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The Sons of the American Legion will be holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, November 21st, at the Legion Post in Gregory. The meeting will start at 7:00 PM and all members and potential members are encouraged to attend.

The South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association (SDCA) will host the 76th Annual Convention and Trade Show December 10-11, 2024, at the Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center in Pierre, SD. The SDCA invites the public to attend the Merck Roping Contest and the SDCA’s President’s Auction on December 10. An evening of fun for all ages. Test your skills at the second annual Merck Roping Contest.

I love South Dakota. I love our natural beauty – from the rolling plains to the incredible Black Hills, from the Mighty Missouri to the peaceful prairie lakes. I love our people – they’re the hardest working around with common sense American values and strong family morals. I love everything about our state (except for maybe the January weather).

Dear Editor and Readers: The dust is finally settling down from the 2024 general election and for those of us like myself who love life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - and who hate communists and tyranny - the results could scarcely have been better. In District 21, we the electorate, just over 77% of us, are sending Mykala Voita to Pierre to represent us in the state Senate in January Seventy-seven percent isn't quite the 81+% of the District vote that Erin Tobin received in the 2022 election, but then, Mrs. Tobin enjoyed much wider name recognition in 2022 than Mrs. Voita has in this cycle.

During the fall of 1869 and winter of 1870, more than the usual disc ontent appeared among the Indians at Whetstone Landing and along the Missouri River. This was due to various causes; one of the principal reasons was the lack of suitable clothing and shelter in the severe winter weather at that latitude.