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From Summit Carbon Solutions comes a statement with regards to last night’s election:

“Summit Carbon Solutions will apply for a permit in South Dakota on November 19, 2024. Our focus continues to be on working with landowners and ensuring the long-term viability of ethanol and agriculture in the state. Projects like ours have successfully navigated South Dakota’s existing regulatory landscape in the past. We will continue to operate within the current framework, knowing that the future of ethanol and agriculture is vital to our shared success.”

Thune Statement on Republicans Reclaiming Senate Majority

“Tonight, with Republicans reclaiming majority control of the U.S. Senate, we can begin to turn the page on this expensive and reckless chapter of American history.”

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement:

“The Biden-Harris administration has forced the American people to endure four years of high prices, open borders, and chaos on the world stage. Tonight, with Republicans reclaiming majority control of the U.S. Senate, we can begin to turn the page on this expensive and reckless chapter of American history. As we wait for additional results, I am optimistic that President Trump will be successful, our majority will grow stronger, and we can continue our work together to create a safer and more secure country for every American.”

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South Dakotans Reject Pro-Abortion Amendment G

Pierre, S.D. – SBA Pro-Life America this evening released the following statement in response to the pro-life victory over Amendment G in South Dakota.

“The demise of pro-abortion Amendment G is an enormous victory for life,” said SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser. “When we wake up tomorrow, unborn children will still be protected in the great state of South Dakota thanks to leadership from Sen. John Thune, Rep. Dusty Johnson and Gov. Kristi Noem. Precious boys and girls will live as a result of this vote, and the state will be immensely better off as they grow to fulfill their God-given purposes Voters have rejected placing late-term abortion in the constitution in favor of South Dakota’s life at conception law that protects the lives of women and unborn babies at every point..

“South Dakota is a beacon for how the pro-life movement can win future ballot measure fights. When the pro-life leaders speak up and expose the lies of the abortion industry, life wins.”

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America is a network of more than one million pro-life Americans nationwide, dedicated to ending abortion by electing national leaders and advocating for laws that save lives, with a special calling to promote pro-life women leaders. 

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From KELO:

As of 11:00 p.m., Minnehaha County remains at less than 5% of votes reported, with just 5,907 ballots tallied four hours after polls closed.

read that here.

Has Leah Anderson called out for Rick Weible and his finger counters yet?  (Where’s Bob Litz when we need him?)

Just remember this two years from now when Leah is trying to run for Secretary of State.

Proud to Have Given SD Voters an Opportunity for Better Government

Joe Kirby, Chairman of South Dakota Open Primaries, said, “We are disappointed in the vote tonight but are proud of our effort and our team. We gave South Dakota voters an opportunity to address some fundamental problems in the state’s government.”

“Open primaries would have improved low voter turnout in the primary elections, empowered 155,000 independent South Dakota voters to fully participate in the primaries, brought competition to our elections and motivated politicians to address the concerns of all voters, not just their party bosses.”

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I had a note dropped to me that there’s chatter going around to the effect of “Word from Minnehaha County that only halfway through even opening Absentee Ballots. Auditor put out a call for emergency help.”

Don’t know if that’s true or not, but we’re not seeing much in terms of results from the state’s largest county at a few minutes to 10pm.  This might be a performance check of Minnehaha County Auditor Leah Anderson that it will be hard for her County Commission to ignore.

Of course, this is also coming as I’m told Leah is reportedly telling anyone who will listen that she’s running for SOS in 2026.

All but one of the Trump voters I talked to today also voted for pot. One of them said Trump and weed “go hand in hand, don’t they?” A of them few voted for abortion, as well, because freedom.
No clue if that signals a single thing abt the actual results, but I was surprised.

— John Hult (@JohnEHult) November 5, 2024

Had an e-mail blast come across my desk for a high school activity my wife pinged me on to send our son to get signed up for. The new Brookings High School eSports League:

This should not come as a surprise to South Dakotans, as it was piloted last year in a number of schools:

The activities association began exploring the addition of esports about four years ago because of popular demand, Swartos said. Nationally, more states have sanctioned the sport. Colleges also offer esports scholarships and have their own competitive teams. It has become a multibillion-dollar business with an estimated 3.26 billion people worldwide playing video games.

The popularity of gaming continues to grow, and the SDHSAA saw an opportunity to engage more students in school activities.

and..

The esports pilot started with four competitive titles: Rocket League, Super Smash Bros., League of Legends and chess. Rocket League is a soccer-type game with cars rather than people playing the sport. Super Smash Bros. uses characters from Nintendo games who fight to knock each other out of the arena. In League of Legends, two teams of five players battle to destroy the opposing team’s base. Besides Super Smash Bros., all the other games are played on PCs.

Read that all here.

It’s not a terrible idea.. but a few of the games seem to be a bit dated and geared towards a younger crowd (Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros).  Regardless, dust off that game controller for your kids, as they prepare to participate in South Dakota’s newest high school sporting teams.

Had a reader send me a note about a recent Mitchell Chamber Development Corporation forum where Attorney General Marty Jackley was present and explaining the ballot measures to about 60-70 people in attendance, when Marty was asked the question “Are you running for Governor or Congress?”

Jackley’s reply? “I’m not running for Congress.”

I think it’s safe to assume that things are already “Game on” in the 2026 Gubernatorial race.

In case you were distracted by the election:

Heidi Ihnen, 44, and Clint Ihnen, 47, were booked into jail Monday night. They each face 4 counts of child abuse and more than a dozen counts of animal neglect.

Lincoln County Sheriff Steve Swenson told KELOLAND News he believed there was close to 50 animals at the home.

According to the city of Lennox website, Heidi is the city’s finance officer.

Read the entire story here at KELOland.

Did no one notice at the city offices she might have smelled a little funny with 50 ANIMALS in the home? Bleaugh.