GHS All School Play, “A Trip to the Moon” @ 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 29th

            On Monday, April 29, the Garretson Drama Department will be presenting, "A Trip to the Moon" by Tracy Wells. The 16-scene play takes place in 1969 and each...

Historic Preservation Grant Awarded to the Split Rock Bathhouse  

PIERRE— The Split Rock Bathhouse in Garretson recently was awarded a matching grant from the South Dakota State Historical Society,...

Garretson FFA Finds Success at the 96th State FFA Convention

Submitted by Brooklyn Trudeau, Reporter             Brookings, SD- The 96th South Dakota State FFA Convention was held on April...

New county candidates observe April 23rd commission meeting

By Dave Baumeister County correspondent SIOUX FALLS – Three new county commission candidates were all on-hand Tuesday, April 23, to...

GHS Agritalk podcast is live

            As regular readers might recall, back in our Feb. 22nd issue we had a story about our...

Opinion

South Dakota Property Rights and Local Control Alliance Mobilizes Against SB 201

            Pierre, South Dakota (March 25, 2024) —  A South Dakota blizzard postponed Veto Day and a corresponding Referendum Rally organized by citizens who...

Public’s right to know losing ground

By David Bordewyk South Dakota NewsMedia Association Last week we observed Sunshine Week by discussing ominous clouds of secrecy forming on the horizon. Truthfully, the overcast...

‘Syrup-gate’ exposes the folly of legislative commemorations

Editorial by Dana Hess, South Dakota Searchlight What’s the last week of the legislative session without a little controversy? This year’s wasn’t about sales taxes...

How hot do you like your wings?

            Leroy Austin, proprietor at the Sports Cabin has been experimenting lately with his chicken wings. Usually chicken wings are either a weekend or...

Is South Dakota Still the Land of the Free and for Whom?

What you are about to read may shock you and it sure as heck should stir up about as much outrage, blind-sidedness, and deception...

Legislative Reports from District 25

Week 8 - 2024 South Dakota Legislature Report 25th District Representative Randy Gross As bills move through the legislative process, it is worthwhile to know when...

Legislative Updates Week 7

Week 7 2024 South Dakota Legislature Report 25th District Representative Randy Gross             “Local Control” is a term used in a variety of circumstances.  Just what is...

Letter to the Editor-Sports Awards

            I guess it is easy to say the recent arrival of the Wrestling Wall of Fame has sparked some vigorous conversation in the...

Letter to the Editor: Expect tax return delays this year!

Dear Clients: Last week the House of Representatives passed a tax bill (Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act). The Senate and President are...

Letter to the Editor:

Dear Editor: “No eminent domain for private gain” is a message that over 80% of SD residents and landowners support.  Landowners and farmers with farming...

Letter to the Editor:

Dear Editor and to Township Supervisors, Turner County Commissioners, Minnehaha County Commissioners and State Legislators. Thank you for your sacrificial time and efforts in so...

Letter to the Editor:

Good Neighbors By House Majority Leader Will Mortenson and Senate Majority Leader Casey Crabtree February 3, 2024 South Dakota is a special place. We are blessed...

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