Opinion

While doing research several weeks ago during that blast of frigid air from the north, I came across a word with a meaning which I had never encountered in my 85 plus years on this earth. Now for someone who has spent his entire lifetime in education, either as a student, teacher, or administrator at the local school district level or higher education (both private and public); how could this happen? I thought that I had a comprehensive education!

R eport Representative Marty Overweg District 21 Aurora, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Tripp Counties Committees: Vice Chair Agriculture and Natural Resources, Member of Local Government Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

C ourt Dean Lavern Kerner, 60, Gregory, SD, seat belt violation, fine $25.00, Christopher Queen, 34, Dewitt, MI, speeding on a state highway, fine $19.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50. Timothy Scott Hunter, 58, Nordheim, TX, speeding on a state highway, fine $39.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50.

In South Dakota, we value living a healthy life, no matter where you live. Every South Dakotan should have the Freedom to live where they want – but they shouldn’t have to choose between a rural way of life and good health outcomes.

The homes teaders came west to improve their economic status. This was universally the impelling motive in the we s t wa rd settlement of America. The simple functions were performed by these early settlers who had adjusted themselves to the needs of their family and the community.

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) reminds the public and commercial snow removal operators that it is illegal to place or dump excess snow on highway right-of-way, which includes driving surfaces, shoulders, and ditches.

We are closing in on one of the busiest times of year here in Pierre, South Dakota: legislative session. As we enter into our first week of session, and as I prepare to deliver the State of the State Address, I can’t help but think about some of the core reasons why we all engage in public service.

Henry Jones (most often just plain “Hank”), the veteran DeGrey postmas ter, desired to get into govern ment service. This was at the time of the Civil War; however, he had not yet reached military age.

Because of the Homestead Act, public land passed into private hands so quickly that by 1885 all Dakota east of the Missouri River was settled. Settlers came by the thousands to their new “El Dorado.” They quickly filled the river bottoms and areas along the major steams. They then pushed out across the plains which resulted in the “Dakota Boom of 1878 – 85.”

Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA On December 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission jointly issued brand new merger guidelines. The question many are asking is: “So what?”