Opinion

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced eligible landowners have from June 1 until Aug. 31, 2026 to review and consider base acre increases on farms enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, as authorized by provisions included in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Overall, this week’s report indicates that angling up and down the river is picking up, and hot spots for walleye, bass, and more species are producing. Something we’d like to highlight this week is the multi-generational opportunities and traditions being built on the Missouri River.

Dear editor, Thanks to council concerns over speeding in town. It was a long time coming. Stop sign stops are almost non-existent as well. You need strong law enforcement to correct. Ticket 15 speeders and 15 stop sign violators and fine ‘em heavy — your problem will start to solve itself. Spending tax payers’ money on stop signs will do no good unless enforcement is tough, and it’s not. Save tax payers’ money and require efficiency of our police departments. Butch Rolf

Celebration of Life to be held for Greg Hansen A celebration of life for Greg Hansen, age 77, of Butte, NE, will be held at the Butte Community Center, in Butte, NE, on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at 4 p.m. Clausen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached a voluntary resolution agreement with a South Dakota after-school program. The disability discrimination complaint was filed by Brian Poelstra of Disability Rights South Dakota on behalf of an 11-year-old student with a seizure disorder.

“Under God, the People Rule” is much more than a slogan in South Dakota. It’s how our government operates. Here, we serve people and protect their freedoms. And South Dakota has become a beacon to the nation of what’s possible when we trust the people to exercise their own freedom and personal responsibility.

The soil in the valley of the Pembina River is called a black clay loam, partly alluvial and partly a deposit of decayed vegetation. The dark surface soil is generally about two or three feet in depth, and subsoil is principally clay. The land cannot be excelled as far as native fertility and durability is concerned. It has not only the elements of extreme productiveness, but is also capable of sustaining a long cultivation without the addition of manure.

Bethany Eggers, MA, LPC-MH In a world that often rewards urgency and constant output, many of us live with nervous systems that rarely feel safe enough to rest. Stress, trauma, and overwhelm can wire the brain toward survival, keeping us reactive, vigilant, and exhausted.

Who is the oldest person currently living in South Dakota? Each year, the South Dakota Health Care Association’s (SDHCA) Century Club sets out to answer that very question. If you know a South Dakota resident born before October 29, 1917, making them at least 109 years young, they could be the state’s oldest living person.

Dear Editor, As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner serving our communities through Southern Plains Behavioral Health Services in Winner, I have seen firsthand the growing behavioral health challenges facing rural South Dakota. That is why I am proud to support Erin Tobin for District 21 Senate.