Opinion

The year of 1872 was in many respects a notable and memorable one in the history of the Dakota Territory and the area north of the Missouri River between Sioux City and west of Fort Randall. It was the year of the first railway, the coming of the Hollanders, equine influenza, Jack Sully’s election as sheriff, and the founding of Yankton College.

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The second session of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Dakota c o nve n e d at Yankton on Monday, December 1, 1862. A new edifice had been erected during the fall for the accommodation of the Legislature. The two Houses met at noon.

oem Most of us hope to never need help from emergency responders. But when our darkest moments come, we depend on them to be there for us.

Yankton Press & Dakotan Questionable changes in sd vote counting To the best of our knowledge, there have never been any serious questions raised about the South Dakota election process in general. And yet, Secretary of Stateelect Monae Johnson is apparently determined to make some crucial systemic changes in this arena that may cause more problems than they seem to address.

The first American Thanksgiving was a celebration of unity across cultures and races. Two cultures who did not know each other gathered together to have a meal and engage in fellowship. I hope that our kids learn this as part of our nation’s true and honest history. Native Americans far outnumbered the Pilgrims at Plymouth – and they brought food to welcome their new neighbors. They spent time together giving thanks for the abundance that was available to them. And they were grateful for the extra time to spend with family, too.

The recycling team appreciates all the volunteers that have helped haul the trailer to Winner over the past year. These include the City of Gregory, Dick Shaffer, Buche’s, First Fidelity Bank, BankWest, Rick Messerschmidt, Dale Boes, Avera Gregory Hospital, and Rosebud Electric Cooperative. With that being said, the recycling team is beginning to prepare the calendar for 2023.

In Canada, Remembrance Day celebrates the WWI armistice on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month which marked “the end of the war to end all wars.” But then came Mussolini and Hitler. I heard an old country song from the 50s recently, titled “If we forget, then Hitler still lives,” but after WWII, NATO and the United Nations were formed. These organizations and the EU and the leadership of the United States under Pres. Biden have supported Ukraine in fighting back against Dictator Putin’s unnecessary invasion. We see reports of Russian army surrenders, Belarusian soldiers fighting Russian soldiers, and mothers marching in Moscow. What if Trump had been elected in 2020?

Before the Dakota Territory was established by the U. S. Congre s s, the majority of the population was located on the north side of the Missouri River between Sioux City, Iowa, on the east and Fort Randall on the west. By 1859, the question of securing a political organization for the Territory was the most important thought on the minds of these settlers.