October 2015

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Aberdeen residents will get a chance to vote on a proposed $8 million public library. The American News reports ( ) that a petition drive collected more than 1,500 signatures, and only 783 were needed to force an election on the project the City Council approved about three weeks ago. The […]

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — The Spearfish City Council has authorized Mayor Dana Boke to set up a task force to discuss how firefighting will be handled in the city after the Black Hills community’s volunteer force has been dissolved. Volunteers announced late last month that they are closing the department after 134 years of service, […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The National Park Service is accepting proposals for a 10-year contract to manage parking, food, beverage and retail operations at Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The Rapid City Journal reports ( ) the contract is a combination of what now are two separate contracts. One is held by the nonprofit Mount […]

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — The Spearfish City Council has authorized Mayor Dana Boke to set up a task force to discuss future fire protection in the city. The volunteer fire department in Spearfish announced late last month that it’s dissolving after 134 years of service to the Black Hills community. Officials cited a lack of […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Army National Guard’s 155th Engineer Company has assumed responsibility for construction projects in Kuwait. The 155th recently took over mission responsibilities from the California Army National Guard’s 315th Engineer Company to improve survivability, remodel and complete new construction of base infrastructure in the U.S. Army Central area […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks is seeking public comment on completed revisions to the state’s current pheasant management plan. Division of Wildlife director Tony Leif says the revised plan refines the department’s approach to managing the popular game bird and its habitats. The new plan will be in effect until […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the South Dakota Lottery’s “Dakota Cash” game were: 03-15-19-21-34 (three, fifteen, nineteen, twenty-one, thirty-four)

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — In considering an expansion of Medicaid to make nearly 50,000 more state residents eligible for the program, South Dakota’s proposal also focuses on improving access to care and boosting the health of the state’s large Native American population. The Health Care Solutions Coalition met Wednesday in Pierre to discuss in part […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s early proposal to expand Medicaid also focuses on improving access to care for the state’s large Native American population. The Health Care Solutions Coalition met Wednesday in Pierre. The panel is discussing in part the proposal’s impact on Native Americans, who make up nearly 9 percent of the state’s […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The director of the Department of Veterans Affairs regional offices in Sioux Falls and Fargo, North Dakota, will retire later this month. The department says James Brubaker will retire on Oct. 30 after 28 years of service. Brubaker is responsible for administering compensation and vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits for […]