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During my first year as governor, we have taken some important steps to keep South Dakota safe. While we do that, South Dakota is keeping the entire nation safe and secure. In my State of the State …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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1/28/26
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“We need to laugh more.” A dear friend often made the comment as our chuckles subsided after her latest delightful story. Even at 104, Ethel loved to laugh. Years ago, an elderly gentleman …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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1/28/26
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Visiting friends or loved ones in their place is a good thing. Connections are renewed and communion is deepened; the visitor gets a greater feeling for the daily lives of the visited. However, …
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By Stuart Twite
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1/28/26
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During my first year as governor, we have taken some important steps to keep South Dakota safe. While we do that, South Dakota is keeping the entire nation safe and secure. In my State of the State …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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1/28/26
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“We need to laugh more.” A dear friend often made the comment as our chuckles subsided after her latest delightful story. Even at 104, Ethel loved to laugh. Years ago, an elderly gentleman …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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1/28/26
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The second principle of soil health is limiting disturbance. This seems very connected to the first principle that if you leave the residue, you probably are not disturbing the soil; however, there …
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By Justin Enfield, Pheasants Forever Biologist
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1/28/26
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With the temperatures taking a nosedive, doing the normal chores around here has not been much fun. To make matters even more challenging, we’ve added to our little funny farm. We had someone call …
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By Amy Halverson
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1/28/26
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Although he was called a man after God’s own heart, and few expressed to that God greater love or dependence, King David was also subject to continuous outward pressures and dangers; his sins were …
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By Stuart Twite
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1/28/26
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As I write this, we are just a few days from the convening of the 101st session of the South Dakota State Legislature. Before serving as lieutenant governor and now governor, I was a legislator for …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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1/14/26
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Bare branches dip and sway, clinging to their papery white trunk. Snowflakes fly past my window while smoke-like puffs swirl along the ground. A squall, the meteorologist calls it. The scene from my …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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1/14/26
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I do not want this to be a lecture; that is nowhere near my intention with this topic. Heaven knows I am not doing my best either, far from it. However, acting like soil conservation practices are …
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By Justin Enfield, Pheasants Forever Biologist
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1/14/26
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Some of you may remember me mentioning we have a male goat, rightfully named Stinky. Stinky was only supposed to be at our little funny farm for a short stay to breed our girl goats; then, the plan …
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By Amy Halverson
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1/14/26
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Picture a man crawling through the desert in tattered clothing, whispering “water” as he nears an oasis. He isn’t thinking about his kidneys, yet they may be the main organ still keeping him …
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By Andrew Ellsworth, MD
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1/14/26
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They came from Sweden, California, Maine and North Dakota. They came from the neighbors up the road. The ones from Sweden were of thin, white air mail paper. Tiny red and blue stripes lined the …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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1/7/26
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I am pretty stoked for 2026. This year brings the 250th birthday of the United States of America, the freest nation in history, and South Dakota remains the freest state in that nation. As Governor …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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1/7/26
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No, I am not writing a crime novel, but one of the most overlooked resources we have does lie beneath our feet. Often, we treat the soil as some inanimate thing that is completely the same across the …
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By Justin Enfield, Pheasants Forever Biologist
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1/7/26
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The last couple months have been a whirlwind of activity with holiday gatherings scattered throughout the week and weekends and very little breaks in between. It seems like I have been running …
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By Amy Halverson
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1/7/26
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“Hey, DeAnn, come help me wrap presents. You are way better at it than I am.” My brother did not like to wrap presents, so once I was old enough to wield a scissors, this scene occurred every …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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12/31/25
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I hope you had a Merry Christmas, making memories with loved ones! The holidays are a special opportunity to take stock and reflect. The calendar turns pretty quickly to New Years, which is often an …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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12/31/25
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As 2025 comes to a close, I am amazed at how much our little funny farm has changed over the year. We have done a lot of work around our place, adding to our chicken coop and run, building more pens …
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By Amy Halverson
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12/31/25
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