If you ever visit South Dakota?s State Capitol, I hope you take the time to visit the veterans? memorial down by Capitol Lake. While this memorial is dedicated to all veterans who have served, there is a portion specifically dedicated to the more than 300 South Dakotans killed in the Korean and Vietnam wars. To…… Continue Reading
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Governor Noem Awards Four Community Development Block Grants
Governor Kristi Noem has awarded over $2.7 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to four projects throughout South Dakota.… Continue Reading
Labor Department Offers Funding for New Apprenticeship Programs
The Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) is offering $150,000 in funding to help offset the initial start-up costs of developing new Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAP).… Continue Reading
Highway Patrol Honors Trooper Gacke, Inspector Lentz
PIERRE, S.D. ? A South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper and a Motor Carrier Inspector, both praised for their devotion to duty and family, have received the Patrol?s highest honors.… Continue Reading
Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month
Governor Kristi Noem, in coordination with the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs, is proclaiming the month of June as ?Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month,? a time to reflect on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of post-traumatic stress injuries.… Continue Reading
Playhouse Road Temporarily Closed Due to Road Construction
PIERRE, S.D. ? South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) announced that beginning Tuesday, May 31, Playhouse Road in Custer State Park will be completely closed from the junction of Hwy 16A (Iron Mountain Road) to Center Lake. The road will receive a total reconstruction starting at the eastern state park boundary to the entrance…… Continue Reading
Governor Noem Signs Executive Orders
Yesterday, Governor Kristi Noem signed two executive orders.… Continue Reading
Celebrating graduation of youth in foster care and adopted youth
May is a time of celebration for many families across South Dakota as students graduate from high school. For some that means a diploma, for others a GED, but either way it means crossing a finish line that?s more than a decade in the making.… Continue Reading
Flags at Half-Staff at State Capitol in Honor of Former State Senator John “Joe” Reedy
PIERRE, S.D. ? Today, Governor Kristi Noem ordered that flags be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, May 28, 2022, in honor of the passing of John “Joe” Reedy, a former state Representative and Senator. Reedy served in the House from 1991-1996 and in the Senate from 1997-2004.… Continue Reading
Chip Seal and Fog Seal Projects to Begin in Mobridge Area
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) says chip seal and fog seal applications will be applied to several highways in the Mobridge Area beginning Wednesday, May 25, 2022.… Continue Reading