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CARTOON | Eat me, please 🐮
As seen in the Feb. 6-12, 2026, print edition of The Dakota Scout
15 hrs ago • Ryan M Stoick
Giving good vibes: Sioux Valley Optimist Club turns 50
Group focuses philanthropic efforts on helping children in need
19 hrs ago • Dorene Weinstein
Crossword, Sudoku answers: Feb. 6-12
Free, for your entertainment
Feb 7 • The Dakota Scout
Lounge carpet laying | Pipelines + prisons + data centers = GOP leadership clash | SLAPPing back frivolous lawsuits | Betting on sports…
Listen now | Sponsored by Juna Sleep Systems & Beal Distributing | Independent U.S. Senate candidate Brian Bengs joins the Scouting Lounge amid a newsy…
Feb 7 • Jonathan Ellis, Joe Sneve, and The Dakota Scout
1:27:15
VIEWPOINT | Don’t pull the plug on rural South Dakota’s internet connection
Guest column by Joel Brick & Chad Benson, Lake County broadband providers
Feb 6
Voters could decide whether to offset property taxes with sports betting revenues
Thousands of South Dakotans going to other states to place wagers, analysis finds
Feb 6 • Jonathan Ellis
Legals & Public Notices: February 6, 2026
City of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls School District, Minnehaha County, Lincoln County, Public Notices, Name Changes, Notices to Creditors, Summons…
Feb 6
South Dakota Senate takes aim at frivolous lawsuits meant to suppress free speech
More than three dozen states already have anti-SLAPP laws on their books
Feb 6 • Jonathan Ellis
Rapid City to the NFL: Vinatieri joins football immortals in hall of fame
South Dakota State Jackrabbits standout, four-time Super Bowl champ earns bronze bust in Canton, Ohio
Feb 6 • Joe Sneve
SCOUTING YESTERDAY | History buffs take first blow in fight to save Sioux Falls Coliseum
This week in South Dakota history: Jan. 30 - Feb. 5
Feb 5 • Dan Gehlsen
Trump to award Medal of Honor to South Dakotan who downed Soviet pilots
Royce Williams’ Korean War engagement had been kept classified until end of Cold War
Feb 5 • Jonathan Ellis
GOP leaders clash over data center policies during news conference
Senate Majority Leader Jim Mehlhaff accuses House Speaker Jon Hansen of being anti-economic development
Feb 5 • Todd Epp
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