Opinion

Golden West activated 10-digit dialing on its phone lines early in 2021. Customers won’t be required to dial 10 digits to complete a “605” call until June 22, 2022, but taking steps now will make the transition easier when it is required next summer.

MAGISTRATE COURT Richard King, 66, Stuart, NE, speeding on state highway, fine $59.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50. Nestor Javier Izaguirrechiesa, 51, Miami, FL, operators assure passengers 5-18 wear seat belts, fine $25.00.

For generations, South Dakotans have held true to the values that make our state a special place to call home. I spend every day working to keep South Dakota a special place to live and strengthen it for the future. By doing so, South Dakota sets an example for the nation.

Shortly after the United States purchased the vast Louisiana Territory in 1803 from France, the feeling was that this gigantic piece of property would not be completely settled for at least 500 years. That was not the case. In 1903, there was no roundup organized by the Western South Dakota Stockgrowers Association in either Gregory or Lyman counties. At the WSDSGA meeting in 1904, the increasing number of homesteaders crowding onto the public domain in South Dakota was an important topic of discussion.

Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has joined a multi-state lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s overreaching COVID mandates. The suit led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, takes aim at the President’s unlawful requirements of masks on toddlers and COVID-19 shots for staff and volunteers in Head Start Programs.

South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced on December 21 that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri has sustained the motion for a preliminary injunction on the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors in the plaintiff-states of South Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa, Wyoming, Alaska, North Dakota, and New Hampshire.

South Dakota state Senator Erin Tobin (district 21) has pre-filed a resolution applying to participate in a singletopic convention to propose a congressional term limits amendment. Senate Joint Resolution 298 (SJR298) will also be sponsored in the South Dakota House by Rep. Greg Jamison of district 12.

Sharing the joy of the holiday season can mean even more by choosing to become a foster or adoptive family for a child in South Dakota. During this season, one of the greatest gifts a family can provide is the commitment to open their safe loving home to children or youth in need.

The state minimum wage will increase from $9.45/hour to $9.95/ hour effective Jan. 1, 2022.

Thomas Charles O’Donnell, 49, Winner, SD, speeding on state highway, fine $39.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50; refusal to surrender license, dismissed - motion by prosecutor; driving with suspended (not revoked) license, dismissed - motion by prosecutor; conditions: pay to the clerk of courts all ordered fines, costs, and court-appointed attorney fees by June 1, 2022.