AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Jefferson South Dakota. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/jefferson-sd 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/jefferson-sd https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 18 Jun 2024 05:14:47 -0500 Johnson Secures Fairness for Tribal Law Enforcement “Tribal communities will be safer because of the Invest to Protect Act” https://www.americantowns.com/news/johnson-secures-fairness-for-tribal-law-enforcement-31467971-jefferson-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/johnson-secures-fairness-for-tribal-law-enforcement-31467971-jefferson-sd.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Thune: Democrat Policies Make Our Country Less Secure WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how the https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-democrat-policies-make-our-country-less-secure-31475877-jefferson-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-democrat-policies-make-our-country-less-secure-31475877-jefferson-sd.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Thune: Democrats Far-Left Fantasies are the Wrong Prescription for America's Economic Pain WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-democrats-farleft-fantasies-are-the-wrong-prescription-for-americas-economic-pain-31475883-jefferson-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-democrats-farleft-fantasies-are-the-wrong-prescription-for-americas-economic-pain-31475883-jefferson-sd.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Thune Supports Annual Defense Bill, Ellsworth Air Force Base Priorities “I am committed to ensuring that Ellsworth Air Force Base and its https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-supports-annual-defense-bill-ellsworth-air-force-base-priorities-31506831-jefferson-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-supports-annual-defense-bill-ellsworth-air-force-base-priorities-31506831-jefferson-sd.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Thune: Effective Use of Federal Broadband Funds Will Help Bridge the Digital Divide “Oversight of how federal broadband dollars are being https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-effective-use-of-federal-broadband-funds-will-help-bridge-the-digital-divide-31509277-jefferson-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-effective-use-of-federal-broadband-funds-will-help-bridge-the-digital-divide-31509277-jefferson-sd.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Kristi Noem's 2nd Inaugural Address Four years ago, I stood in front of you with my left hand on my dad’s Bible and my right hand https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-kristi-noems-2nd-inaugural-address-31515607-jefferson-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-kristi-noems-2nd-inaugural-address-31515607-jefferson-sd.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Navy Cross Awarded to Korean War Veteran from South Dakota WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Armed https://www.americantowns.com/news/navy-cross-awarded-to-korean-war-veteran-from-south-dakota-31524140-jefferson-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/navy-cross-awarded-to-korean-war-veteran-from-south-dakota-31524140-jefferson-sd.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Thune, Cruz Statement on the FCC's Mismanagement of a Taxpayer-Funded Broadband Subsidy Program WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-cruz-statement-on-the-fccs-mismanagement-of-a-taxpayerfunded-broadband-subsidy-program-31526404-jefferson-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-cruz-statement-on-the-fccs-mismanagement-of-a-taxpayerfunded-broadband-subsidy-program-31526404-jefferson-sd.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Thune: South Dakota Agriculture Must Be a Priority in 2023 Farm Bill Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-south-dakota-agriculture-must-be-a-priority-in-2023-farm-bill-31526406-jefferson-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-south-dakota-agriculture-must-be-a-priority-in-2023-farm-bill-31526406-jefferson-sd.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Rounds and Colleagues Push Biden Administration to Better Address Nursing Home Staffing Shortages in Rural Communities WASHINGTON – https://www.americantowns.com/news/rounds-and-colleagues-push-biden-administration-to-better-address-nursing-home-staffing-shortages-in-rural-communities-31526408-jefferson-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rounds-and-colleagues-push-biden-administration-to-better-address-nursing-home-staffing-shortages-in-rural-communities-31526408-jefferson-sd.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Rounds, Thune and Johnson Request Biden to Approve Major Disaster Declaration Requests of Tribes in South Dakota WASHINGTON – Senators https://www.americantowns.com/news/rounds-thune-and-johnson-request-biden-to-approve-major-disaster-declaration-requests-of-tribes-in-south-dakota-31526410-jefferson-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rounds-thune-and-johnson-request-biden-to-approve-major-disaster-declaration-requests-of-tribes-in-south-dakota-31526410-jefferson-sd.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Strengthening South Dakota Families Family is everything. I grew up working our family farm and ranch with my parents and siblings. When my dad https://www.americantowns.com/news/strengthening-south-dakota-families-31526597-jefferson-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/strengthening-south-dakota-families-31526597-jefferson-sd.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Monica discusses Biden's catastrophic collapse - and the sudden appearance of stories questioning his age, ability to do the job, and what might https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-lefts-power-brokers-have-biden-out-the-door-31405045-deadwood-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-lefts-power-brokers-have-biden-out-the-door-31405045-deadwood-sd.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 This past weekend, the South Dakota Republican Party held their 2022 State Convention which proved to be the largest ever political convention in https://www.americantowns.com/news/sdgop-hosts-largest-ever-convention-in-watertown-selects-rhoden-jackley-johnson-and-other-nominees-in-convention-races-31405976-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sdgop-hosts-largest-ever-convention-in-watertown-selects-rhoden-jackley-johnson-and-other-nominees-in-convention-races-31405976-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Pierre, S.D. – Bengs, a first-time candidate, is challenging three term incumbent republican Senator John Thune. Bengs says he believes oil https://www.americantowns.com/news/democratic-senate-candidate-bengs-says-congress-should-act-on-price-gouging-31409051-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/democratic-senate-candidate-bengs-says-congress-should-act-on-price-gouging-31409051-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500