THE DAKOTA SCOUT
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Subscribe to get full access to The Dakota Scout, a journal of South Dakota politics, government and culture that features journalism from esteemed reporters Austin Goss (austin@thedakotascout.com), Jonathan Ellis (jonathan@thedakotascout.com) and Joe Sneve (joe@thedakotascout.com), stories sent directly to your inbox and the state’s top political podcast - The Scouting Report.
The Dakota Scout is a locally owned, sourced and printed independent operation co-founded by Ellis and Sneve in 2022. Together, they have nearly 40 years of combined experience in South Dakota journalism that have earned them reputations as dogged reporters who’ve not lost touch with their neighbors’ sensibilities.
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