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STURGIS – City of Sturgis Public Works Director Rick Bush said he and his department are monitoring the pending winter storm very closely. “This storm will enter our area for the most part overnight and when residents wake up, conditions are expected to have deteriorated greatly.Our crews will be on standby and our priority and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A piece of legislation introduced by Republican Congresspeople is designed to make foreign farmland ownership more transparent. Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Rick Crawford (R-AR) introduced the Agricultural Foreign Investment Transparency Act on Dec. 8 with the support of multiple other Republican lawmakers. “This legislation would shine a light on American agricultural […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Labor demands continue to tax the bottom lines of farmers and ranchers, with rising wage rates and record usage of the H-2A visa program. Ag organizations say that meaningful reforms to the federal government’s guest worker program must be a priority for Congress by the end of the year. The American Farm […]
STURGIS, S.D. – A study of one of the busiest corridors in Sturgis is hoped to identify and prioritize potential road improvements to address current safety and efficiency concerns as well as support the next 30 years of growth and development in the Northern Hills community. The corridor planning study is being performed for a […]
HARRISBURG, S.D. –  Two females from Harrisburg, S.D., have been identified as those who died Wednesday when a pickup collided with a train near Harrisburg. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2018 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup was westbound on 274th Street, west of the intersection with 476th Avenue, when the driver did not yield at […]
UNDATED – When Amanda Claypool was 28, she left a government contracting job in Washington, D.C., and moved back to her parents’ house in upstate New York while she figured out her next step. Then the pandemic struck, and her temporary return lasted longer than she’d planned. Living with her parents for several months “helped […]
UNDATED – Average gasoline prices in South Dakota have fallen 8.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.11/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. Prices in South Dakota are 45.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 12.5 cents per gallon lower than a year […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A strong winter storm will impact the region late Monday night through Wednesday night, with heavy snow, wind, and mixed precipitation for much of northeast Wyoming and western South Dakota. The National Weather Service office in Rapid City says some areas could see some precipitation falling as freezing rain tonight, which […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Brett Gravelle scored for the second consecutive game but that was all the Rapid City Rush could manage as they were beaten by the Wichita Thunder 4-1 on Saturday night at The Monument Ice Arena. Rapid City’s winning streak was snapped at six games. The Rush opened the scoring late in […]
GOLDEN, Colo. – Black Hills State men’s basketball took No. 8/10 Colorado Mines to overtime before its 85-77 win Saturday night. The Yellow Jackets (10-0, 4-0 RMAC) saw 13 leads and 13 ties in the game as they continue their hot start to the season. Joel Scott led the offense with 23 points and 20 […]
Sharon was born on April 17, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota, as the oldest child of Hazel and […]
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