Winter storm leads to school closures

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Sturgis Main Street Tuesday Morning.

UNDATED – Here’s a list of school closures due to the winter storm impacting the area:

— Belle Fourche School District, virtual learning day Tuesday

— Bennett County School District, closed Tuesday

— Black Hills State University, closed Tuesday

— Black Hills Christian Academy, closed Tuesday

— Calvary Christian School, closed Tuesday

— Creekside Christian School, closed Tuesday

— Custer School District, closed Tuesday

— Douglas School District, closed Tuesday

— Dupree School District, closed Tuesday

— Edgemont School District, closed Tuesday

— Faith School District, closed Tuesday

— Hill City School District, closed Tuesday

— Hot Springs School District, closed Tuesday

— Lead-Deadwood School District, closed Tuesday

— Lemmon School District, closed Tuesday

— Meade School District, closed Tuesday

— Newell School District, closed Tuesday

— New Underwood School District, closed Tuesday

— Philip School District, closed Tuesday

— Rapid City Catholic Schools, closed Tuesday

— Rapid City Area Schools, closed Tuesday

— South Dakota Mines, offices closed Tuesday

— South Dakota School for the Deaf, closed Tuesday

— South Dakota State University College of Nursing, closed Tuesday

— Spearfish School District, closed Tuesday

— St. Paul’s Lutheran School, closed Tuesday

— Wall School District, closed Tuesday

— Western Dakota Technical College main campus, closed Tuesday

— Western Dakota Technical College Whitewood satellite, closed Tuesday

— Zion Lutheran School, closed Tuesday

Also closed today is the Fourth Circuit Court, the City of Sturgis and City of Box Elder.

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