The Gregory School Library celebrated Dr. Seuss by reading books written by him for Read Across America.

Ag Business 14th Team Ava Kerner 45th; Avery Zeisler 16th Ag Mechanics 8th Team Bentley Dehning 71st; Nick Kenzy 24th; Mason Simison 93rd; William Sinkular No score; Mac Zimbelman 45th; Mitch Zimbelman 55th Agronomy 15th Team Riki Bruns 92nd; Mattie Kerner 87th; Maddox Mayer 67th; Caleb Sinclair 60th; Ben Stevicks 63rd Floriculture 10th Team Raylynn Dehning 18th; Lily Jacobsen 63rd; Daytona Paris 80th; Charissa Ring 35th; Vanessa Fischer – Did not go; Emily Diekmann – Did not go. Food Science 14th Team Ellyse Grage 67th; Miley Janak 70th; Libby Krcil 68th; Emerson Swan 66th; Horse Evaluation 26th Team Katelynn Hagberg 91st; Morgan Peck 58th Livestock Evaluation 27th Team Carter Baumgartner 99th; Taylor Zeisler 21st Meats Evaluation 8th Team Aiden Frasch 25th; Tyler Kenzy 61st; Leo Mosterd 18th; Morgan Tietgen 62nd Natural Resources 20th Team Matthew Smith 50th; Jes VanderPol 88th; Wyatt Vomacka 129th Poulry Evaluation 2nd Team Abby Engel 24th; Claire Engel 25th; Lorelei Martin 5th; Ellie Talsma13th Vet Science 35th Team Naomi Hanson 108th.

The following students graduated after the summer and fall 2024 semesters at South Dakota State University. Nearly 950 students completed all requirements for a degree and/or certificate program, and those requirements have been verified by the appropriate college.

I am no stranger to discussions about eminent domain and property rights. I’ve fought for private property rights in this Capitol for over 20 years. When I was a legislator, I was the prime sponsor of legislation that reformed eminent domain to protect property rights. I don’t just care about landowners – I am a landowner.

Mykala Voita District 21 Aurora, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Tripp Counties Committee: Appropriations Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

Government Can Do Good Federal financial aid and the well-being of South Dakota rural communities go hand in hand. This reality sharply contradicts the “government is bad” line being foisted on Americans by President Trump and Musk to justify the elimination of vast swaths of citizen services.