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RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Council has extended their restrictions for non-essential businesses. At their meeting Monday night, the council voted 8 to 1 to extend the restrictions to April 22nd. The original proposed ending date was April 8th, but council members agreed that with the current situation with COVID-19, it was best […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis City Council, in reaction to the recent election establishing a rural ambulance district, voted Monday night to extend ambulance service to the rural areas until January 20 of 2021. The extension will give those in the rural areas currently served by the Sturgis Ambulance Service some time to set up […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Hoping for a best case scenario, but planning for a worst-case, Monument Health is working on capacity planning in the event the COVID-19 floods the area’s hospitals in the weeks ahead. It’s possible the peak may not happen until late spring or early summer. Chief Performance Officer Nicole Kerkenbush says the […]
UNDATED – Governor Kristi Noem announced on Monday that schools across the state would not be able to finish out the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year, and said students would not return to the classroom. The Governor had hoped to get students back in early May, but made the decision to keep them out […]
UNDATED – The South Dakota High School Coaches Association has released its annual awards for coach and assistant coach of the year for basketball. In Region 4, David Hollenbeck of St Thomas More was named boys head coach of the year. Also for St Thomas More, Assistant Girls Basketball Coach Bill Freidel was named girl’s […]
PIERRE – During this period of uncertainty and stress, the Department of Social Services urges people to seek help when they need it. “Anxiety about the current health emergency, financial stress, and isolation from friends, family, and support systems can cause major issues for many South Dakotans,” said DSS Cabinet Secretary Laurie Gill. “It is […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has cancelled the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year and is ordering more restrictions on movement in the state at COVID-19 cases rise. Today, the governor announced she has signed an executive order that impacts people 65 and older and people with chronic medical conditions who live […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Court officials in the Black Hills area are asking citizens who need to be in court not to show up sick or if they’ve been around someone who’s been sick. The advisory is part of the continuing spread of COVID-19. In Pennington County, the 7th Judicial Circuit, including Pennington, Custer, Fall River […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The State Department of Health reported a surge of COVID-19 cases in their Monday report – 48 positive tests, with most of them in Minnehaha County – where an additional 36 cases were tallied – sending their total to 140. Minnehaha and the Sioux Falls area have become the hot bed for […]
OELRICHS, S.D. – One person died and another person was injured Sunday night in a one-vehicle crash east of Oelrichs. Names of the two people involved have not yet been released pending notification of family members. A 2001 Honda Accord was westbound when the vehicle left the roadway, went into the south ditch and rolled. […]
Sharon was born on April 17, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota, as the oldest child of Hazel and […]
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