Grant County residents angered over Pierre's government overreach

In South Dakota freedom is just another word for nothing left to choose: sobriety checkpoints, chilling effects on civil liberties and a government out of control.

Now Pierre wants to put a new men's prison on the grounds of a shuttered Canadian cheese factory in Grant County touting four hundred new jobs from some imaginary workforce. The Northern Plains story cited below is sourced from an Ortonville, Minnesota publication. 

Grant County Sheriff Kevin Owen expressed concerns about increased traffic accidents and incidents if the prison is built, noting his office would need more staff to handle additional calls for service. Owen’s biggest concern was the lack of infrastructure to support released inmates, as there are no probation or parole offices or halfway houses in the area. Grant County Commissioner Doug Stengel attempted to reassure residents, stating, “You’re not going to get this prison here. The chances are near zero.” [Big Stone City Residents Push Back on Proposed State Prison Site]

This interested party worked one summer for an Ortonville area honey-producing family who at that time in 1975 was the largest producer in Minnesota. 

Grant County is home to the Big Stone Power Plant — a monster that consumes 3,500 tons of filthy sub-bituminous coal every hour then spews heavy metal oxides and carbon dioxide over Minnesota.