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Rhonda Milstead's avatar

Thank you for an alternative that actually comes from South Dakotans!

Rich Lauer's avatar

Jon, thank you and Joe for your vision and courage in bringing The Dakota Scout into our lives. You are off to a spectacular start on what I hope will be a long and rewarding journey.

Kind regards.

Rich Lauer

ls176's avatar

Congrats! You guys have got me paying more attention to local news again. Thank you.

Delaine's avatar

Congratulations on your first year! I was so excited to discover your paper at the grocery store. I'm glad to have both the print version as well as subscribing on line. Thank you for all your hard work.

Delaine's avatar

I forgot to say that it was seeing Jon & Joe's names on the paper that attracted me to know it was going to be of substance.

Matt Hendrickson's avatar

Seeing as you get criticism from both the left and the right, you must be doing something right!

Congrats on one year of The Dakota Scout. We need more locally-sourced news, not media conglomerates who foolishly think they can cut good people and content and still turn a profit.

Steve Reemts's avatar

Wasn’t necessary to slam the Argus in your letter. You wouldn’t have this opportunity if it weren’t for them. Just saying….

Sally Seward's avatar

Congratulations!! Job well done!

Melissa Magstadt's avatar

Congratulations on one year of resetting journalism to be local and straightforward. I appreciate the courage it took to step out and do this. And I will keep subscribing!

Nemo news's avatar

Can’t wait for my daily dose of the Dakota Scout. When you guys left the Argus, I said, “what will they (the Argus) do without you?” Kudos to a bold move.

Maggie Seidel's avatar

Congrats to you both! You’ve earned a raise!

Jeremy Mercier's avatar

Well done. Congrats you guys.

Bob Peterson's avatar

Great to have a news source not limited to 9-5 reporting. Print media is always a bit of history but not like the ancient history local paper. When an outfit dumps quality people to save money the product suffers.

Jeff Barth's avatar

And you are the first to report the news.

Allen Unruh's avatar

an agenda that is contrary to free speech

Allen Unruh's avatar

Congrats on a one year anniversary. Too much of our country is dominated by media with an