Opinion

Yankton Press & Dakotan, August 29, 2022 The arrival of alcohol sales during events at South Dakota’s public universities is a move that’s probably long overdue, and it’s now up to both the schools and the patrons to make this change work. In June the South Dakota Board of Regents (SDBOR) approved an expanded alcohol sales policy, starting with the new school year.

High School students may apply now for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) program to study abroad in Germany. ASSE is one of four well-established international exchange organizations that administer this prestigious program, which is jointly sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the German Bundestag (Parliament). ASSE has 50 scholarships available to American youth from the western and northwestern regions of the USA. ASSE is responsible for promoting the CBYX program, recruiting applicants, and selecting finalists. Students are encouraged to learn more and apply at www.UsaGermanyScholarship. org. The deadline to apply is December 1, 2022.

T ransfers QCD; Cindy Kaupp, a single person, to Patrick Kaupp, N½ and SW¼ of 25-95-73; 31-95-72, less Lots 1 & 2 of Kaupp First Subdivision in NE ¼ and E1/2NW¼; N546’ of E591.4’ of NE¼ of 36-95-73. Personal Representative’s Deed; Ken Dooley, PR of the estate of Jackie Dooley, a/k/a Jacqueline S.

Blake Kolby Jacobsen, Burke, SD, 30, to Shania Elvina Mae Mock, Burke, SD, 26, on August 27, 2022, Burke, SD..

Lucy Hysell Atteberry, 61, Winner, SD, speeding on a state highway, fine $59.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50. Zane Bedikere, 26, Winner, SD, speeding on other roadways, fine $39.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50..

Governor Kristi N oem The beginning of September brings us to Labor Day weekend and the start of Workforce Development Month across the country. While America celebrates a national holiday, South Dakota has even more to celebrate.

In the second session of the Legislative Assembly for the Dakota Territory, the Legislature meeting at Yankton passed a law which declared that no one “shall maliciously break down any fence belonging to or inclosing land not his own, or shall maliciously throw down or open any bars, gate or fence, and leave the same down, or open. ‘The penalty, if found guilty, was “imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year, nor less than three months, or by fine not exceeding two hundred dollars’ ($5,867 in 2022).”

Like clockwork, football fields and high school gymnasiums across South Dakota have come alive once again with high school fall sports underway and fans cheering on their hometown teams. Likewise, journalists at community newspapers and other news media outlets are busy as well, covering all the action, with photos, stories, video clips and yes, play-byplay livestreaming of the competitions.

The Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) requires all foreign owners of U.S. agricultural land to report their holdings to the Secretary of Agriculture. Foreign persons who have purchased or sold agricultural land in the county are required to report the transaction to Farm Service Agency within 90 days of the closing. Failure to submit the AFIDA form could result in civil penalties of up to 25 percent of the fair market value of the prop- erty. County government offices, realtors, attorneys, and others involved in real estate transactions are reminded to notify foreign investors of these reporting requirements. If you would like more information in regards to this notice, please contact the Gregory Co. FSA Office in Burke, SD, at 605-775-9122, extension 2. You can also find a listing of all county offices online at www.fsa.usda.gov.

By the middle of the 1880s, barb wire had come to South Dakota. About fifteen years later, cowboys rounding up livestock in the far western part of the state, which was still “everybody’s pasture”, came into contact with the wire and the sharp barbs. They saw brands from Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, and even Canada. And directly in front of them was a sure sign that the open range was about to change.