Opinion

oem Noem responds to President Star Comes Out Governor Kristi Noem issued the following statement in response to Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out’s comments: ”In my first year serving as Governor, I repeatedly visited Pine Ridge to work on relationships between the State of South Dakota and the Oglala Sioux Tribe. I wanted to work with them on a number of issues – I still do.

Majority Whip Aurora, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Tripp Counties Committees: Chair of Transportation, State Affairs Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

On January 25, 2024, Governor Kristi Noem announced that she will be going to the warzone at the southern border to stand with Texas and the National Guard and tell them that the nation is with them. She made the announcement on “Hannity” on Fox News.

I’m writing to you as a life-long resident and farmer in Lake County- Orland township. I’m concerned about Dakota Ethanol’s (DE) support and partnership with Summit Carbon Solutions (SCS). SCS is an out-of-state LLC with large amounts of foreign investment. Their business approach has been one of intimidation, coercion, and in some cases, threats. The landowners and farmers opposing the CO2 pipelines are residents with farming pedigrees that are as extensive and broad as any of you on the DE board. They are farmers, legislators, home owners, county commissioners, first responders and the list goes on. To say they are a vocal minority is itself an insult and a form of intimidation. They have filled numerous venues with large attendance. They have attended PUC and legislative hearings. They have worked with county commissions on local concerns. They have formed an easement team working together on common legal concerns. They have informed the media and the general public with accurate and up to date information. They have done so donating their own time, travel expense, and money.

District 21 Aurora, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Tripp Counties Committees: Vice Chair Agriculture and Natural Resources, Member of Local Government Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

R eport Senator Erin Tobin District 21 Aurora, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Tripp Counties Committees: Chair of Health & Human Services, Executive Board, Agriculture and Natural Resources, State Affairs Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

Growing up in rural South Dakota, shooting sports and hunting were a big part of how I was raised. Some of my favorite memories with my family are of our time hunting and shooting guns. And one of my earliest memories is pheasant hunting with my Grandma Dorris.

While doing research several weeks ago during that blast of frigid air from the north, I came across a word with a meaning which I had never encountered in my 85 plus years on this earth. Now for someone who has spent his entire lifetime in education, either as a student, teacher, or administrator at the local school district level or higher education (both private and public); how could this happen? I thought that I had a comprehensive education!

R eport Representative Marty Overweg District 21 Aurora, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Tripp Counties Committees: Vice Chair Agriculture and Natural Resources, Member of Local Government Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

C ourt Dean Lavern Kerner, 60, Gregory, SD, seat belt violation, fine $25.00, Christopher Queen, 34, Dewitt, MI, speeding on a state highway, fine $19.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50. Timothy Scott Hunter, 58, Nordheim, TX, speeding on a state highway, fine $39.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50.