By Representative Jessica Bahmuller The pace of the session has really picked up this week. 269 House bills and 219 Senate bills have been introduced. Committees are diligently working to give each bill its fair hearing.Education savings accounts, also referred to as...
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Week 4 Report
From the Senate Chambers. . . By Kyle Schoenfish | District 19 Senator Week four of the legislative session was the only week that consisted of five days; the rest are four day weeks. The session is almost halfway done.Senate Bill 82 would have required Congressional...
From the South Dakota House
By Rep. Drew Peterson Hello District 19 –The fourth week of the 100th Legislative Session marked the halfway point of what has been a very unique and exciting Session.December’s tax revenue numbers came in this week and were lower than expected from the Holiday...
Register now to become an SDSU Extension Master Gardener
Registration is open for the 2025 South Dakota State University Extension Master Gardener training.The course is open to anyone who would like to learn horticulture skills and research-based best practices and share their gardening knowledge with others. Participants...
Naming SD bridges and honoring fallen heroes
The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs (SDDVA) is now accepting nominations for South Dakota’s Fallen Heroes Bridge Dedication program.In South Dakota, a powerful initiative is underway to name bridges in memory of the men and women from South Dakota who gave...
Plans for a Davison Hanson Regional Ambulance District advances
JIM DAVIES EXPLAINS AMBULANCE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES Alexandria attorney and former Hanson County State’s Attorney Jim Davies shows the boundaries of the proposed Mitchell Regional Ambulance Area to the city councils of Alexandria, Ethan, Fulton, Farmer, and via Zoom Mt....
Local veteran travels to D.C. with Midwest Honor Flight
DENNIS BARNHOUSE AND DAUGHTER TERRI CLAUSSEN Vietnam veteran Dennis Barnhouse, accompanied by his daughter Terri Claussen, were on Mission 22 of the Midwest Honor Flight this past fall. BARNHOUSE VISITS MEMORIALS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. While in Washington, D.C. with...
Bridgewater-Emery Advances to State One-Act Play Festival
Bridgewater-Emery High School’s One-Act Play cast and crew of Alex Clark, Thomas Clark, Sadie Ernster, Greta Fink, Oscar Fink, Austin Kjetland, Amara Koerner, Brynna Koerner, Cash Martinez, Alaina Olson, Cadence Romereim, Phoebe Rowse, Olivia Schleich, Katrina Thon,...
Old newspaper gives interesting account of McCook County communities
Bridgewater Highlighted in First of Five-Part Series Editor’s note: Neatly stacked in the newspaper office of The Special are bound copies of Salem’s newspapers from almost every issue ever printed. These issues stretch back over 130 years. Interestingly, in an 1892...
Montrose Students Participate in DWU Honor Band
Five Montrose middle school students participated in the Dakota Wesleyan University Middle School Honor Band held on January 29, 2025. They are: (l-r) Violet Lias (flute), Justin Smith (trumpet), Izzy Gomez (alto sax), Evelyn Smith (oboe), and Easton Meyer (percussion).
