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STURGIS, S.D. — It began in Utah on July 29 and on August 7, they rumbled into Sturgis to help kick off the annual motorcycle rally. The Veterans Charity Ride is a veteran-operated, non-profit organization that uses what they call ‘motorcycle therapy’ to get veterans involved in motorcycle riding. Some veterans have custom-built bikes and […]
STURGIS, S.D. – With no city sponsored live entertainment at Rally Point this year, a very emotional tribute will take its place. Remembering Our Fallen will be displayed during the 2020 City of Sturgis Motorcycle Rally to remind Americans of the ultimate sacrifice made by those who died from wounds suffered in Iraq and Afghanistan […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City police say they have captured a 29-year-old man who is a suspect in an early morning stabbing. Allman was taken into custody by officers of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety early today in the Georgetown Housing area near Wanblee. Oglala Tribal Police officers were sent on […]
STURGIS, S.D. – As the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally begins, cases of COVID-19 around the Black Hills continue to climb. In the Friday report from the South Dakota Department of Health, there were 26 new cases reported around the Black Hills region. Pennington County had the most, reporting 12 new cases. Meade County reported 5 […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The first official day of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally looks a little different than in year’s past. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are no city-sponsored events this year, leaving motorcyclists to find other forms of entertainment on Main Street. There are plenty of vendors to help them out. The city says […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – In a report released by the Centers for Disease Control, 25.6% of employees at Smithfield Foods tested positive for COVID-19 during an outbreak that found 929 employees out of 3,635 who were tested, had become infected with the disease. The report shows that in the space of five weeks, one COVID-19 […]
GREELEY, CO – Following lawmakers’ requests to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open an investigation into the acquisition of the Mountain States Rosen (MSR) lamb processing plant by JBS USA, the DOJ is said to have put a “stand-still” on the Greeley, CO. plant. Brad Boner, Chairmen of Mountain States Lamb Cooperative, told […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The Bureau of Land Management has started testing a new fertility control vaccine that could help address the growing overpopulation of wild horses on public rangelands. Researchers believe the Oocyte Growth Factor (OGF) vaccine, administered to a captured wild mare through a single dose, may safely prevent pregnancy for up to three […]
RAPID CITY, SD – The West River Foundation for Economic & Community Development (WRFECD) has established a new revolving loan fund in partnership with the US Economic Development Administration (EDA). The $1 million revolving loan fund creates an additional source of capital for small business owners located in Pennington, Perkins, Fall River, Butte, Meade, Custer, […]
UNDATED – In a meeting Thursday, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Presidents’ Council postponed conference schedules and championships for fall sports (Football, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Volleyball) to the spring semester except for cross country which shall compete as originally scheduled. Additionally, the Council agreed that men’s and women’s golf could continue its non-championship […]
Sharon was born on April 17, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota, as the oldest child of Hazel and […]
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