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One hundred-thirty high school boys, both juniors and seniors, were delegates to the 82nd Annual Session of The American Legion Boys State of South Dakota. Boys State officer elections were held on June 5, and Director Doug Harris announced the winners after lunch. They are as follows: Brody Tynan of Sioux Falls was elected Governor, while Alex Smith of Sioux Falls and Lewis Carlyle of Rapid City were selected as the two delegates to represent South Dakota at The American Legion Boys Nation in Washington, D.C. in July for a week of learning and networking. Each received a $1,000 scholarship. Ryler Stevicks of Gregory was selected as one of two alternates for Boys Nation.

Yes. Among state populations, South Dakota is one of the most vulnerable to hail damage.

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) on June 4, 2025, announced the 2024 pheasant season harvest numbers. Over 1.3 million roosters were harvested across the 2024 season, which is the highest harvest in 13 years. An additional 380,000 pheasants were also harvested by hunters within a defined private shooting preserve.

Why South Dakota’s Property Rights Fight Matters for All Americans At a time when federal overreach seems to creep further into the lives of everyday Americans, South Dakota has drawn a bold line in the sand: private property rights are not up for negotiation. Summit Carbon Solutions attempted to use eminent domain to force carbon pipelines through private property across the state.

The recently released MAHA Report was the work product of the commission established by President Trump’s executive order to Make America Healthy Again. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, is the chair of the commission, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is among the Cabinet members who serve on the commission. In that role, Secretary Rollins coauthored the report that assessed the challenges our nation faces to Make Our Children Healthy Again.

South Dakota’s 66 county auditors will begin the voter list maintenance process this summer, continuing the state’s longstanding commitment to clean, accurate, and secure elections. South Dakota conducts list maintenance every odd-numbered year between January 1st and November 15th.

This week, Governor Larry Rhoden is leading a business-driven trade mission to Israel alongside South Dakota Trade. By the end of his first full day in the Holy Land, he will have met with President Isaac Herzog, Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana, and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar of Israel.

Luke Stukel wrapped up a solid showing at the state golf tournament last week, finishing in a tie for 20th place overall out of 150 boys who qualified for the event. Competing against some of the best high school golfers in the state, Luke posted rounds of 81 and 78 for a two-day total of 159 at Cattail Crossing golf Course in Yankton.

In 1907, an explosion in a West Virginia coal mine resulted in the deaths of 361 men, 250 of whom were fathers. It was the deadliest mining disaster in U.S. history, and 1,000 children lost their fathers in the accident. To honor the lost miners, a local woman named Grace Golden Clayton arranged a “Father’s Day” tribute the following year on July 5th.

“Hey! How are you?” When I think about this phrase, I think the context is most commonly found in passing as a salutation. The environment in which it is used is not typically a place where one would stop to exchange updates about one another’s lives, but more commonly rolls off the tongue while not even slowing the pace as two people pass one another. If that is how we are using it, the words take on a different meaning. When do we use those words and mean it?