AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Astoria 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/astoria-sd 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/astoria-sd https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 07 Mar 2025 06:00:17 -0600 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about his recent trip to the Rio Grande Valley at the U.S. https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-discusses-disastrous-situation-at-us-southern-border-31547323-aberdeen-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-discusses-disastrous-situation-at-us-southern-border-31547323-aberdeen-sd.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and Mark Warner https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-warner-introduce-bill-to-tackle-national-security-threats-from-foreign-technologies-31547324-aberdeen-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-warner-introduce-bill-to-tackle-national-security-threats-from-foreign-technologies-31547324-aberdeen-sd.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today condemned Democrats’ soft-on-crime policies and anti-law-enforcement rhetoric that https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-democrats-softoncrime-policies-are-making-communities-less-safe-31547325-aberdeen-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-democrats-softoncrime-policies-are-making-communities-less-safe-31547325-aberdeen-sd.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed his efforts to support the next generation of agriculture. As a longtime https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-farm-bill-must-support-advancements-in-agriculture-31547326-aberdeen-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-farm-bill-must-support-advancements-in-agriculture-31547326-aberdeen-sd.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-warnock-introduce-the-promoting-precision-agriculture-act-31547327-aberdeen-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-warnock-introduce-the-promoting-precision-agriculture-act-31547327-aberdeen-sd.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America’s Newsroom on Fox News to discuss the RESTRICT Act, his new bipartisan https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-on-fox-news-we-need-a-process-to-mitigate-foreign-adversary-risks-like-tiktok-31547341-aberdeen-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-on-fox-news-we-need-a-process-to-mitigate-foreign-adversary-risks-like-tiktok-31547341-aberdeen-sd.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today questioned Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, during a Banking, Housing, and https://www.americantowns.com/news/rounds-presses-fed-chair-on-bidens-policyinduced-inflation-31547348-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rounds-presses-fed-chair-on-bidens-policyinduced-inflation-31547348-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today reintroduced the Traveler’s Gun Rights Act. This legislation would update federal https://www.americantowns.com/news/rounds-leads-travelers-gun-rights-act-31547349-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rounds-leads-travelers-gun-rights-act-31547349-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) requested unanimous consent on his bipartisan legislation that would extend the Federal https://www.americantowns.com/news/roundshirono-spectrum-auction-authority-extension-blocked-on-senate-floor-authority-expires-tonight-31547350-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/roundshirono-spectrum-auction-authority-extension-blocked-on-senate-floor-authority-expires-tonight-31547350-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PIERRE, S.D. – Yesterday, Governor Noem signed the following 19 bills into law: SB 20 authorizes the awarding of deobligated grants in https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-signs-bills-into-law-march-7-2023-31548108-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-signs-bills-into-law-march-7-2023-31548108-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Noem signed the following 21 bills into law: SB 5 extends the termination date of the Juvenile Justice https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-signs-bills-into-law-march-8-2023-31548109-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-signs-bills-into-law-march-8-2023-31548109-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Noem signed the following 8 bills into law: SB 8 revises provisions relating to addiction and prevention https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-signs-bills-into-law-march-9-2023-31548112-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-signs-bills-into-law-march-9-2023-31548112-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Kristi Noem VETOED Senate Bill 129, which would treat teachers and school employees the same as law https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-vetoes-special-treatment-under-the-law-31548113-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-vetoes-special-treatment-under-the-law-31548113-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Kristi Noem VETOED Senate Bill 108, which would enable underage South Dakotans to consume alcohol as https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-vetoes-underage-drinking-bill-31548115-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-vetoes-underage-drinking-bill-31548115-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 There’s a perception that South Dakota’s future is charted in Pierre. That’s where big decisions get made; where https://www.americantowns.com/news/for-the-people-31548116-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/for-the-people-31548116-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600