Archive - The Dakota Scout

Fate of Farm Bill could depend on results of midterm election

South Dakota congressional delegation does Dakotafest town hall in Mitchell

2 hrs ago • Jonathan Ellis

Retirement wave prompts more Sioux Falls City Hall searches

Mayor Christine Erickson’s administration forms committees to vet candidates for new parks and recreation and human resources directors

5 hrs ago • The Dakota Scout

STRAIGHT OUTTA PIERRE | Peanut butter, Rally Report, gas prices, lame ducks in D.C., BLTs

Sharp, snappy and South Dakotan — an anonymous shot of insight with a twist of sarcasm

5 hrs ago • Bo Hutchins

Stanford Mark Adelstein, 94

August 19, 1931 - August 10, 2026

9 hrs ago

Funding restored for South Dakota homeless veterans service following DOGE cuts

VOA Dakotas could see more than $900K through 2029 under grant that ends one-year federal funding gap

12 hrs ago • The Dakota Scout

REVIEW | Dustbowl Revival brings folk-funk, New Orleans brass to perfect night at Levitt

Sioux Falls group Etta and the Vendetta opens with ‘flower power,’ double-neck guitar

23 hrs ago • Jeremy Mercier

Gov. Rhoden directs firefighting resources to assist rural agencies amid worsening drought

Executive order allows swifter deployment of firefighting airplanes, helicopters outside of South Dakota’s Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District

Aug 18 • Dominik Dausch

VIEWPOINT | Anatomical variations pose inherent challenge in comprehending cancer

Guest column by Ethan L. Snow

Aug 18

Aberdeen City Council pulls plug on license plate-reader discussion

Public feedback to mayor's informal poll overwhelmingly opposed to cameras

Aug 18 • Elisa Sand

VIEWPOINT | Reauthorize parks upkeep funding to maintain tourism jobs, economic benefits

Guest column by Bob Deelstra

Aug 17

Board of Regents will ask Legislature to approve national defense studies program

Black Hills State, Dakota State and South Dakota Mines would collaborate to create new center, bachelor's program

Aug 17 • The Dakota Scout

The Dakota Scout E-edition | Aug. 14-20, 2026

Volume 3 | Number 3

Aug 17

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