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Constance “Connie” Ackerman, 92, of Mitchell, passed away peacefully with her daughters at her side Wednesday, July 15, 2020 in Yankton under hospice care. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, July 18 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Mitchell. Burial was in Servicemen’s Memorial Cemetery in Mitchell. A live-stream recording of the service can be viewed on YouTube at: https:// youtu.be/BF6-BYndGEM. The live-stream can also be found by searching “Constance “Connie” Ackerman Funeral Mass” on YouTube. Arrangements by Bittner Funeral Chapel.
Read moreErica Wasson*, a student at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, has earned a spot on the Academic Dean’s List for the spring 2020 semester.
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On an evening where past and present military members, first responders, law enforcement, medical professionals and more were honored at the track, and a large amount of food items were collected in the annual "Horsepower for Hunger" food drive, a big crowd witnessed plenty of action on the track Friday night at Wagner Speedway.
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In March, when things went from 0 to 100 at the beginning of the pandemic, our health care system was forced to adapt quickly on so many levels. With patients no longer allowed to visit hospitals in-person for regular appointments, we needed a solution – and fast.
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When the Senate goes back into session the week of July 20, one of the proposals we’ll be working on is a “phase four” coronavirus relief package. The last coronavirus relief bill we passed back in March—the CARES Act— included funding for the Paycheck Protection Program which helped many businesses in South Dakota stay open during the pandemic. It also included direct funding for families and individuals which was intended to help keep our economy going. It’s never easy to vote for such a big piece of legislation—with a big price tag—but the coronavirus pandemic has been unlike anything we’ve faced before. It required us to take significant action to save lives and prevent the economy—which we greatly improved over the past few years—from crashing.
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As New York struggled with tens of thousands of coronavirus cases, medical professionals from across the United States headed to New York City to help. Their work was crucial to New York’s efforts to contain the pandemic and undoubtedly helped save lives. And in May, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced their reward: tax bills from the state of New York.
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I came home to South Dakota after eight years serving in Congress because I love our state. I missed working with cows and horses. I missed our beautiful wideopen spaces. But more than anything else, I missed spending time with my family and our South Dakota way of life.
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