South Dakota lawmakers advanced a proposal on October 19 to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults while repealing much of the state’s new medical marijuana law. The Adult-Use Marijuana Study Subcommittee, which has been studying the issue since June, voted to recommend a bill that would allow people over 21 to purchase up to one ounce (28 grams) of cannabis for recreational use.

The Biden administration is proposing a sweeping expansion of tax information reporting aimed at raising revenue to help offset the cost of additional spending programs in the American Families Plan. If enacted, the proposal would require banks to report to the IRS detailed information on the inflows and outflows of every customer account above $600. Every South Dakotan should be concerned with this significant expansion of government data collection and abuse of consumer privacy.

Memorial services to be held for Shirley Layh Funeral services for Shirley Layh, age 91, of Gregory, SD, will be held on Saturday, October 30 at 10:30 a.m. at St.

In 1892, one hundred and three years after George Washington had placed his hand on the Bible in New York’s Federal Hall and promised to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution, there was discussion about the possibility of adopting a national flower.

The new projector has arrived, and Hipp Theatre will open this weekend. Friday and Saturday, October 29 and 30, the theater will show The Addams Family 2 as a free movie, a sort of treat, not trick, to celebrate Halloween.

Laps of Love will host a soup and sandwich fundraiser on Sunday, November 7, from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., at Gregory Memorial Auditorium.