Opinion

Through the 1870s Tackett Station appeared on several maps as a municipality called “Chouteau Creek”. In 1894, “Chouteau Creek Station” became a selfsufficient community with an ice house, slaughter house, and packing plant to process meat. – on the Dakota Territory map by Silas Chapman of Milwaukee in 1872 Gregory County was created by the first legislature of 1862 and was named for John Shaw Gregory, a member of that body who represented the area west of Choteau Creek and west of the Missouri River and north of the Niobrara River. It was referred to as “Mixville” as well as “Fort Randall.” At that time, Gregory resided at Fort Randall and was a trader in the employ of Captain Todd. He came to Dakota Territory in 1857 as the agent to the Ponca Indians who were then located on Ponca Creek.

Dear Editor, “And God spake all these words, saying, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” - Exodus 20:1-2 Moses is on top of Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments written by the finger of God on tables of stone. Today, we call this, The Moral Law.

ERSPECTIVE Welcome to 2025! Christmas and New Year are times of memories and reflection. The carol “The First Noel” is very relevant today for people trying to achieve Peace in the Holy Land. Life is not lived by going backward but by going forward, one day at a time, with a positive goal in mind.

After the Bronco fundraiser, a matching pledge challenge up to $200,000 was issued, beginning July 9. Since that time, various fundraisers have been held, and the total amount of money toward the matching funds is currently at $42,538.00.

Over the past four years, Americans have been burdened by the results of the Biden Administration’s policies, like an open border, high inflation, mandates that are increasingly difficult to meet for energy production, vehicle emissions, health care, firearms, and more.

On January 3, the new Republican majorities in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives were sworn in and I officially took over as Senate majority leader, and in a few weeks President Trump will take the oath of office. We have our work cut out for us to get this country back on the right track, and we are not wasting any time getting to work.

January serves as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, an important time for reflection, awareness, and action. This month is a solemn reminder of the urgent need to protect the most vulnerable among us from one of the most insidious crimes in our society. Today, I want to speak directly to you about what this means for us and how we can all make a difference.

One of the first areas in Dakota to be settled was the area along the northern edge of the Missouri River between Sioux City and Yankton. The earliest pioneer settlements in that area included Bon Homme, east of Springfield, Mixville below Fort Randall, Vermillion, Elk Point, and Yankton.

DITOR Dear Editor, Now that we have a new year, we need some new shops. As for shopping local, I do that except for things we don’t have in town.

Originally known as the Upper Platte Agency, it was renamed the Whetstone Agency in 1869, then Spotted Tail Agency in 1874, before finally acquiring the name Rosebud in 1878. The Agency served the Sicangu Lakota people led by Spotted Tail as well as members of the Sans Arcs, Oglala, Hunkpapa and Minconjou bands.