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An Open Letter to the Editor:

News Staff
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
We are four former South Dakota State Librarians. We strongly urge the South Dakota State Legislature to vote NO on the proposed changes (HB 1041) to the South Dakota State Library and the corresponding state statutes. The current staff of 21.
DISTRICT 20 SEN. PAUL MISKIMMINS

DISTRICT 20 SEN. PAUL MISKIMMINS

South Dakota’s 100th Legislative Session, Week Four

Sen. Paul Miskimmins
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Hello friends, Exciting things are happening at America’s underground lab in Lead, S.D. At the site of the former Homestake Mine, The Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) hosts world-leading research within the deepest underground laboratory in the United States.
REP. ERIN HEALY

REP. ERIN HEALY

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DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP

Rep. Erin Healy
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
As the legislative session gains momentum, we now have a full slate of bills to consider. Some proposals will undoubtedly benefit our state, while others pose serious risks to the wellbeing of South Dakotans.
DARLEEN CUPPY

DARLEEN CUPPY

Foothills News: “Cuppy’s Corner”

Darleen Cuppy
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
I wrote my Cuppy’s Corner News Monday morning. Delia Atkinson got it later in the forenoon. I enjoyed the beef tips and noodles hot dish, carrots and grapes from the Manor kitchen Tuesday, I had physical therapy with Brittany.
Terry Ree and Bruce Williams, aka Williams & Ree, perform during Country Thunder on July 20, 2018, in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. (RICK DIAMOND/GETTY IMAGES FOR COUNTRY THUNDER)

Terry Ree and Bruce Williams, aka Williams & Ree, perform during Country Thunder on July 20, 2018, in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. (RICK DIAMOND/GETTY IMAGES FOR COUNTRY THUNDER)

With jokes about differences, Terry Ree showed South Dakotans they’re all the same

News Staff
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Death of comedic straight man from ‘The Indian and the White Guy’ leaves the world less funnyAt an early age, a few people taught me the power of a quick wit — how it can defuse a situation, help assert oneself, or unite an otherwise divided room.
DARLEEN CUPPY

DARLEEN CUPPY

Foothills News: “Cuppy’s Corner”

Darleen Cuppy
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
I wrote my Cuppy’s Corner News Monday morning. Delia Atkinson got it later in the forenoon. It was a very cold day. The 281 tournament was being played in the Huron Arena. Marcus Damm did a great job announcing the games! Wessington Springs Boys played Sanborn Central/ Woonsocket and won 7661.
DISTRICT 20 REP. KALEY NOLZ

DISTRICT 20 REP. KALEY NOLZ

FROM THE LEGISLATURE: DISTRICT 20

Rep. Kaley Nolz
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Week 2 of the 100th Legislative Session is complete! The House Ag & Natural Resource committee voted to pass 13-0 on HB1022. An act to prohibit the misbranding of cell culture protein. This is a proactive truth in labeling bill.
DISTRICT 20 SEN. PAUL MISKIMMINS

DISTRICT 20 SEN. PAUL MISKIMMINS

FROM THE LEGISLATURE: DISTRICT 20

Sen. Paul Miskimmins
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Greetings to all the citizens of District 20. After a two-year break from the legislature and two terms in the House of Representatives, it is a distinct privilege to serve as your Senator in Pierre!
DISTRICT 20 REP. JEFF BATHKE

DISTRICT 20 REP. JEFF BATHKE

FROM THE LEGISLATURE: DISTRICT 20

Rep. Jeff Bathke
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The second week of the historic 100th Legislative Session in the great State of South Dakota is in the books.IntheTaxationCommittee, we considered HB 1018, a bill to require the Department of Revenue to provide an annual report to tribal governments regarding certain tax collections.
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