Lawmakers question constitutionality of rushed pipeline bills

Wednesday, 10 April 2019 14:16
Category: News

Photo courtesy of Associated Press - Ever since Senate Bills 189 and 190 passed through the South Dakota House and Senate, Senator Troy Heinert, left, and others have gone to great lengths to publicly challenge the constitutionality of these now laws.

By Rich Winter

Throughout the 2019 South Dakota Legislative Session, State Senator (D) Troy Heinert figured some kind of legislation was coming regarding Keystone XL Pipeline.

Every week he went to the Trans-Canada pipeline lobbyists, and every week he stopped in Governor Kristi Noem’s office, asking both entities to let him know if anything was coming down so he could inform the people he represents of impending pipeline legislation.

On a Sunday night, late in this year’s

Todd County Commissioners get an earful of flood damage reports

Wednesday, 10 April 2019 14:15
Category: News

By Kevin Thranow

The regular meeting of the Todd County Commissioners was held last Wednesday, April 3, at 10:00 a.m. at the Todd County Building.

About a dozen local residents, mostly farmers and ranchers, attended the meeting to share reports of damaged roads, get updates on what’s

Senior project of Tribal member attending Colorado college highlighted by local newspaper

Wednesday, 10 April 2019 14:14
Category: News

By Kevin Thranow

Growing up on the Rosebud Reservation, tribal member and St. Francis Indian School graduate Jessica Henry didn’t think about recycling much. Which should come as no surprise to anyone who’s spent some time here - recycling just isn’t on too many people’s

Brandon Whipple & Shelby Little Shield part of brilliant classes of 2019

Wednesday, 10 April 2019 14:13
Category: News

Courtesy Photos - At left, Todd County senior Brandon Whipple receives his acceptance pack from the University of Southern California. At right, St. Francis senior Shelby Little Shield with her Grandpa Sam at a Buffalo Hunt in November. Little Shield was named to the South Dakota All-State Student Council last week.

By Rich Winter

A quick look at the calendar finds that graduation ceremonies are closing in like a freight train.

One of the really great things about working for the Todd County Tribune is seeing the Class of 2019 winning awards, being nominated for prestigious awards and offices, and seeing

Tribal, county and city agencies respond to flood disaster

Saturday, 06 April 2019 10:33
Category: News

By Kevin Thranow
Tribal and county agencies wasted no time in responding to the myriad problems caused by the recent post-blizzard flooding. The Rosebud Sioux Tribe declared a flood disaster on March 18 and Todd County followed suit on March 20.
These declarations are the initial step in qualifying

RST taps Civil Air Patrol for aerial flood assessment

Saturday, 06 April 2019 09:31
Category: News

By Kevin Thranow
In the aftermath of a devestating winter storm that has produced wide-spread flooding, causing damage to roads, bridges, dams, culverts, businesses, farms, and private residences, how do you begin to get the full picture of the destruction over an area of about 1,400 square miles

Flexing presidential muscle, Trump signs new KXL permit

Saturday, 06 April 2019 09:25
Category: News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Moving defiantly to kick-start the long-stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline, President Donald Trump last Friday issued a new presidential permit for the project - two years after he first approved it and more than a decade after it was first proposed.
Trump said the permit issued