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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators and congressmen is urging the federal government not to approve recommendations to remove 144 cities from the designation of metropolitan statistical areas. Reclassifying them as “micropolitan’’ would put key federal funding at risk, they said.

The South Dakota Attorney General’s Office plans to hire a full-time employee dedicated to missing and murdered Indigenous person cases. Rep.

Attorneys general from 21 states on Wednesday, March 17, sued to to overturn President Joe Biden’s cancellation of the contentious Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada. Led by Ken Paxton of Texas and Austin Knudsen of Montana, the states said Biden had overstepped his authority when he revoked the permit for the Keystone pipeline on his first day in office.

The Missouri Valley Mutual Insurance Company held its 107th Annual Policyholders Meeting on March 16, 2021, at the Civic Center in Burke, South Dakota with 296 policyholders present in person and by proxy.

BID’s first career fair, Wednesday, March 17, was a success according to Laura Peterson, who helped organize the event. She said it helped that the school personnel who accompanied the students encouraged them to visit all the tables and not just the ones they thought they might be interested in.

Join the junior high play cast for three fun-filled nights this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Dixon Town Hall Theatre. See if you can solve the case of The Crimson House Murder by Tim Kelly. Seating will be limited, so please call the high school office at 835-9672 to purchase tickets for each night. Tickets are general admission only and doors open each night at 7:00 p.m.

Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has released the following explanation for the 2022 general election ballot regarding an amendment to the South Dakota Constitution which would provide for a top-two primary election:

Rose Wolf wasn’t looking for a yoga alternative when she ran across Praise Moves. Years ago, after she had her third son, she had started turning toward body health and nutrition and exercise.

The regular meeting of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners was held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at the Gregory County Courthouse. If it’s good enough for the state, it’s good enough for the county In line with Governor Noem’s decision to grant all state employees a paid holiday for Good Friday and Easter Monday, April 2 and 5, the board agreed to grant the same to all county employees.