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VIEWPOINT | Volunteer model collapse makes rural South Dakota ambulances even more 'essential'
Guest column by Rep. Eric Emery
3 hrs ago
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LETTER | Governor hopefuls should come clean on campaign donors
Three candidates for governor — Jon Hansen, Toby Doeden, and Dusty Johnson — all claim they are for “Openness and Transparency” when it comes to…
7 hrs ago
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SCOUTING REPORT | SDSU's plant lab, new S.D. wheat, Japanese bear attacks, Canton Lutheran window grant
A weekly digest of interesting local, state, national and even international developments
7 hrs ago • 
Jonathan Ellis
Crossword, Sudoku answers: Oct. 24-30
Free, for your entertainment
8 hrs ago • 
The Dakota Scout
Orange vests, green gains: Out-of-state hunters fuel tourism spending in rural South Dakota
Hunters find more than birds in South Dakota’s pheasant fields
10 hrs ago • 
Jennifer Leither
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STRAIGHT OUTTA PIERRE | South Dakota's civil & steady hand slips on a tossed salad
Sharp, snappy and South Dakotan — an anonymous shot of insight with a twist of sarcasm
Oct 25 • 
Bo Hutchins
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CARTOON | Death at the door
As seen in the Oct. 24-30, 2025, print edition of The Dakota Scout
Oct 25 • 
Ryan M Stoick
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CATTLE CHASM: South Dakota ranchers beefing with White House
Chagrinned U.S. cattlemen bemoan President Trump trade deal expected to bolster country's foreign meat supply
Oct 25 • 
Jonathan Ellis
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Property tax whiff | The young's burden | Holding to the Legislature | Don't Denver South Dakota | Airport 💰 | Hanging or firing squad? …
Sponsored by Juna Sleep Systems & Beal Distributing | West River lawmakers Amber Hulse and Scott Odenbach drop in to talk property taxes, economic…
Oct 24 • 
Jonathan Ellis
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Joe Sneve
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The Dakota Scout
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Gov. Rhoden flies $30M plan for Sioux Falls, Rapid City airport expansions
Proposal redirects housing stimulus program funds that split Republican lawmakers, Noem administration in 2022 & 2023
Oct 24 • 
Joe Sneve
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Landowner who sparked pipeline revolt sues company for trespassing
Private property advocates rallied in defense of Bossly farm
Oct 24 • 
Jonathan Ellis
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Legals & Public Notices: October 24, 2025
City of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls School District, Baltic, Minnehaha County, Lincoln County, Name Changes, Notices to Creditors, Foreclosure Sales…
Oct 24
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