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Dallas crop and cattle producers Hank and Melissa Wonnenberg were selected to participate in the 2021 Farmers Union Enterprise Couples Leadership Program. “Ever since we learned about the program a few years ago, we were hoping we’d have the opportunity to participate,” says Hank, who also works off the farm as a banker.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on July 13 suspended her cabinet secretary overseeing the state’s prisons, as well as the warden of the state penitentiary in Sioux Falls, following an anonymous complaint that alleged supervising corrections officers regularly sexually harassed their fellow employees, low employee morale and nepotism in promotions. The governor said she was

At Gregory County 4-H’s Assemble an Outfit workshop, the youth each were able to pick out one outfit from the Burke Thrift Center. This workshop was held on Wednesday, July 7th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The youth learned about complementary colors, what styles of clothing work best with one another and how to find perfect fits that match each one of their unique personalities.

Gregory County 4-H hosted the 2021 Pre-Fair Day on Thursday, July 15th at 9 a.m. at the Burke Civic Center. At this event, youth were able to model outfits (either new or old) and interview with the judges regarding why they picked their outfit, and discusses materials, texture, and colors.

Gov. Kim Reynolds said recently that Iowa will cover the cost of troopers sent to Texas to fight crime along the U.S. border with Mexico, confirming the state would fund the mission after the release of agreements showing the effort would come at “no cost to Texas.”

Since the announcement of the Hill City Sawmill closure in April where is the help to save them? Although the help so far from our congressional delegation is appreciated, we need to all be working harder to save the Black Hills National Forest. Our delegation should be acting boldly, in similar form as past actions by Daschle and others that turned the ship in the Black Hills.

Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has been elected to serve as the Vice Chair and a member of the Executive Board of the Conference of Western Attorneys General (CWAG). CWAG is a bipartisan group, originally formed of Western states and has grown to include a majority of U.S.

Christian auditioned and earned his spot as one of the 19 best tenors and one of the 76 best high school junior and senior vocal students in the state. To make it into this elite group is a testament to his high level of musicianship and hard work. Christian Spann, son of Jim and Carolyn Spann, will be attending South Dakota Senior Honor Choir on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD. Dr. Paul Rardin of Temple University will conduct the Honor Choir.

More than 18 months before the first presidential primary of 2024, most potential Republican candidates are just getting a sense of the political landscape, tiptoeing through early-voting states and trying to make friends in key places. Then there’s Kristi Noem.

On July 14, R-CALF USA received confirmation that its written testimony, submitted on behalf of its cattle farming and ranching members, had been accepted into the official hearing record for the June 23 U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s hearing on Examining Markets, Transparency, and Prices from Cattle Producers to Consumers.