SPEARFISH — Inside Michelle Abbott’s second-grade classroom at West Elementary School, the words “work hard and be nice to people” are projected in bold black letters on the wall.
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Roxie Cooper, left, Sara Fitzgerald, and Jeremy Noren took the oath of office at Monday’s Whitewood City Council meeting. City Attorney John Fitzgerald Jr., not pictured, administered the oath. Fitzgerald represents Whitewood in Ward 1, with Burke in Ward 2, and Noren in Ward 3. Pioneer phot…
Amelia Knutson, Brason Meyer, and Jack Scharles display certificates they received at Monday’s Whitewood City Council meeting. The three each received a $1,000 scholarship as part of the Whitewood 8-10 Club’s annual award. Funds come from the Festival of Trees event, with recipients having W…
BROOKINGS — In this issue, you will find the annual publication of financial summaries of insurance companies licensed to do business in South Dakota.
CUSTER — For the second time, a committee of state lawmakers denied an attempt by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to increase the number of waterfowl licenses for out-of-state hunters, leaving the controversial rule change’s future in doubt.
CUSTER — State upland game officials finalized the plan that will govern pheasant management in the state for the next four years on Friday.
SPEARFISH — Middle school can be tough. For Miss Preteen South Dakota, Elliot Quinonez, that was certainly the case. She says it was her experience of middle school so far that prompted her to enter her first pageant.
Historic Preservation Commission appointments made
STURGIS — The 2024-2025 session of the Sturgis City Council began Monday with the swearing in of four new council members.
SPEARFISH — From December until through April, the Spearfish High School girls soccer team hosted the FUNdamentals Training Program, in Spearfish.
LINCOLN, Neb. — At the Cornhusker Stampede Friday and Saturday in Lincoln, Neb., the Black Hills State University (BHSU) women’s rodeo team placed first, and the men finished third in the final rodeo of the regular season.
SPEARFISH — Randy Doran will be the Black Hills State University (BHSU women’s golf coach,
RAPID CITY — The Black Hills Conference Golf Championships were held Tuesday at Hart Ranch, in Rapid City.
PIERRE — The South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA) Board of Directors has placed Sturgis Brown’s wrestling team on a one-year probation.
SPEARFISH — Spearfish Post 164 fell 19-14 to Harrisburg in the first game of a varsity high school baseball doubleheader played Saturday at Black Hills Energy Stadium. The teams combined for 15 runs in the eighth, extra frame.
SPEARFISH — Spearfish High School senior Sadie Gates signed a letter of intent Wednesday to compete in women’s soccer at Mount Marty University.
SPEARFISH — Rachel Erickson was introduced as the new Black Hills State women’s head basketball coach at a press conference Wednesday at the Joy Center.
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Fans packed into Churchill Downs Saturday for the 150th Kentucky Derby, the longest continuously held sporting event in the country, and many said they felt the milestone made race day feel extra special this year. Some said that as they approached the track, they imagined what Churchill Dow…
Juro Kara, who helped shape Japan’s postwar avant-garde theater, defiantly yet playfully transforming the essence of Kabuki aesthetics into modern storytelling, has died. He was 84. The playwright, director and troupe leader died Saturday from a blood clot in the brain, according to his thea…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky Derby look isn’t complete without headwear. Hats or fascinators for women. Hats for men, and not only traditional ones.
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