T ransfers Personal Representative Deed; Don R. Tietgen, RP of the estate of Deanna J.

Dear Editor, Starting with the weather, worldwide, it was the warmest January ever, but it was unpredictable, up and down like a yoyo (remember them). 5 inches of snow in New Orleans (never before) tornado season started, and there are crows locally because many aren’t migrating anymore. This warmer changeable weather is also causing Many more flu and respiratory infections requiring hospitalization and there are also outbreaks of measles in this era of anti-vaxers.

From Tuesday, March 4 through Thursday, March 6, 2025, the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will hold eight public meeting open houses to share information and garner public input for the Tabor to Platte Rail to Trail Feasibility Study. Informational meetings will be held in Tabor, Tyndall, Avon, Dante, Wagner, Lake Andes, Geddes, and Platte.

The South Dakota Department of Corrections is providing notification to law enforcement and the public about the pending release of state prison offender Dillon Harrington. Harrington, age 30, will be released from prison February 27, 2025, after serving the entirety of his sentence for possession of a controlled substance from Beadle County.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that USDA will release the first tranche of funding that was paused due to the review of funding in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency, which is run by Elon Musk and referred to as “DOGE,” is now asking the public to direct message the agency with insights on finding and fixing waste, fraud, and abuse relating to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.