Tuesday Mixed League 09/13/22 Old Pioneer, 44-4; Bailey Welding, 37-11; Fritz’s Angels, 30-18; Tee-Riffic Creations, 21-27; Buche’s Bowlers, 21-15; Carlock Babes, 8-40; Wild Bunch, 4-32; The Outsiders, 3-45; HTG: Bailey Welding, 884; HTS: Bailey Welding, 2514; HIG: Marlyn Campbell, 245; Mae Long, 173; HIS: Dan Soesbe, 631; Mae Long, 469. Splits picked up by: Marlyn Campbell, 6-7; Joy Seegers, 4-7-910; Goldie Warnkvist, 3-10.

Expanding Medicaid in South Dakota is either a prudent use of tax dollars designed to enhance health care coverage or a disaster that will bust the state budget. Those are the arguments offered by backers and opponents of Amendment D, a measure that would expand access to Medicaid in the state.

It may seem like deja vu for South Dakota voters this year as they will once again be deciding whether or not they want the state to allow recreational marijuana. Initiated Measure 27 is a scaleddown version of the Amendment A that voters approved in the last election.

Cattle producers shared personal stories of anticompetitive practices and the Department of Justice listened. “Eyes were wide open and notepads came out,” explained a South Dakota cattle producer.

Family farmers and ranchers making time to travel to Washington, D.C. to meet with congressional leaders and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials does make a difference, said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack.

Originally, National Good Neighbor Day was created in the early 1970s by Becky Mattson of Lakeside, MT. In 1978, United States President Jimmy Carter issued a proclamation stating, “As our Nation struggles to build friendship among the peoples of this world, we are mindful that the noblest human concern is concern for others. Understanding, love, and respect build cohesive families and communities. The same bonds cement our Nation and the nations of the world. For most of us, this sense of community is nurtured and expressed in our neighborhoods where we give each other an opportunity to share and feel part of a larger family…I call upon the people of the United States and interested groups and organizations to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.”