The Noem nepotism machine did its job in Watertown this week. Ag-industrial-lobbyist Kyle Peters, son-in-law of Governor Kristi Noem, cruised to victory in the Watertown…
Tag: city council
Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman has violated the city’s conflicts of interest policy again. Evidently unhappy with seeing his self-dealing and other bad ideas shot down…
The Aberdeen City Council got to put its newly adopted conflict-of-interest ordinance to work Monday as it heard Mayor Travis Schaunaman’s request to excuse him…
Another member of the Aberdeen City Council has joined Mayor Travis Schaunaman in violating the city’s code of ethics. But the difference between councilman Dave…
In this week’s sign of Trumpist asininity infecting Aberdeen, Senator Al Novstrup makes a rambling speech about Plymouth Rock, then tells the Aberdeen City Council…
I suppose fair is fair: while the City of Sioux Falls is making it harder for citizens to amend the city charter, some city councilors…
The Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters held a quasi-forum yesterday for Aberdeen’s city commission candidates and school board candidates. Candidates each…
A month after Aberdeen’s local election, Elisa Sand notes that three of our ten local city council candidates went above and beyond campaign finance requirements…
We got our first door hanger in our local Aberdeen elections yesterday, from the Dave Lunzman for City Council campaign: “Sorry I missed you,” writes…
It’s not just Washington, D.C., that needs a special prosecutor. Watertown mayoral candidate Sarah Caron says Watertown needs to appoint an independent investigator to figure out how her…