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Ian Kirkpatrick, from Burke, SD, was named to the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Dean’s List for the 2024 Spring Semester. Kirkpatrick is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

The U.S. cattle industry underproduces for the domestic market. We simply don’t have enough cattle to satisfy America’s demand for beef. And yet, our industry has bought into the counterintuitive argument that imports and exports are the deciding factor in producer profitability.

Between inclement weather and school activities, Gregory School teacher Mark Braun was challenged to complete spring service projects with all of the classes this year, but with some persistence, he managed to get them done.

Agriculture education teachers/ FFA advisors make a world of difference for the students they teach. This spring, as part of an FFA Advisor Tribute Scholarship application, students wrote about how their ag teachers/FFA advisors have influenced their lives. Sixteen outstanding examples of amazing teachers impacting their students have been chosen out the applicants, and winning students will each receive scholarships to attend a SD FFA Leadership Retreat this summer.

On June 3, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley welcomed 23 officers, including 11 tribal law enforcement officers, to the state’s first-ever tribal enforcement specific training session. Gov.

Centerville, SD (AP) — Three people were shot to death in a small South Dakota town, and a former law officer who once served as the town’s mayor is charged in the killings. Jay Ostrem, 64, was jailed on $1 million cash-only bond on three counts of first-degree murder, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said May 28 in a news release.

The Biden Administration just announced it would be increasing tariffs on about $18 billion of imports from China. The Biden Administration is increasing China tariffs above what the Trump Administration initially imposed on Chinese imports when Trump was in office.

(Pierre, SD) - Secretary of State Monae L. Johnson announces that a petition submitted for an initiated measure was validated and filed by her office today. This ballot question would legalize the recreational use, possession, and distribution of marijuana. The title for the ballot question will be Initiated Measure 29, and it will appear on the 2024 General Election ballot on November 5, 2024.

The South Dakota primary election is coming up next Tuesday, June 4, but local voters will have very few decisions to make at the ballot box. Republicans, Democrats, and Independents or those with no party affiliation will have a choice about hand-counting ballots for future legislative elections held in Gregory County.