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SPEARFISH, SD – The first house constructed at Sky Ridge, the workforce housing development located south of Colorado Boulevard and west of U.S. Highway 85 in the Exit 17 area, is now move-in ready. “The City of Spearfish is pleased to be a part of this partnership to bring workforce housing options to the community,” […]
ROSEBUD, SD – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota on Tuesday – the first time in history that a Treasury secretary has visited a Tribal nation, according to the department. “This is my first visit to Indian Country, and it’s meaningful to me to see first-hand the beauty […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health released their weekly COVID-19 update today. New cases totaled 971 with active cases rising by 234 over last week to 2,780 this week. Five new deaths were reported, sending the state’s death toll to 2,936. Of the new deaths, one was out of Pennington County and […]
MISSION, SD – Tashina Red Hawk, Sicangu Lakota, was crowned Miss Indian World at the Gathering of Nations event in Albuquerque, NM. Red Hawk, whose Lakota name is Anpetu Yuonihan Win (Honors The Day Woman), is from the Red Thunder community on the Rosebud reservation and the daughter of Shane and Noella Red Hawk. The […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT), in collaboration with Meade County, will hold public meeting open houses to gather public input on the draft Meade County Master Transportation Plan. These public meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. on the following dates and locations: Date Location Address City Tues., June […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Department of Transportation held a public open house last night in Sturgis to gather input and ideas for the Lazelle Street Corridor Study. A corridor planning study is being performed for a portion of the US Highway 14 Alternate (US14A) / SD Highway 34 (SD34) corridor in Meade County, SD, also […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office says one of their own was instrumental in helping a man trapped in his room when the Cactus Café and Lounge in Wall caught fire Monday night. The sheriff’s office says Deputy Lindquist observed a crowd gathering and smoke coming from the Cactus Cafe, located in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court has rejected Bayer’s appeal to shut down thousands of lawsuits claiming that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer. Bayer says the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) says federal law pre-empts state regulations for different product labels, but the high court said it didn’t agree. This will not […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the U.S. House and Senate considering legislation to intervene in beef and cattle markets, prices for cattle are at or near record highs calling into question the need for heavy-handed government interference. “Just last week, one cattle marketing analyst described the high prices as ‘stratospheric,’” said Julie Anna Potts, President and […]
PIERRE, SD – As temperatures in South Dakota rise with the start of summer, the Department of Social Services (DSS) is reminding the public of an important initiative. DSS offers assistance with repair and replacement of air conditioning systems to eligible South Dakotans who own their home and who are eligible for the Low-Income Energy […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]
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