PIERRE, S.D.—With more than 500 South Dakotans attending, the 24th annual Community Response to Child Abuse Conference began on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at the Sioux Falls Convention Center.The attendees representing 130 regional organizations, schools and businesses...
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Storytime fun
The Dell Rapids Carnegie Public Library continues to make reading fun for all! During Storytime, recently they read books about numbers, sang and danced, and made a craft. Join them next Monday and Tuesday for Storytime! (Photos/Submitted)
IM28 Requires Cuts to Schools and Nursing Homes
House Majority Leader Will Mortenson (R-Fort Pierre) Senate Majority Leader Casey Crabtree (R-Madison)In November, South Dakotans will decide whether to adopt a measure that would have a massive impact on the state budget and all who rely on it. Initiated Measure 28...
Weekly Round(s) Up
Sen. Mike Rounds Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up! It’s been a while since I’ve been able to give an update of my work in Washington. I was back in South Dakota for all of August, where I was able to make visits across the state. I attended...
Strikes, shortages, and salutes
Rep. Dusty Johnson and the Associated General Contractors are pictured. (Photo/Submitted) Pictured are Rep. Dusty Johnson and Vietnam-era veterans at the Sioux Falls pinning ceremony. (Photo/Submitted) Rep. Dusty Johnson BIG UpdatePort workers at East and Gulf Coast...
Not Another Ballot Measure
Sen. Brent Hoffman “Term limits would cure both senility and seniority…both terrible legislative diseases.” - Harry Truman You don’t hear much talk about term limits nowadays, and that’s just how most politicians like it. But many voters are interested in the topic,...
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor: We are being told how important the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline will be for economic development. As always when out-of-state companies plan projects that depend on support from us, they promise jobs, investment, better corn prices, and prosperity....
Broadband blunders leave Americans disconnected
Sen. John Thune President Biden promised that his infrastructure law would make high-speed internet “available everywhere in America,” and he put Vice President Harris in charge of broadband initiatives to accomplish that goal. Three years later, this administration’s...
Round ‘em up
Gov. Kristi Noem “There’s nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.” That quote hung on a gate on our family farm and ranch growing up. It wasn’t until years later that I realized who said those words: the Gipper himself, President Ronald...
What is 4-H?
4‑H is America’s largest youth development organization—empowering nearly six million young people with the skills to lead for a lifetime.4‑H is a community for all kidsIn 4‑H, we believe in the power of young people. We see that every child has valuable strengths and...