midwest via HOM Furniture, while local weather brings a quieter, mild stretch for western South Dakota.