Opinion

Next year, we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence – America’s 250th birthday! When our Founding Fathers wrote that incredible document, they were in a war for their Freedom against Great Britain, the strongest military in the world at the time. They didn’t know that they would win – in fact, they knew that they might lose.

The arrival of cattle from Texas to the Whetstone Agency was always of great interest to those Indians who were located at the mouth of Whetstone Creek and the surrounding area. The cattle were kept at the agency and released to the Natives as needed by Captain Poole, the Indian Agent assigned to the Whetstone Agency.

Dear Friends of Life, We have a very important job to do on November 5th. There is an Amendment G on our ballots that will take away all the hard work you have done to protect those who cannot protect themselves. Please show diligence in finding out all you can about this Amendment. In this week’s paper there is an ad giving you all the information you will need to understand what this Amendment will do if it passes. If it passes, it will be written into our Constitution. The ad is sponsored by Life Defense Fund. I encourage you to go to the ad on page 4 in this issue and read it. It is truthful and will help you realize you must VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT G.

Over the past several years, South Dakota’s economy has consistently been the strongest of any state in the country. We recently received two updates that underscore just how strong our economy continues to be, even with the sluggish economy under the Biden-Harris Administration.

Whetstone A g e n c y , although some distance from any significant white settlement, was not exempt from the harmful influence of the unscrupulous ranchman, who followed in the wake of our most advanced military posts, and hovered around secluded Indian agencies. They located as near the boundary line as possible, often only a few feet outside the jurisdiction of the agency.

There’s a call that you’ll hear across much of South Dakota over the next several months. It doesn’t sound like a bird, though it’s all about one. The shout of “ROOSTER!” will ring out in fields and ditches, just like it does every fall into the early winter.

Dear editor, The 2025 election is right around the corner and early voting is open for South Dakota residents. If you’re like me, you are dreading all the mailers and advertisements that are heading our way, along with the new electronic advertising that will be on your cell phones. But if you’ll give me just a couple moments of your time I’d like to talk about the District 21 Senate race and why I think it’s important that we elect Mykala Voita to this office. I’ve gotten to know Mykala over the past few months and listened to her views on many subjects that pertain to this state, District 21, and its constituents. It would be a great pleasure to work with her in Pierre. Her principles and beliefs on what life should be in South Dakota are refreshing, so I’m asking you to vote for Mykala Voita on November 5. Thank you Marty Overweg Dear Editor, The Dangerous Make-Believe Maga World Make America Great Again (MAGA) supporters confer religious hero status upon Donald Trump, as is represented in the MAGA flag that includes the words Trump, God, and Guns on the American flag. The depiction of Trump as righteous, however, defies reality. Widely and clearly broadcasted for years, Trump’s behavior in fact contradicts basic Christian as well as core traditional South Dakota values.

The South Dakota Department of Revenue reminds landowners that applications for the riparian buffer strip property tax incentive must be submitted by October 15, 2024. Eligible riparian buffer strips can receive a reduction in the assessed value for property tax purposes.

In 1869 there were no school houses or churches at Whetstone, neither teachers nor ministers. Poole’s predecessor did ask him to receipt for a school house when receiving the Government property on his arrival. Upon inspection, Poole found that it existed only in an individual’s imagination.

South Dakota is a growing state, but we aren’t just growing in our more traditional industries like agriculture, tourism, and financial services. In recent years, South Dakota’s cybersecurity industry has taken off !