10/21/25

Witten Farms another Trump casualty in South Dakota

In 2018 the Rapid City Journal blamed the South Dakota Republican Party for spikes in suicides and depression then a Sanford Health executive did the same in 2019. That year South Dakota ranked 6th highest in the nation for suicides reporting more than 22 self-administered terminations per 100,000 people or an increase of 59% since 1999 and the 11th highest increase in any state. But, during the Biden years even employment in the red moocher state improved and suicides decreased dramatically. 

So, a cynical observer might suspect bankers provided gloomy outlooks to Creighton University's Rural Mainstreet Index in 2024 especially in midwestern swing states to sink Democratic Party prospects just as Republicans in congress stalled immigration reform because it makes sense to Earth haters that after he was elected again the Orange Julius would run America into the dirt so banks can foreclose on the whole dealio then massage auction price points.

Witten Farms received over $17,000 in federal subsidies in the last two years but it wasn't nearly enough to offset the harm done to it by the Trump Organization.

To ensure maximum flexibility for prospective buyers, the land will be offered in 20 individual tracts and combinations through a multi-parcel auction system. This system allows bidders to customize their purchases to perfectly suit their operational or investment needs. The auction will take place at 10 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The location of the auction is St. Mary's Hall, 305 W. Third St., Winner, South Dakota 57580. [Nov. Auction Features 5,508 SD Acres]
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