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The pace of the session has really picked up this week. 269 Housebillsand219Senatebills havebeenintroduced.Committees are diligently working to give each bill its fair hearing. Education savings accounts, also referred to as school vouchers, have been one of the biggest issues this session. The bills were strongly opposed by our public schools and educators anddiedincommittee.Ido not believe there is an appetite in the legislature to revisit the concept. I applaud the hundreds of friends in District 19 for reaching out on the cause.
Read moreHello District 19 – The fourth week of the 100th Legislative Session marked the halfway point of what has beenaveryuniqueandexciting Session.
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Tom Studelska was a pioneer in the sport of wrestling since the late 1950s. He was on the first wrestling team in Parkston in 1959. After high school, Tom played a significant role in starting wrestling at the University of South Dakota Springfield where he wrestled as part of the team for three years in addition to being a four-year letter winner in football.
Read moreDale Loren Soulek, 59, of Wagner, went to his heavenly home Sunday, January 26, at Wagner Community Hospital in Wagner. A memorial service will take place at a later time.
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Ona Mae Ingalls, 85, of Lake Andes, went to her heavenly home Saturday, February 1, at her home in Lake Andes. Funeral service will be Wednesday, February 5 at 10:30 am at First Presbyterian Church in Lake Andes.
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Jeanne Miller, 90, of Centerville, SD, died Thursday, January 30, at Centerville Care and Rehab Center as a result of complications from an infection.
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Tyrone Terry Peters was born September 29, 1949 in Wagner to Elmer and Velda (Permann) Peters. He died Wednesday, January 29, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton.
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