In the settlement of the Dakota Territory in 1854, officials had determined that the army’s operations would be confined to the country north of the Platte River in Nebraska, east of the Black Hills, south of the Cheyenne River, and west of the Missouri River in Dakota. They also determined that not more than seven thousand Indians would be encountered and that it was advisable to have a decisive engagement with the whole body rather than permit them to break off into small detachments.

Dear editor, We are writing as a lifelong ranching family to express our strong support for Senator Mykala Voita and the work she has done during her first term as our Senator. One issue that received a lot of attention this year was banning cell cultivated protein (fake meat”).

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) has issued a prospectus for the operation of a marina and restaurant at Snake Creek Recreation Area. The prospectus is now available online and through the Department of Game, Fish and Parks.

Grant Winters is proof that setting goals pays off. Winters grew up in Hamill where he attended country school before graduating high school in Winner in 2016.

ROCS Dining Services has been an asset to the town’s senior citizens, and each year, the local community is asked to provide more of the funding to keep the program running or risk shutting down. Other communities in the county have lost their senior meals program through ROCS and have had to look elsewhere for funding.

A ten-minute phone conversation was all it took to convince Rick Shippy to purchase the Elder Inn in Winner. The Shippys were already successful business owners, with a real estate company, a family ranch, and several storage units, following Rick’s 31-year career with UPS and thought they were ready to start slowing down.