News for 3-20-2025 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar A weekend robbery rocked a local business and a Friday fire took the efforts of local fire departments and farmers working together...

News for 3-13-2025 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar Teacher Kim Macziewski (Mrs. Mac) was declared the 2024-25 Teacher of...

News for 3-6-2025 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar Former Garretson High School wrestler Doug Rinken was inducted into the...

News for 2-27-2025 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar Congratulations to the GHS Band, which played for the first time...

News for 2-20-2025 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar Congratulations to Dan Paulson on his SD Specialty Producers recognition, and...
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Civics

Potter puts herself in the action as legislative page

by Gracie Fiegen, GHS Blue Ink  There are many career exploration opportunities for Garretson High School students. One of these is being a South Dakotan Political...

SDHSAA wary of bill that requires acceptance of cash at high school events

By Dana Hess For the S.D. NewsMedia Association PIERRE — A bill that is awaiting Gov. Larry Rhoden’s signature may have future implications for the South Dakota...

Trump’s tariffs: South Dakota farmers prepare for impact

Trump's tariffs: South Dakota farmers prepare for impact BY STU WHITNEYSouth Dakota News Watch During his March 4 address to a joint session of Congress at...

Legislative Update: Les Heinemann

It was a treat to have my granddaughters Rebecca and Rachel sing the national anthem at the opening of session on Tuesday!  We are starting...

SD Senate replaces ‘locking up librarians’ bill with appeal process for obscenity determinations

By: Joshua Haiar - SD Searchlight, March 10, 2025 PIERRE — The South Dakota Senate gutted a bill Monday at the Capitol that would have...

SD lawmakers whittle property tax relief ideas down to governor’s proposal

By: Makenzie Huber - SD Searchlight South Dakota lawmakers nearly came up empty-handed on their property tax relief campaign pledges Monday, until they rescued one...

Future planning & emergency services top city agenda

by Carrie Moritz, Gazette At Monday's city council meeting, the Garretson City Council heard a specific run-down from the Minnehaha Sheriff's Department on what deputies...

Election planned this April

An election will be held on April 8 for both school board and city council, and the city will hold its annual equalization meeting...

Commissioners hear about emergency management, plans for 2032 improvements

By Dave Baumeister County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – County commissioners looked to the future at their Tuesday, March 4, meeting, when they heard from fire and...

Federal cuts roundup: The impact on South Dakota

Bart Pfankuch and Stu Whitney South Dakota News Watch President Donald Trump has wasted little time fufilling a campaign promise to cut the size and cost...

Lawmakers will ask SD voters for permission to end Medicaid expansion if federal support declines

By Seth Tupper, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota voters will decide next year whether to continue requiring Medicaid expansion if federal support for the program declines. The...

Republican SD lawmakers pursue a multifaceted crackdown on citizen-backed ballot measures

By Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Some Republicans, many of them aligned with anti-abortion groups, are tired of South Dakotans petitioning their ideas onto the ballot.  “There...

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