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Letter to the Editor

To The Editor:
Thursday, October 6, 2022
I wanted to take this opportunity to share important information regarding the upcoming general election, which will be held Nov. 8. South Dakota voters have the choice of voting in-person on Election Day or by casting an absentee ballot.

Friends Feast is back after long hiatus

Beth Sherard-hutcheson Times1reporter@gmail.com
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Like everything else, Immanuel Lutheran’s monthly Friends Feast was postponed due to COVID-19. Around April 2020, everything started closing and gatherings were limited. This also meant the brief end to Friends Feast. But now, come October, the event is back.

Bousquet appointed, Miller discusses salary

Bybethsherard-hutcheson Times1reporter@gmail.com
Thursday, October 6, 2022
It was a long day for the Union County Board of County Commissioners with a packed agenda Tuesday, Oct. 4.
Ernie Nickels donated a piece of the old Union County Courthouse to the Union County Historical Museum after being in the family for 45 years.

Piece of history donated to museum

Beth Sherard-hutcheson Times1reporter@gmail.com
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Ernie Nickels was 14 when the decision was made to tear down the Union County Courthouse and build the current facility. His mother, Wilma Strand, wanted a piece of the history that was being demolished.
Harvest

Harvest is in full swing

News Staff
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Everywhere you look you can see either green, red or yellow farm equipment covered in dust harvesting this year’s crop. The fields are turning bare quickly as the lack of moisture has made it easier for farmers to stay in their fields longer.
Pauline Allard (Crevier) grew up in Jefferson and made a life with her husband, Rodney, and their eight children in Jefferson. She currently lives at StoneyBrook Suites, but still owns the “Allard Hotel” in Jefferson. Photo by Beth Sherard-Hutcheson times1reporter@gmail.com

Allard: Thankful for time in Jefferson

Beth Sherard-hutcheson Times1reporter@gmail.com
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Growing up, Pauline Allard (Crevier) remembered seeing the Leader-Courier in her home. After becoming an adult herself, she started subscribing to the paper as well.

Medicaid expansion on Nov. 8 ballot

Dana Hess For The S.d. Newspaper Association
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Expanding Medicaid in South Dakota is either a prudent use of tax dollars designed to enhance health care coverage or a disaster that will bust the state budget. Those are the arguments offered by backers and opponents of Amendment D, a measure that would expand access to Medicaid in the state.

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David Bordewyk South Dakota Newspaper As-sociation
Thursday, October 6, 2022
This week is National Newspaper Week – an annual celebration of the special role that newspapers have in our nation. Since well before our statehood in 1889, newspapers have staked a claim in helping to build and connect residents and communities in our great state.
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