This is the weekend that marks the end of Daylight Saving Time.
The change takes place at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, November 5th.
That means clocks need to be turned BACK one hour before going to bed Saturday night.
There have been discussions in Congress about making Daylight Saving Time permanent, and the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill that would do just that, was unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate in 2022. But the bill failed to pass the U.S. House of Representatives, and a 2023 version of the bill hasn’t gotten anywhere either.
The bottom line….we “fall back” this weekend. Turn your clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night, and you’ll be set.
Daylight Saving Time resumes on March 10, 2024 when we “spring forward” by turning our clocks AHEAD one hour.
WALWORTH COUNTY, SD – One person died Thursday afternoon in a two vehicle crash in Walworth County.
Information released so far shows that a 2007 Peterbilt, hauling a loaded cattle trailer, was traveling southbound on US 83 near MM 199. A Ford F-250 was traveling northbound. The vehicles collided head on. The Ford left the roadway and came to rest in the ditch. The Peterbilt rolled onto the driver’s side before coming to a stop.
The 56-year-old male driver of the F-250 was pronounced dead at the scene, whether or not he had a seatbelt on is under investigation. The 30-year-old male driver of the Peterbilt was not wearing a seatbelt, but did not sustain injury.
The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members. The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
PIERRE, SD – Governor Kristi Noem has formally requested the South Dakota Supreme Court to issue an advisory opinion regarding exactly constitutes a conflict of interest for a state legislator.
The request arises from the resignation of state Senator Jessica Castleberry of Rapid City. She stepped down after it was discovered that her business had received COVID-19 aid and, in doing so, put her into a conflict of interest situation that ultimately required her to repay the monies received. The Governor is looking for clarification on the issue before she makes an appointment to fill Castleberry’s seat.
Three other elected officials, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, House Speaker Hugh Bartels, and Senator Lee Schoenbeck, have also sent letters to the state’s highest court supporting the governor’s request.
PIERRE, SD – The Juvenile Justice Oversight Council, met by teleconference on Wednesday. The group monitors data on juvenile offenders in South Dakota.
During the meeting they went through a draft version of the 2023 annual report and also selected a new Chair and Vice Chair. State Circuit Court Judge David Knoff of Yankton will be the new Chair and Representative Mike Stevens, also of Yankton, will be serving as Vice Chair.
The numbers of juvenile delinquencies have been dropping each year to the lowest number of 1,935 which was seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. However those numbers have been climbing in the two years since, to 2,285 in 2021 and 2,822 in 2022 which are now the highest numbers seen since the reforms began.
