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SPEARFISH, SD –The Spearfish Fire Department knocked down a fire reported early Saturday morning that caused approximately $5,000 worth of damage at the Spearfish Pellet Company. The department was paged out at approximately 5 a.m. Saturday after receiving a report of flames coming out of the smoke stack at the Spearfish Pellet Company, located off […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health reported 149 new cases of COVID-19 Monday out of 703 total tests performed. Pennington County reported a large number of the new cases in the Black Hills area, as 28 new positive tests were announced. The 28 new cases raises the county’s cumulative total to 1,070 […]
CUSTER, S.D. – Monument Health has confirmed that 18 residents at the Monument Health Custer Care Center have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The remaining 30 residents have tested negative. Most of the COVID-19 positive residents have no symptoms, and some have mild symptoms. None of the cases are serious enough to require hospitalization […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 2.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.12/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations. Gas prices in South Dakota are unchanged versus a month ago and stand 52.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the […]
UNDATED – With Women’s Equality Day around the corner and women losing their jobs at a greater rate than men during the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2020’s Best & Worst States for Women’s Equality, as well as accompanying videos. In order to determine where women receive the most […]
RAPID CITY, SD – The Wasta Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a wildland fire on Base Line Road near Wasta, and in unincorporated Pennington County. Upon arrival firefighters observed a fire burning in cured grass and brush, with flame lengths between three to five feet in length and immediately struck a second alarm. […]
Percy Leroy Hansen, 92, of Piedmont, SD, passed peacefully on May 2, 2024, at Aspen Grove Assisted Living […]