Opinion

The election for the Ward 3 seat on the Gregory City Council was held on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. A total of 23 votes were cast in the ward, which has 259 eligible voters.

Dear editor: There is an effort in 42 counties in South Dakota to return local control of our elections to the county level. The following information may offer your readers some insight as to why this ground swell is occurring.

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WD; Wayne J. and Carol J. Clocker, husband and wife, to Wayne J. Clocker and Carol J. Clocker, joint trust, Lots 1-4, and the E½ SW of 18-95-66, less 1.91 acre highway; Lots 1-4 and the E½W½ of 19-9566; less 7.35 acre highway; S½ S½ of 12-95-67; NE¼ and N½ NW and NESE of 13-95-67; NESW of 33-9567, a/k/a Lot 3.; W½ SE and NESW of 35-95-67, a/k/a Lots 8-9 located in NE¼SW¼ and part of Lots 6-7 located in the W½SE¼. Additional legal description and except - see deed.

About 1915, the exact location of the Loisel Trading Post which operated along the Missouri River in the vicinity of the center of South Dakota had been questioned by state historical officials. An article in The Madison Daily Leader of September 27, 1915 indicated at that time, authorities had placed it on Dorian Island, near Big Bend on the Missouri.

There is an invasion happening at our Southern Border. It is a warzone. People are dying every day because of the crime, drugs, and human trafficking flowing into our country. President Trump is right – we need to secure our borders and keep Americans safe.

The two states of Dakota were once part of the vast Dakotaland which extended from the Mississippi to the Missouri River. They shared with Minnesota in the history of exploration and early settlement. For centuries it had been a land of life – plant, animal, and human. Eventually, the first white explorers (fur trappers and mountain men) found it. The fur companies gathered immense wealth from its natural resources.

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oem “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.” -Matthew 28:6 This week, we celebrate the holiest day in the Christian calendar – the day of Jesus’ resurrection.

For about the last six months, I have been making an extensive search of maps, documents, diaries, books, and letters which tell the story of the development of the Missouri River from Nebraska to Fort Pierre. Eventually, I will put together a series of columns on the historic sites and events which will tell the history of our area in detail.