Traffic cones along Hwy. 18 have reappeared.

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The Gregory County FFA officer team will again be recognized as a Superior Chapter in South Dakota. They are one of the top 10 chapters in the state, and will find out final placing on the last day of convention, Saturday April 5th.

A list of the names of the post offices established in Dakota Territory up to the close of 1874 indicates quite clearly the progress of white settlement of the area up to that time. Post offices had been established at Platte Creek, White Swan, and Greenwood in Charles Mix County. Fort Randall and Ponca Agency was also delivering the mail. Eleven were already open in Bon Homme County and Crow Creek was distributing the mail in Buffalo County.

One of my favorite parts of serving the people of South Dakota is visiting communities around the state. I like to look folks in the eye, shake their hands, and gain an understanding of the challenges and opportunities that they face.

Dear editor, The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website lists the USDA as the worst offender when it comes to burdensome regulations with twentyone thousand sections for every law passed by Congress. Among these is a recent rule mandating electronic identification (MEID) of certain classes of livestock crossing state lines. This is the first step in what is described as “a modern system of traceability from birth to slaughter”. Once fully implemented, the four major meat packers, who already hold 85% of fat cattle captive, will know how many feeder cattle are out there, how old they are, and who owns them. This will facilitate the international meat packers ability to manipulate the feeder’ cattle market, much to the detriment of the independent cattleman.