The 2018 South Dakota November election races are in the books.  Kristi Noem has been elected as the new Governor of South Dakota.  Kristi received a total of 172, 894 votes. Billie Sutton received 161,416 votes in the Governor’s race. Dusty Johnson was selected to the House of Representatives as he received a total of 202, 673 votes. Tim Bjorkman had 121,002 votes while Ron Wieczorek received 7,322 votes. Jason Ravnsborg was elected South Dakota Attorney General as he received 169,507 votes. Randy Seiler received 133,865 votes. Michael S. Novotny was voted in as District 3 Tripp County Commissioner as he received 251 votes. Eric Connot  had 157 votes while Chuck Novotny received 64 total votes. Rocky Blare was voted in as District 21 State Senator as he received 4,918 votes. Julie Bartling received 4,080. For District 21 State Representatives,  Caleb Finck, who received 4,868 votes and Lee Qualm, who had 5,617 votes, were both elected. Faith Spotted Eagle received 1,796 votes and Anna Kerner Andersson received 3,027 votes. In the Gregory County Register of Deeds race, Kerri Grim received 688 votes, Kara Connot received 475 votes and Karla Zick had 571 votes. Jeffrey G. Johnson was elected to the Gregory County District 5 Board of Commissioners as he had 224 votes. Byron Grim received 195 votes. In District 26B, Rebecca Reimer was elected as State Representative as she received 2,716 votes while Debra Smith received 1,695 votes. Troy Heinert was elected as State Senator in District 26 as he received 3,890 votes while Joel Koskan received 3,450 votes. For Todd County Commissioner in District 1, Marshall Tinant received 273 votes while Llewellyn Wright received 267 votes. Jared Schelske was voted in as the Lyman County at-large commissioner as he received 756 votes. Zane Reis received 729 votes, Ryan Huffman had 696 votes while Steve Perry received 671 votes. Rich Sylva was elected Jones County Sheriff as he received 420 votes and Jennings Newbold has 115 votes.

Voting Election polls will be open to the public from 7am this morning until 7pm tonight. Running for County Commissioner in District 3 are: Michael S. Novotny, Eric Connot and Chuck Novotny. For U.S. Representative, George D. Hendrickson, Dusty Johnson, Tim Bjorkman and Ron Wieczorek are on the ballot. Running for Governor are: Kurt Evans, Kristi Noem and Billie Sutton. Rocky Blare and Julie Bartling are running for District 21 State Senator. On the ballot for District 21 State Representative are: Caleb Finck, Lee Qualm, Faith Spotted Eagle and Anna Kerner Andersson. KWYR will have complete election coverage tonight.

Winner High School Student Council will be having a Veterans Day Program next Monday,  November 12th starting at 10am. They are putting together a power point for the program. If you have any questions, please direct them to Mona Lacompte at the Winner HIgh School Office at 842-8125.

Voting Election polls will be open to the public beginning at 7am on Tuesday morning, November 6th and will close at 7pm. Running for County Commissioner in District 3 are: Michael S. Novotny, Eric Connot and Chuck Novotny. For U.S. Representative, George D. Hendrickson, Dusty Johnson, Tim Bjorkman and Ron Wieczorek are on the ballot. Running for Governor are: Kurt Evans, Kristi Noem and Billie Sutton. Rocky Blare and Julie Bartling are running for District 21 State Senator. On the ballot for District 21 State Representative are: Caleb Finck, Lee Qualm, Faith Spotted Eagle and Anna Kerner Andersson.

A community blood drive is coming up in Charles Mix County next week. The drive will be held at the Geddes Legion Hall from 3-6pm on Thursday, November 8th. Signup to save a life today by calling 1-800-287-4903, or by going to lifeservebloodcenter.org.

Be sure you have either your KWYR app on, or kwyr.com on one of your tabs at work today! Today, we will be taking our final two qualifiers in our ‘Gettin Rich with Rooster Country’ sweepstakes. It is your chance to qualify for our big $500 cash giveaway this month! Yesterday, Kathy Shelbourn became qualifier number eighteen. When you hear the Rooster Country sounder, be sure to call 842-2250 and be caller number one.

The Winner American Legion Auxiliary and VFW Auxiliary will be having a Veterans Day soup and sandwich dinner on November 12th from 11:30am to 1pm at the Winner American Legion. Winner Elementary students will perform at 12:30, and veterans along with their spouses will eat for free.

Make plans to enjoy dinner in Burke on Monday of next week! There will be a meal on Main in Burke at the Burke Civic Center on Monday, November 5th from 11am to 1pm as they will be serving up roast beef, mashed potatoes and a dessert. It is a fundraiser for the Burke Daycare group.

Checkout the haunted house at the Cherry County Fairgrounds in Valentine tonight! The house will be open from 7 to Midnight. Bring the kids to the First Baptist Church in Winner tonight as they will have a box maze setup from 5:30 to 7, along with other activities and treats. The Avera Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory will hold their annual door-to-door event tonight from 6 to 7 at the Avera Facility. A trunk or treat will happen at the Chamberlain Community Center from 5:30 t 7. Great Western Bank in Chamberlain invites the public to stop by from 3:30 to 5 as they will have refreshments in the lobby.

A Changing Colors Craft & Trade Show will take place this Saturday, November 3rd from 10am to 4pm at the Todd County Fairgrounds! There will be something for everyone as many vendors will be on site. Proceeds will benefit the Rosebud-Todd County 4-H and Scholarship Fund. More vendors are needed. Call Genna at 308-530-3171.