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    Governor Larry Rhoden

    About a week ago, I went to sleep on Friday night as a peacetime Governor, then woke up Saturday morning as Governor at a time of war. While we slept, President Donald J.

    A Note From Cottonwood Corners

    The first battle between the United States troops and the Indians to occur on what is now Dakota soil took place on the 10th of August, 1823, near the mouth of the Grand River which empties into the Missouri River Wakpala and near the North Dakota border. The United States troops engaged were a detachment of riflemen and infantry commanded by Lieut. Col. Henry Leavenworth, of the Fifty United States Infantry.

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    Funeral services to be held for Julia Watts, 37 Funeral services Julia (Songer) Watts, age 37, of Vermillion, SD, will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., at the Winner/Ideal Community Hall, in Winner, SD. Burial in the Winner Cemetery. The wake services will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Winner/Ideal Community Hall on Thursday and Friday evenings.

    Erin Tobin qualifies for Republican Primary Ballot in District 21 Senate race

    On Monday, March 2, 2026, former State Senator Erin Tobin announced she has officially qualified for the Republican Primary ballot in the District 21 Senate race after submitting the required number of petition signatures. Those signatures have now been certified by the Secretary of State.

    Four area girls selected to attend Girls State

    The Gregory and Dallas American Legion Auxiliaries have chosen four Gregory High School girls from the junior class—Lainey Dobson, Claire Engel, Naomi Hanson, and Tamara Imhof—to attend this year’s ALA Girls State to be held May 24-28, 2026 at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.

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