Opinion

South Dakota’s jobs market is booming. Our unemployment rate is the lowest in America. Businesses are moving to our state in large numbers. But we’re always looking for ways to continue to the state’s workforce. We want businesses to be able to hire the right talent to fill the openings that they have available. Both through targeted recruitment campaigns and investments in higher education, South Dakota is working to capitalize on our strong economic position and set our state up for even more success far into the future.

DEATHS Donald Robert Young, 87, March 29, 2021, Sioux Falls, SD. Allen Dwayne Boes, 84, April 2, 2021, Stuart, NE.

Early in the settlement of White Swan, two missionary churches and two government schools were established. Saint Francis Church was established by Roman Catholic missionaries near the eastern edge of the White Swan community that extended for about ten miles along the river.

In South Dakota, we have so much to be proud of. Our beautiful landscapes, thriving business climate, and welcoming residents all combine to make this state truly the land of “Great Faces, Great Places.” But this week, we have a very special reason to celebrate something that combines all the state’s greatest qualities: our travel and tourism industry.

We do not know when the first traders and trappers visited this region. However, we do know that the rivers and other points of interest were named and identified long before their diaries were published.

Dear Editor, We would like to increase awareness about the memorial poppy and the poppy crosses that are displayed in many Gregory businesses. The memorial poppy is a symbol of the price of war and the sacrifice of millions.

When Joe Biden was sworn in as President of the United States on January 20, 2021, he declared that “my whole soul is in this: bringing America together . . . and uniting our nation.” He pledged to be a President for all Americans.

The oneroom school still evokes nostalgia in the hearts of folks in this country. From the very beginning, our history as a democratic nation is tied to the development of such schools in the country and early settlements of America.

To the Editor, Because initial jurisdiction to begin investigating errors of a voting machine is the responsibility of local law enforcement, I have asked the Tripp County Sheriff Shawn Pettit to take action which should concern all South Dakotans. With bipartisan support I have made a formal request to the Tripp County Sheriff’s Office for an investigation into a successful cyber-attack by a foreign adversary on South Dakota’s election system including a comprehensive forensic audit of the machine or machines involved.

A special meeting of the Gregory School District Board of Education was held at 8:00 a.m., Friday, April, 16, 2021, at the high school to hear the building and grounds committee’s recommendation as to which contractor to hire to repair storm damage from last August’s hail storm.