Strong, safe, and free—our state is all three of those things, and it’s my mission as your Governor to keep it that way. When it comes to safety, one of our biggest opportunities to move the needle is in Sioux Falls—and that’s what my administration will accomplish with Operation: Prairie Thunder.

The Dakota Farmers’ Leader (Canton) of August 14, 1896, on page two; contained the following headline: “All the “Blind Pigs” at Huron Have Gone Out of Business - Trade Did Not Justify Keeping Open and Paying $40 Per Month Fine.” The story went on to explain that all the ‘Blind Pigs’ at Huron had gone out of business.

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Hughes County Sheriff Patrick Callahan encourage the public to be careful about a Jury Duty telephone scam after a Hughes County resident was recently defrauded out of $22,000.

T ransfers QCD; Riley Kirwan, a married person, to Riverbreaks Ranch, LLC, a South Dakota limited liability company; N½ SE and SWNE and SESE of 20-95-65, Less Lot One (1) of Kirwan Subdivision; NENE of 29-95-65; S½ SW of 16-95-65; N½ of 34-97-72.

Dear editor, Government Can Do Bad #2 In July Congressional Republicans passed and Trump signed the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill“ (BBB), the contents of which were the subject of my July 2 “Government Can Do Bad #1” letter. In a letter entitled “Promises made, promises kept with new tax bill” published in the July 9 edition of the Mitchell Republic, our South Dakota Congressional Senator John Thune casts this budget bill in a completely positive – even glorious – light, proclaiming the BBB fulfills the Republican and Trump promise to make America more prosperous. Today I take issue with Sen. Thune, focusing on his extremely narrow point of reference of what constitutes “more prosperous” and the public deception contained therein.

In tribute to the valor and sacrifice of America’s military heroes, Governor Larry Rhoden has officially proclaimed Thursday, August 7, 2025, as “Purple Heart Recognition Day” across South Dakota. This observance, initiated at the request of the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs, calls on all residents to honor and remember those who have been wounded or killed in action while serving in the United States Armed Forces.