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“Drug trafficking across the southern border doesn’t just affect border states – it affects communities around our country.” Thune Introduces Legislation to Combat Fentanyl Trafficking, Enable Justice for Victims “Drug trafficking across the southern border doesn’t just affect border states – it affects communities around our country.” U.S. Sen.

Wyatt Reis, Commander of the Sons of the American Legion Gregory Squadron No. 6, was awarded the 2021-2022 Son of the Year for the state of South Dakota at the American Legion Mid Winter Conference held this past weekend, February 10-12, at the Crossroads Convention Center in Huron. Wyatt was presented the award by Casey Hanson, Commander of the Sons of the American Legion State Detachment, on Saturday evening during the Sons Business Meeting.

The pool fund took a huge jump recently with a sizeable donation from Avera Gregory’s annual fund raiser. Now that the fund has surpassed its first goal of $100,000, it is time to set our sights on a new goal of $250,000.

Roy King will be performing at Gregory Lanes Lounge this Thursday, February 16, 2023, starting at 5:30 p.m. Roy will be joined by Mike Boxa (for a short medley) and also by a host of backup musicians.

February is CTE Month, but what is CTE? It stands for Career Technical Education. It is a program that provides students of all ages with the academic and technical skills, knowledge, and training necessary to succeed in future careers and to become lifelong learners. In total, about 12 million high school and college students are enrolled in CTE across the nation. CTE prepares these learners for the world of work by introducing them to workplace competencies and makes academic content accessible to students by providing it in a hands-on context. CTE is split into 16 career clusters that apply to different high-demand careers: health science, business, sales, finance, information technology, science, technology, engineering, math, manufacturing, logistics, hospitality, government, law, agriculture, human services, construction, training, arts, audio/ visual technology, and communications. All of these careers are necessary to make the world keep working, and we need to continue to educate students in the fields of these jobs.

Commissioners: Jessy Biggins - Chair Myron Johnson - Vice-Chair Bob Hausmann Jeff Johnson Lance Matucha Auditor: Julie Bartling Phone: (605) 775-2664 Fax: (605) 775-2596 AGENDA Tuesday, February 21, 2023 9:00 a.m. - Open Meeting Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes Conflicts of Interest Ex-Parte Communications 9:05 a.m. - Public Input 9:15 a.m. - Plat Aproval 10:00 a.m. - Highway Department

Some events were more successful than others, naturally, but overall the Chamber succeeded in bringing the community together and drawing people to town. The year started with Kegs & Corks, which raised a good chunk of money for new Christmas decorations for Main Street.

Cracker barrels to be held in February Two local legislative Cracker Barrels will be held in Winner on Saturday, February 18, at the American Legion at 3:00 p.m. and on Saturday, February 25, in Burke at the VFW at 1:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

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.