Opinion

When gold was discovered in the Black Hills in 1874, one of the nearest approaches by rail was from Bismarck. Immediately, a stage and freight line was established which ran regularly from Bismarck to the Black Hills. It entered South Dakota in northwestern Corson County and crossed Perkins, Meade, and Butte counties.

The nation’s largest food distributor has joined the other businesses accusing the four largest meat processors of working together to inflate beef prices. Sysco recently filed a federal lawsuit in Texas accusing Tyson Foods, JBS, Cargill, and National Beef of price fixing.

A few bad apples might spoil the whole bunch if users of the Gregory recycling trailer don’t clean up their act. The Winner Recycling Center is now refusing to take Gregory’s recyclables because of household garbage that is being dumped in the bins and other noncompliance of the rules.

A 55-year-old Winner woman has been identified as the person who died Sunday morning, July 3, in a two-vehicle crash east of St. Charles.

Strong families are the foundation of our communities and the backbone of our state. We need to continue working together to support families across the state to ensure a brighter future for all of South Dakota. Since taking office, I have prioritized standing up for families across South Dakota, recognizing that stronger families will build stronger communities.

Gregory Ambulance June 2022 Local.............................................. 6 Fixed Wing Flights.......................

Without any planning or announcement, towns suddenly sprang up within days when gold was discovered in the Black Hills. Suddenly, tents and small shacks were established where recently only trees, bushes, rocks, and grass could be found.

Dear Editor, Oh my, here we go again. Having read and re-read and meditated on Nancy Wirsing’s June 15 GT-A screed against me, apparently ‘arrogant, intolerant, disrespectful- are not enough for her to wield-she has added ‘likened to Cain, liar, bigot, to the mix.

The patriotism South Dakotans display on the Fourth of July has deep roots in our state’s history. In fact, we waved the Stars and Stripes before we even became a state! The Dakota Territory in the 1880s stood out for its love for civic virtue, and historians recount how few holidays rated higher than Independence Day to the settlers. Those same historians note that this ingrained love for America explains why so many South Dakotans served in the World Wars, and why we as a state revere our veterans.

Yankton Press & Dakotan It’s time to lift food tax in South Dakota Current projections indicate South Current projections indicate South Dakota will see a nice surplus for fiscal year 2022 when those books close June 30. And with that, it may be time for this state to finally embrace an idea that has been proposed for nearly 30 years and has recently been picking up steam: lifting the state’s regressive tax on food.