To hear South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem tell it, her newly proposed and euphemistically named “Education Savings Account” program is all about giving disadvantaged parents the …
Next month, Americans will turn the page on the Biden presidency. For many Americans, that day can’t come soon enough. The last four years have been characterized by a number of crises. With …
It was almost two years ago that this space was used to offer the idea that the South Dakota Legislature was operating under a two-and-a-half party system. The half party was Democrats, too few to …
Longstanding laws and norms govern how one presidential administration is supposed to hand off power to the next. They’re designed to ensure a smooth transfer while at the same time imposing …
Barbara J Remillard went to live with the Lord on Monday, December 9, 2024, after a brave battle with cancer.
Darwin Keith Walter, age 68, of Hitchcock, SD, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at his home.
Nancy “Carol” (Zerbel) Bebo, 84, of Redfield, SD, passed away Monday, December 16, 2024, at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield.
Rockham area resident Kevin Harr will have his train collection on display Saturday December 28 and Sunday December 29, 2024, for public viewing. 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM each day. Harr will be opening his …
Redfield Depot welcomed visitors to its open house on Dec. 13th and 14th. Cookies and warm drinks were available. Santa and Mrs. Claus made a special guest appearance on Sat. Every room of the …
The Redfield American Legion and Sons of the American Legion posts made their annual donations to the Tri-county Good Samaritan Center food bank on Mon., Dec. 9th. The Legion and the Sons both made …
The noise of wingbeats flying above the cattails creates instant excitement for my two yellow labs. Ducks start landing in the decoys, and my two oldest sons (who are 4 and 6) look up at me with huge …
An effective and efficient system of indigent defense is important for all South Dakotans. South Dakota has devoted a couple years of study, discussion and legislative action to the issue. Judges, …
It is an astonishingly large number: 5.3 billion. That’s how many meals were distributed by the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization, Feeding America, in 2023 alone. In a …
During my newspaper career I was tasked with writing five editorials a week. Consequently, I wasn’t choosy about revisiting some subjects. If it was in the news, it was fair game for an …
In 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland established new, but long-needed, press protections barring federal prosecutors from purasuing journalists’ communication records with confidential …
Mary Ellen Jakeway, 78, of Redfield, SD, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Monday, December 9, 2024, at Eastern Star Nursing Home in Redfield.
Marnie G. Mitchell, 54, Sioux Falls, passed away at her home on Monday, December, 2, 2024.
“The whole neighborhood showed up.” was how one attendee put it. On Sat., Dec. 7th, before and after the Parade of Lights, a benefit was held at Starter’s for Shari Harr. The bar …