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, with the winners of the Gazette drawing contest, Santa Letters, and...

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;...

News for 12-5-2024 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar Local veterans shared their stories from the Vietnam War; the Garretson...

News for 11-28-2024 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar Happy Thanksgiving! We've got some great turkey day recipes for you...

News for 11-21-2024 (e-edition)

This Week's Issue Download this week's issue Community Events Calendar The first phase of 4th Street is nearly completed, as the...
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Opinion

Superintendent’s Report

by Mr. Guy Johnson             Every year, the SD Department of Education collects a variety of data points for all of the schools in South...

Editorial: My hot take on the ballot measures

an editorial by G. Moritz             I don’t share my opinions on political matters much, but with the number of ballot measures out there this...

Letter to the Editor: RL 21

            Frustration. That best describes my feeling about the vote on RL 21 (formerly known as Senate bill 201).             There are many TV ads...

Letters to the Editor: Work requirements

To the Editor,      I am concerned that ordinary well-meaning people might mistake Amendment F for something about helping people get work. Sorry it does...

Letter to the Editor: Safety First

Dear Editor: SAFETY FIRST: VOTE NO on RL 21             Have you made plans to purchase your electric car yet? If Referred Law 21 (RL21) passes,...

Letter to the Editor: CO2 Pipelines

Dear Editor:             North Carolina just had a 1,000-year rainfall and flood.  Nope.  Not anymore.  As a matter of fact, in just a couple of...

Referred Law 21 Ad Exposes Dangers of CO2 Pipelines with 911 Call from 2020 Explosion

            Brookings, SD – October 21, 2024 – Dakota Rural Action, a South Dakota-based organization that has been engaged in a multi-year campaign to...

From the Desk of the Mayor Oct 2024

            Fall is Here!  Hopefully no October surprises. Lots of fun things going on in Garretson in October, just want to highlight a few.            ...

Open Meetings Short Course Would Be Good Government

By David Bordewyk             The theme for this year’s National Newspaper Week is “Telling Our Stories” – a reminder about the role of newspapers in...

Too many South Dakota officials willing to close the door on the public

Editorial by Dana Hess, South Dakota Searchlight             Editor's note: This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the...

Letter to the Editor: Vote NO on Referred Law 21:

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing             Recently supporters of a controversial proposed hazardous carbon dioxide pipeline have been promoting Referred Law 21. However, before you...

Please support your local newspaper!

            Hello everyone. Over the last few years people have asked me how the paper is doing, and my answer is the same. We’re...

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