South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has joined with 23 other state attorneys general to send a letter to President Joe Biden on September 16, warning that litigation will follow the implementation of the proposed mandate on private sector employees to either get a COVID-19 shot, submit to weekly testing, or be fired. The coalition of AGs outlined their legal and policy concerns with the mandate, which will be carried out through an Occupational Safety and Health Act emergency temporary standard.

Kate Schrader is the newest hire at the Gregory School District, joining the staff as a paraprofessional. A 1997 graduate of Gregory High School, She is married to Mike Schrader and has four children, two grandchildren, and a third on the way.

South Dakota is one of four states, along with the District of Columbia, that won’t be resettling any of the nearly 37,000 Afghan evacuees who made it to the U.S. during the final days of its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan last month.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issued an executive order to restrict access to abortion medication and make it clear that medicine-induced abortions fall within state law requiring an in-person consultation with a physician.

Monday, September 27 Hamburger w/bun, spinach salad, tropical fruit salad Tuesday, September 28 Salmon patty, parslied potatoes, Chinese coleslaw, pudding, peaches Wed., September 29 Ham, baked potato, navy bean side dish, cooked broccoli, banana Thurs., September 30 Chicken strips, coleslaw, tator tots, plums Friday, October 1 Sloppy joes, potato wedges, macaroni salad, peaches.

Do you find yourself wondering where your tax dollars go? In South Dakota, the simple answer is to education, health care, public safety, and other state government operations. But if you really want to talk dollars and cents, I can break it down for you using the change you find in your couch cushions.