A group of three friends met for coffee in March to discuss a topic they had in common - FALLING AT HOME WHILE LIVING ALONE. Each person in the group had a different scenerio but one thing in common they had their doors locked.

The Sheriff’s report is printed as received from the Lyman Co. Sheriff’s office.

Marlene Schuiling, representing the Iona Community Center, accepts a check from GLF member Jim Fulwider..

Technology has come a long way in the past 200 years. The telegraph was invented in 1837 and made rapid long range communication possible.

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The Lyman High School band and choir participated in the Music in the Parks music festival held in the Kansas City metro and hosted by Platte County High School on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The band received an Excellent rating in placing third (of six schools). The choir, likewise, received an Excellent rating in their second-place finish. Schools competing in class A had ADMs (student population of grades 9-11) ranging from 642 to 70 (Lyman). The band performed Aces of the Air and At the River. The choir performed The River Sleeps Beneath the Sky, Ubi Caritas et Amor, and If I Have My Ticket.

The U.S. Supreme Court writes opinions to explain and justify to the American people the decisions it reaches in cases it hears and resolves in conference. The explanation of the Court’s interpretations of statutes, constitutional provisions, precedents and, ultimately, its results, is critical to the partnership between the judiciary and the citizenry, one that hinges on the public’s trust in the Court’s rationales and exercise of awesome power over the life of the nation. In a constitutional democracy grounded in reason and persuasion, the High Bench has an obligation to satisfactorily explain its decisions to avoid charges of arbitrariness.

New analysis finds nearly 300 additional nurses and nurses’ aides needed for South Dakota Nursing Homes to meet Federal Staffing Mandate [Sioux Falls, SD] – The South Dakota Health Care Association (SDHCA) released an analysis today using data from the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) that analyzed the impact of the federal staffing mandate on nursing homes that was issued in April. The final rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires every nursing home to deliver a minimum of 3.48 total nursing staff hours per resident per day (HPRD), including 2.45 hours from nurse aides and 0.55 hours from registered nurses (RN).

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