Opinion

Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the sixteenth president on the 4th of March 1861. Earlier, Congress had passed a bill creating the Dakota Territory near the end of President Buchanan’s presidency. As one of his last official acts as president, Buchanan signed that bill on March 2, 1861.

Thank you to all of the local residents and the representatives of the region’s Native American tribes who took the time to attend last month’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) meeting to discuss the potential Gregory County Pumped Storage project. Voicing your concerns and asking hard questions is a vital part of this process.

It’s no secret that costs are rising in just about every aspect of our daily lives. We’ve talked quite a bit about the skyrocketing cost of food and gas, and our businesses are facing these challenges, too.

Arnold Songer, 53, Burke, SD, driving with suspended (not revoked) license, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50; reckless driving, fine $50.00, court costs $100.00, surcharges $46.50, restitution $468.60, license suspended for 1 year, jail 360 days, suspended 357 days, credit 3 days; obstruct police, jailer or firefighter, dismissed by prosecutor; operate vehicle with cut or worn tire, dismissed by prosecutor; driving on wrong side of road, dismissed by prosecutor; fail to stop after accident w/unattended vehicle, dismissed by prosecutor; conditions: pay to the clerk of courts all ordered fines, costs, restitution, and court-appointed attorney fees pursuant to the payment plan; obey all federal, state, and local laws and municipal ordinances for 360 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

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When Major Stephen H. Long explored the area which later became Nebraska and Oklahoma in 1820, he called the region the Great American Desert. He considered the area “almost wholly unfit for cultivation, and of course uninhabitable by a people depending upon agriculture for their subsistence.” It was flat, treeless, and arid.

C Kobie Layne Lafromboise, 23, Bismarck, ND, speeding on a state highway, fine $59.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50. Andrew Scott Riggin, 36, Malta, MT, speeding on a state highway, fine $59.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50.

I was fortunate enough to grow up in a family full of sportsmen and women. While my dad fostered my love for hunting, it was my grandmother, Dorris, who made bird hunting such a big part of our family tradition.

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 8.7 percent in 2023, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security benefits will increase by more than $140 per month starting in January.

When Moses came down from Mt. Sinai thousands of years ago, he brought with him what the founders of our republic considered to be the foundation of an honorable society. “The Ten Commandments” became the moral code which clearly distinguishes right from wrong. They indeed describe how individuals should conduct themselves.