News for 1-16-2025 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar A new business is opening its doors on Main as Kim Anderson starts up "Hair-We-Go," a salon in the space once occupied...

News for 1-9-2025 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar As part of the new year, we look back on the...

News for 1-2-2025 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar Happy New Year! Thank you for all your support through 2024,...

News for 12-19-2024 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! It's our annual holiday issue,...

News for 12-12-2024 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar Girls softball was sanctioned by the Garretson School Board on Monday;...
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The state of SD is implementing a new motor vehicle software beginning Feb 17th.  If you are in the window to renew your registration,...

Noem’s plan to cut $17 million from maintenance and repairs is ‘shortsighted,’ regent says

By: Makenzie Huber, SD Searchlight South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposal to cut the state’s maintenance and repair budget by $17 million is “shortsighted,”...

End-of-year budget issues take up most of the Dec. 17 Minnehaha County Commission meeting

By Dave Baumeister County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – As the end of the year gets closer, at his week’s meeting on Tuesday Dec. 17, Minnehaha County...

School board sanctions Girls Softball to start in 2026

by Carrie Moritz, Gazette On Monday, the Garretson School Board gave the go-ahead to sanction a new sport at Garretson High School. During the same...

As she leaves office, Bender thinks it’s OK to disagree; still, people need to be respectful

By Dave Baumeister County Correspondent “Remember, you are there to serve all citizens, not only a particular group,” is the advice out-going Minnehaha County Commissioner Jean...

Local voting group again cries foul over election results proven to be accurate

By Dave Baumeister County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – For the first time since last month’s General, the local election “integrity” people were back in force at...

Off-Road vehicles remain off-limits to city regulation attempts

By Carrie Moritz, Gazette Off-road vehicles remain un-regulated by city ordinance, for now. Ordinance 703, which had originally been brought up because of dirt bikes...

Minnehaha County elected department heads to see 5.5% salary increase in 2025

By Dave Baumeister County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – There were no “fireworks” this year when Minnehaha County Commissioners considered the annual salary increases for the elected...

Carbon pipeline company has failed to address crossing concerns, oil pipeline company says

By Joshua Haiar,  South Dakota Searchlight A company proposing a carbon dioxide pipeline should have conditions on its potential permit after it failed to address concerns about...

Maras takes helm as new interim highway superintendent for Minnehaha County

By Dave Baumeister County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – Assistant Highway Superintendent Jacob Maras was appointed Interim Highway Superintendent at the Tuesday, Nov. 19, Minnehaha County Commission...

Noem’s Cabinet role could be ‘untenable’: Former Homeland Security chief

BY STU WHITNEYSouth Dakota News Watch South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's rise to secretary of the Department of Homeland Security would put her in charge...

Relaunched Open Meetings Commission finds violations in five of six cases

By Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight The Lincoln County Commission violated South Dakota’s open-meetings laws when three commissioners attended a November 2023 open house for a...

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