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PIERRE, S.D. – At the request of the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs, Governor Kristi Noem has proclaimed May as “National Military Appreciation Month,” a time for all to honor, remember, recognize and appreciate those who have served in the past and those now serving, as well as their families.
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released in January an updated Department of Defense (DOD) list of locations outside of Vietnam where tactical herbicides were used, tested or stored by the United States military.
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Jay Kokes was enjoying weather to get a jump start on his planting season. Courtesy Photo
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Due to current health concerns, a private funeral mass for Barbara J. Slaba, 70, of Wagner was held Monday, April 27 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wagner. Burial was in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Wagner. A public Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
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Ernest K. Brodsky, loving husband, proud father, dear friend and hard-working farmer and ironworker died Monday, April 13, leaving his corner of the world and the people in it a little better for his being there.
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Over the past weeks and months, we have stress-tested our economy, our health care system, and the resilience of the American people. This pandemic has also tested our food supply systems. While we fully expect grocery store shelves to remain stocked, it does not mean there won’t be impacts further up the chain, especially for South Dakota farmers and ranchers.
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Erin Tobin and Lee Qualm are running for the District 21 Senate seat. Erin, a west river rancher’s wife, and her husband have 2 children in elementary school and is a certified nurse practitioner. Lee, a farmer and rancher from west of Platte, has been in the SD House of Representatives for 8 years. He has term-limited out and is hoping that voters will send him across the hall to the Senate Chamber.
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