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STURGIS, S.D. – The Superintendent of the Meade 46-1 School District has submitted his resignation. Don Kirkegaard tendered his resignation at this week’s school board meeting. His resignation will become effective June 30, 2022, meaning he will finish off the 2021-2022 school year. The Meade 46-1 School Board had said that Kirkegaard would be brought […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota has issued an order substantially denying the motion by the nation’s four largest beef packers (Defendants) to dismiss the class-action antitrust lawsuit originally filed in April 2019 by R-CALF USA through its counsels Scott & Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, along with Cafferty […]
PIERRE, S.D. – New COVID-19 cases totaled 568 in Wednesday’s report, with 154 of those considered probable. Active cases increased by 101 Wednesday, totaling 7,364. Hospitalizations dropped from 215 Tuesday to 204 today and one new death was reported. The new death was a man from Pennington County in the 30 -39 year old age […]
HULETT, WY – A man was arrested  after allegedly causing the death of his wife of 53 years. Edward Svoboda is believed to have struck his wife with a truck in the couple’s back yard. Three deputies from the Crook County Sheriff’s Office in Sundance, WY, responded to reports that a man had driven his […]
CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — Government scientists say the pace of logging in South Dakota’s Black Hills National Forest is too much and the forest is shrinking. Worries about wildfires and tree-killing beetles drove U.S. officials to sharply ramp up logging years ago. Across the U.S. West, more trees have been dying as climate change dramatically […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Finding enough workers to staff the new Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City is imminent problem now that the $130 million project nears its Oct. 1 finish. At a board of directors meeting on Tuesday, executive director Craig Baltzer said the venue would work out details, but that […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD  – Following protests over new social studies curriculum recommendations that advocates say does not fully include Idigenous history and cultural issues, the South Dakota Board of Education announced a change in plans for its first public meeting regarding standards content. Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration deleted many elements intended to bolster students’ understanding […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Sturgis Scooper softball team picked up a couple of wins in Tuesday night action. The Scoopers played Douglas and rolled to a 9-2 win over the Patriots in game one. In game two, the Scoopers won 10 to 2. The Scoopers are now 7-7 on the season.
RAPID CITY, S.D. – In South Dakota Prep Tennis Tuesday, Rapid City Christian picked up an 8-1 victory over Spearfish. The lone victory for the Spartans came in Flight 2 doubles. Rapid City Stevens, in the meantime, remains undefeated on the tennis season with a pair of wins Tuesday. The Raiders defeated their crosstown rival […]
SPEARFISH, S.D. – The Spearfish Spartans captured the team title of their home invitational Tuesday. The Spartans finished with a low score of 313. Rapid City Stevens finished in second with a 341 and Belle Fourche was third with a 371. Winning individual medalist honors was Parker Reede of Spearfish with a 75. His teammate […]
Sharon was born on April 17, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota, as the oldest child of Hazel and […]