Opinion

Taxes Last Saturday was a special night in Avon. The local Volunteer Fire Department had their yearly supper and entertainment. I was reminded once again how fortunate we are to have many volunteers who are willing to protect our community.

Pastor/Founder of the Grace Baptist Church, Lake Andes since 1988 PROVERBS 11:7 ' When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perish.

Update on Rail to Trail: Tyndall to Platte Two plus months ago, an engineering firm was chosen to do a feasibility study. I called Pierre and was told there has been a delay in starting the study due to an audit concern. There is no definite timeline on when the study will start.

Update on Rail to Trail: Tyndall to Platte Two plus months ago, an engineering firm was chosen to do a feasibility study. I called Pierre and was told there has been a delay in starting the study due to an audit concern. There is no definite timeline on when the study will start.

Frank Ashford may be one of the most consequential South Dakota artists that hardly anyone knows. Ashford was born in Iowa in 1878 and moved with his family to Stratford, southeast of Aberdeen along the James River, in 1893. At age 18, he left to study art in Chicago, Philadelphia and New York.

“Once again I am asking for your support so I can continue to serve you. As a mother to three, I bring a unique perspective to serving District 19. I protect my people like I would my own children. I will always vote to do what I believe is best for the 24,143 people of my district.

Tabor to Platte Rail to Trail In the March-April 2024 'South Dakota Magazine' they are promoting the Rail to Trail project. It reads in part 'Tabor to Platte Rail to Trail would follow a wagon path known as the Military Road that was established in the 1860s.

South Dakota is enjoying an unusually warm and dry early spring. Snow geese passed through a couple weeks early, tulips are popping out of the ground and, in what was a relief for thousands of high school basketball fans, the annual threat of a state tournament blizzard never materialized.

A couple of days ago my wife Brenda and I had a meeting in Aberdeen so we traveled north on highway 281 towards our destination. The landscape along this way is pretty flat with not much to see except lots of farm land. After 98 miles of driving time we came to the town of Wolsey.

Rail to Trail update. Will the trail ever be built? The facts are, you decide. The Gov does not support. Commissioners from Bon Homme and Charles Mix do not support. Most of 200 landowners don't support.