Opinion

Dear editor, On June 4, our county will vote on eliminating the use of a tabulation machine to count ballots for elections. Before doing so, I would ask all voters to consider a few questions: 1. Why would we want to eliminate the use of Federally Mandated tabulation machines? There is absolutely NO PROOF of these machines ever being inaccurate in our state or our nation. They are NOT connected to the internet so there is NO WAY they can be manipulated that way. Opponents continue to assert they can be hacked but offer NO PROOF that they can be or that it has ever happened.

Being a mom and a grandma has been the biggest blessing of my life. My kids and my grandkids are motivation to get up every single day and fight for a better future for all South Dakotans.

C Cole Wayne Perry, 36, Crookston, MN, speeding on state highway, fine $19.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50. Dakota Lee Songer, 23, Dallas, SD, illegal lane change, fine $54.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50.

The Kate Swinney was the first steamboat to be wrecked in the Missouri River within the borders of South Dakota. The accident occurred August 1, 1855, at what has since become known as “Kate Sweeney Bend,” between Vermillion and Elkpoint. The boat was returning to St. Louis from Fort Pierre.

Julie Bartling, Gregory County Auditor, would like to remind county residents that Monday, May 20, 2024, is the deadline to register to vote for the June 4th Primary election. Auditor Bartling also encourages residents who have changed residences within the county or have perhaps had a name change, i.e. marriage, to also change their voter registration record for accuracy in voter residency.

T ransfers WD; Bernard and Lisa J. Spencer, husband and wife, to Scott Steil, a/k/a Scott M.

Letter to Editor Remember the distrust we feel about the vote tabulating system is NOT directed at any individual or group of individuals in Gregory County. Who is Rick Weible and SDCanvassing Commission? Rick is a cyber security expert, holding very high credentials on a national level.

In his report to the Missouri River Commission for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1897, Captain Hiram Chittenden published a list of the loss of 295 steamboats on the Missouri River from the beginning of steam navigation to the date of his report. Twenty of those disasters occurred in South Dakota and four along the eastern border of Gregory County.

May 6th – 10th is Teacher Appreciation Week, a time to celebrate our educators and thank them for everything they do for our students. But there’s an ongoing problem in South Dakota – teacher salaries have not kept up with increased funding to education.

DITOR Dear Editor: After reading the article on “We Import What” on 5-1-24, it really makes a person stop and think! One of the best things they have done over the years as far as I’m concerned is to require labels on food products as to country of origin. Speaking for myself, I’m definitely a red, white, and blue gal— always have been and don’t plan to change.