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Wyoming financial planner ‘pausing’ TikTok deal he says would benefit South Dakota
Reid Rasner says China’s maneuvering and a Wyoming state senator’s social media comment are working against him
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John Hult SD Searchlight
'A prison deal, if you can keep it' | Ellis' penitentiary visit | Progress through limited government | Dangerous endorsements | Picture…
Sponsored by Beal Distributing & Juna Sleep Systems | Jordan Deffenbaugh returns to the bunker for a chat with Joe & Jon about his new gig, prison…
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Joe Sneve
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Jonathan Ellis
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The Dakota Scout
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Wildfire smoke prompts weekend air alert, health warnings in South Dakota
More Canadian haze crossing into Dakotas
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The Dakota Scout
Smoke, jeering, gang showers: Media get unprecedented tour of prison
DOC Secretary Kellie Wasko leads group through bowels of penitentiary she wants to close
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Jonathan Ellis
Bid for mayor's office next move for Sioux Falls' Christine Erickson
Sources of The Dakota Scout confirm head of South Dakota Trucking and Auto Dealers Associations will pursue return to city government
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Joe Sneve
VIEWPOINT | Strong schools, smart spending: The case for the opt out
Guest column by Sioux Falls School District Superintendent Jamie Nold
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Legals & Public Notices: July 11, 2025
City of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls School District, Lincoln County, Public Notices, Name Changes, Notices to Creditors, Foreclosure Sale, Summons
Fraternity: TenHaken brings every living Sioux Falls mayor back to City Hall
More than 50 years of municipal leadership on display as Knobe, Hanson, Munson and Huether gather in mayor's downtown office
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Jonathan Ellis
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Gordon Duane Aaker, 84
September 13, 1940 — July 7, 2025
Jeffrey Joseph Dose, 61
November 25, 1963 — July 4, 2025
Court says South Dakota landlord can't cut power to Verizon
Thousands had been left without cell service in Milbank area
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Jonathan Ellis
Lincoln County prison opponents lose lawsuit that sought to block construction
Supreme Court rules that only county commissions can enforce county zoning laws
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Jonathan Ellis
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