AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Keystone 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/keystone-sd 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/keystone-sd https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:25:19 -0500 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem will announce additional funding for workforce development to grow the number of apprentices with https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-to-announce-new-apprenticeship-funding-31567017-sioux-falls-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-to-announce-new-apprenticeship-funding-31567017-sioux-falls-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Noem signed Executive Order 2023-05 expanding job opportunities to South Dakotans without a postsecondary https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-signs-executive-order-expanding-job-opportunities-31567018-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-signs-executive-order-expanding-job-opportunities-31567018-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), ranking member and chairman, respectively, of the Subcommittee on https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-lujan-request-gao-to-review-broadband-regulatory-structure-31567200-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-lujan-request-gao-to-review-broadband-regulatory-structure-31567200-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Today, Governor Kristi Noem and the Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) announced additional financial assistance for https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-announces-additional-funding-for-apprenticeship-programs-31568212-sioux-falls-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-announces-additional-funding-for-apprenticeship-programs-31568212-sioux-falls-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced that Steve Westra, Commissioner of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development https://www.americantowns.com/news/commissioner-steve-westra-stepping-down-31568215-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/commissioner-steve-westra-stepping-down-31568215-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Kristi Noem recognized the 75th anniversary of the state of Israel. The proclamation can be found here. https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-recognizes-the-75th-anniversary-of-the-state-of-israel-31568216-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-recognizes-the-75th-anniversary-of-the-state-of-israel-31568216-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) recently introduced the Employee Rights Act of 2023, https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-johnson-introduce-bill-to-protect-south-dakota-workers-and-support-small-businesses-31568865-aberdeen-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-johnson-introduce-bill-to-protect-south-dakota-workers-and-support-small-businesses-31568865-aberdeen-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) issued a statement following the passage of the Republican Limit, Save, https://www.americantowns.com/news/johnson-statement-on-landmark-limit-save-grow-bill-to-rein-in-us-debt-31568866-aberdeen-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/johnson-statement-on-landmark-limit-save-grow-bill-to-rein-in-us-debt-31568866-aberdeen-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 25 of her fellow Republican governors released a statement recognizing May as Jewish https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-and-colleagues-recognize-jewish-american-heritage-month-31569373-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-and-colleagues-recognize-jewish-american-heritage-month-31569373-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Krisi Noem announced that she will appoint Bruce Cull to serve on the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-noem-appoints-bruce-cull-to-game-fish-and-parks-commission-31569375-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-noem-appoints-bruce-cull-to-game-fish-and-parks-commission-31569375-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced that she will appoint Denny Law to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education (BOTE). https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-noem-appoints-denny-law-to-board-of-technical-education-31569376-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-noem-appoints-denny-law-to-board-of-technical-education-31569376-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced that Brigadier General Mark Morrell will serve as the next Adjutant General of the South https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-announces-next-adjutant-general-31569377-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-announces-next-adjutant-general-31569377-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 My first job consisted of a list of farm chores – feed the horses, check the cows, clean the barns. But it was never my intention to keep that https://www.americantowns.com/news/building-a-winning-workforce-31569379-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/building-a-winning-workforce-31569379-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how President Biden’s Green-New-Deal, anti-conventional-energy policies https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-warns-of-bidens-anticonventionalenergy-policies-31571109-mitchell-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-warns-of-bidens-anticonventionalenergy-policies-31571109-mitchell-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Your World with Neil Cavuto on Fox News to reiterate that the only path forward for a https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-on-fox-news-president-biden-must-negotiate-with-speaker-mccarthy-31571110-huron-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-on-fox-news-president-biden-must-negotiate-with-speaker-mccarthy-31571110-huron-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500