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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...

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

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

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

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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...

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

Civics March 13, 2025

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

Civics March 13, 2025

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...

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

Civics March 6, 2025

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

Civics March 6, 2025

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...

Lab-grown meat labeling, fees for serving legal papers, stenography rule change signed into law

Civics February 13, 2025

By: John Hult , SD Searchlight South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden has signed bills into law to let county sheriffs charge a fee for serving legal...

Lawmakers advance bill requiring SD schools to teach Native American history, culture

Civics February 13, 2025

By: Seth Tupper, SD Searchlight South Dakota public schools would be required to teach a specific set of Native American historical and cultural lessons if...

Legislation restricting labor union activity passes SD committee

Civics February 13, 2025

By: Makenzie Huber, SD Searchlight A bill proposing to strengthen South Dakota’s “right-to-work” laws — described by critics as anti-union laws — will head to the...

Proposal to allow concealed pistols on college campuses advances in SD Legislature

Civics February 13, 2025

By: Joshua Haiar, SD Searchlight A South Dakota Senate committee advanced a bill Monday at the Capitol in Pierre that would allow people to carry concealed...

SD Senate narrowly advances bill requiring posting and teaching of Ten Commandments in schools

Civics February 6, 2025

By Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — The South Dakota Senate voted 18-17 last week Tuesday at the Capitol to advance a bill mandating public schools to display the...

State education department searches for ways to improve science, math scores

Civics February 6, 2025

By Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s math and reading scores are relatively flat, state Department of Education Secretary Joseph Graves told lawmakers Tuesday in...

Ban on eminent domain for carbon pipelines passes SD House, heads to Senate

Civics January 30, 2025

By: Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — The South Dakota House of Representatives advanced a bill 49–19 that would ban the use of eminent domain for carbon...

Legislative committees consider open records, open meetings bills

Civics January 30, 2025

By Dana Hess For the S.D. NewMedia Association PIERRE — Legislation concerning open records and open meetings was a recurring topic this week in the South...

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

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

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

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

Lab-grown meat labeling, fees for serving legal papers, stenography rule change signed into law

Lawmakers advance bill requiring SD schools to teach Native American history, culture

Legislation restricting labor union activity passes SD committee

Proposal to allow concealed pistols on college campuses advances in SD Legislature

SD Senate narrowly advances bill requiring posting and teaching of Ten Commandments in schools

State education department searches for ways to improve science, math scores

Ban on eminent domain for carbon pipelines passes SD House, heads to Senate

Legislative committees consider open records, open meetings bills

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Weekend Robbery at the Gulch Bar & Grill

GFD with Brandon & Baltic put out field fire last Friday

Lilla talks to county commissioners about assessments, property taxes

Garretson American Legion Henry G. Fix Post #23 for March

Obituary: Debra L. LaCross

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