Opinion

Dear Editor, I want to encourage you all to vote in this upcoming primary election on June 2nd. This has certainly been an interesting campaign cycle for sure.

For many families, the journey to having children is not always easy. I know that firsthand.

While working on my front yard grass at around noon on May 21, 2026, a guy approached me about stealing a yard sign and putting it up by my flag pole. Said he had pictures of such. I asked to see pictures and who did it from him, or someone else. He wouldn’t tell me, but continued to insist it was true. Pictures were proof of it. I did not steal a yard sign from anyone. Why would I put a competitor’s yard advertisement sign in my yard by my flag pole. Flase accusations will not be tolerated. I’m offering a $1,000.00 reward for anyone with information to pin down the one or more responsible for this very unfortunate situation in the mayor’s race. With attorney’s okay that information is adequate to proceed with one or more individuals with lawsuit before payment of reward is paid. Personal threats on me will not be tolerated! Phone (605) 8301471. Will have my law firm get with you for needed information. Thank you, (Paid for by Butch Rolf) Butch Rolf

Rhoss Lyle Oliver, 24, Gregory, SD, reckless driving, fine $500.00, court costs $306.00, surcharges $46.50, sent to jail 60 days, suspended 59 days, credit 1 day; DUI1 alcohol, marij, or controlled drug-no prescription-in violation of 32-231, disposition: recharged by complaint/ petition; DUI1 .08% or more of alcohol in blood-in violation of 32-23-1, disposition: recharged by complaint/petition; failure to make proper stop at stop intersection, disposition: recharged by complaint/ petition; conditions: pay to the clerk of courts all ordered fines and costs within one week; obey all federal, state and local laws and municipal ordinances for 180 days; no possession or consumption of alcohol or illegal drugs, including marijuana, or controlled substances without a current prescription from a physician from whom you are receiving medical treatment, or any other substances that are used with the intent to become intoxicated, for 180 days; voluntarily submit to a PBT or UA at the request of any law enforcement officer or court services officer for a period of 180 days, and pay for any costs associated with that testing; submit to a warrantless search by law enforcement of your person, home or vehicle for the presence of alcohol, illegal drugs, including marijuana, and controlled substances, for a period of 180 days; not enter any bars for 180 days; that being any business establishment that sells alcoholic beverages as its primary business. Daniel Steffen, 49, Burke, SD, fail to maintain financial responsibility, disposition: dismissed-motion by court (including for no probable cause).

WD; Dorothy I. Wilson, a single person, and Douglas Wilson, a single person, to Nicole Wilson, a single person, Lots 11 and 12, Block 23, Burke Town.

The South Dakota Board of Economic Development approved two SD Works loans to support business expansion and local economic development in De Smet and Lemmon. The projects will support capital investment, business continuity, and new employment opportunities in South Dakota communities.

The Missouri River is probably the longest navigable river in the United States, the distance from its mouth, twenty-five miles above St. Louis, Missouri, to Fort Benton, Montana, the practical head of navigation, is 3,185 miles.

On Memorial Day, people across South Dakota and the nation will gather for parades, backyard barbeques, and the unofficial start of summer. American flags will wave proudly in our communities, cemeteries will be decorated with flowers, and families will plan for long weekends spent together.

The reddish, variegated quartzites covered a considerable area in the valley of the James River at certain localities above the Missouri River. They were exposed in the bluffs along the river and none were more than twenty or thirty feet in thickness. They have been much worn by water and project above the surface in large square masses, suggesting to one in the distance a village of log houses. The rocks are mostly reddish and flesh-colored quartzites, so compact that the lines of stratification are nearly obliterated. They also appear to be metamorphic (a change affected by pressure, heat, and water resulting in a more compact and highly crystalline rock).

An important primary election is coming. I want you to know who I like and why. Mykala Voita, Senator of District 21 from Bonesteel, has performed in an outstanding manner the past 2 years. She has debated and voted her heart, her convictions, and the will of her constituents. She brought bills to tamp down the woke agenda in South Dakota such as “definition of man and woman” that would be used across the state; co-sponsored a bill that restricts access to obscene materials for minors in public libraries and public-school libraries (HB 1239). She favored SB 113, which re-affirms a parent's right to care for and make decisions for his or her child as a fundamental liberty. And she brought the bill that would keep boys out of the girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms in schools and public places and vice versa.