By Governor Kristi Noem The season of giving is here, and there are numerous organizations that South Dakotans support in their communities. Food pantries, shelters for women and children, clothing drives, and toy drives are all causes that fill our hearts while helping those less fortunate, especially during the holiday season.

MAGISTRATE COURT Aaron Lee Vomacka, 36, Burke, SD, seat belt violation, fine $25.00. Mason Reece Cobern, 28, Austin, TX, speeding on state highway, fine $59.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50.

Funeral services to be held for Jody Ridgway Mass of Christian burial for Jody Ridgway will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, November 19, 2021, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Mitchell, SD.

Every ten years following the federal decennial census, all federal, state, and local election district boundaries must be redrawn or revised. Redistricting begins when the new census data is delivered to the states, and 2021 was the year to accomplish this goal to meet our constitutional requirements. After receiving census data, we found that we needed to have close to 25,333 voters in each of the 35 legislative districts. Plans were then made to set out to accomplish this.

In March of 2020, the South Dakota Legislature passed Senate Bill 55 which required the Board of Regents to assemble a task force to examine possible program and administrative efficiencies at the six public universities. Their examination was to specifically include the following:

Gregory High School students had another successful day of oral interpretation. The students in readers theatre, poetry, storytelling, and humorous performed well at regions and are going to state. The students are shown above, back row, l to r: Dakota Timanus, Jaden Graber, Eli Barreto, Christian Spann, Anna Dargatz, and Gracie Kenzy. Front row: Ravyn Oliver and Nancy Khuu.