An eager reader and dairy operator who gets her groceries in Freeman writes with concern about the economics of the new $86M, 12.5K-cow dairy that…
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The Minnesota-based Riverview dairy corporation held a public meeting in Hazel last night to give details about the new CAFO it hopes to build in…
Freedom™ may work in South Dakota, but moving here to work for the state won’t be free. Working against the Governor’s effort to recruit workers…
Back in April 2021, I mentioned that low pay might have a lot to do with the apparent shortage of truckers. Various courses noted then…
Governor Kristi Noem claims that 6,166 people have applied to move to South Dakota thanks to her ridiculous dress-up ads and says “there’s always room…
In July, Governor Kristi Noem claimed that breaking the record for America’s lowest unemployment rate in June proved that “South Dakotans are the hardest working…
The Bennett County Hospital system is closing its nursing home before skyrocketing costs sink its entire organization, including the new hospital they are building in…
One big red flag in the Department of Revenue’s Fiscal Year 2023 performance measures is turnaround time for motor vehicle titles. Revenue targeted 15 days…
The Sioux Empire Fair is disinclined to pay a fair wage for inmate labor: The general manager of the Sioux Empire Fair says they have…
South Dakota tied New Hampshire in June for the lowest unemployment rate in the nation, 1.8%. Governor Kristi Noem says yay Freedom and Work Ethic,…