Opinion

Dear Editor, Remember, a hand count is the gold standard of vote tabulation. We have legitimate concerns and questions about our election system that demand answers. Stay tuned for more evidence in the coming weeks. Steve McCance Dear Editor, It has come to my attention that there is a misunderstanding in the public square about a discrepancy in the Tripp County November 2022 election. The human error was that 75 ballots were mistakenly sent to the wrong precinct by the auditor’s office. Since no district races were involved, no one noticed this. After the ballots were hand counted and returned to the court house, they were run through the ES&S tabulator. The tabulator then kicked out the 75 ballots mistakenly sent to the wrong precinct. This resulted in a 75 vote undercount by the machine because of a human error by the auditor’s office. The hand count was the correct reflection of the vote and was certified by the commissioners at canvass. Please note that even though there was an inconformity caused by human error, the hand count was still correct and there was a 75 vote under count by the machine. I am a Tripp County resident, I attended the canvassing meeting, and witnessed this first hand. Thank you, Robert Tate Clearfield, SD Dear Editor, I have been a trial attorney here in South Dakota for 25 years. During that time I have been fortunate to work for and against a wide variety of people, and I now consider myself a pretty good judge of character. This is my first letter of this nature but it is important to me to share what I believe.

The swift and turbulent character of the unruly Missouri River led to numerous accounts by early explorers of the difficulty of navigating it. Such navigation was at first considered wholly out of the question except in the simplest craft.

With the stroke of a single pen, President Joe Biden has given mediocre men the right to steal opportunities from exceptional women. The landmark federal civil rights law known as Title IX is an over 50-year-old law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or education program that receives federal funding.

M arriages Mary Ellen Vogt, 80 yrs., Gregory, SD, March 14, 2024. Rosie J.

Let’s start with a huge thumbs up to the Sicangu Oyate development project outlined in the April 3rd Todd County Tribune. This project revolves around the 1000 bison herd managed by the tribe on 28,000 acres on Rosebud. Project started in 2020 and now they are planning a Turtle Creek site (just west of Mission) housing project of 600 affordable homes to be purchased by residents. Building these homes will provide local employment using trade skills learned at the St. Francis trade skills school. The bison herd is projected to reach 6000 and the possible development of a local processing plant will also provide jobs. Electrical energy to make all this happen will require more wind turbines. What a great example of planning and growing into the future!

We do not know when the first white man entered the Missouri River, but it is probably between 1700 and 1705. Accounts of 1699 and 1705 are doubtful and not worthy of our trust. There can be no question; however, that about 1705 the lower part of the Missouri was explored by the French as far up as the mouth of the Kansas River, also known as the “Kaw River.”

Meagan Marie Ulrich, 30, Gregory, SD, unauthorized ingestion of controlled drug/substance in schedules I or II, dismissed - motion by prosecutor. Jared Schmitz, 40, Gregory, SD, ingest intoxicant other than alcoholic beverage, fine $50.00, court costs $100.00, surcharges $46.50, jail 30 days, suspended 29, credit 1 day; Possession of two ounces of marijuana or less, recharged - by information; Use or possession of drug paraphernalia, recharged - by information; conditions: pay to the Clerk of Courts all ordered fines, costs and court-appointed attorney fees within two months; obey all federal, state and local laws and municipal ordinances for 180 days; no possession or consumption of alcohol or illegal drugs, including marijuana, or controlled substances without a current prescription from a physician from whom you are receiving medical treatment, or any other substances that are used with the intent to become intoxicated for, 180 days; voluntarily submit to a PBT or UA at the request of any law enforcement officer or court services officer for a period of 180 days, and pay for any costs associated with that testing; submit to a warrantless search by law enforcement of your person, home or vehicle for the presence of alcohol, illegal drugs, including marijuana, and controlled substances for a period of 180 days; not enter any bars for 180 days; that being any business establishment that sells alcoholic beverages as its primary business.

From a young age, my mom and dad taught me that the Bible teaches us to pray for the Holy Land of Israel. In the face of brazen and callous attacks from those hell bent on the annihilation of the Jews, I pray for God’s chosen people even more today.

From July 19 to November 3 of 1950, a survey and excavation program (Archeological Recon-naissance of Historic Sites) was conducted in what would later become the Fort Randall Reservoir area. The purpose was to locate and, if possible, determine the physical appearance of historic sites which would shortly be flooded by the Fort Randall Reservoir.

The election for the Ward 3 seat on the Gregory City Council was held on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. A total of 23 votes were cast in the ward, which has 259 eligible voters.