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Pierre City Commission To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. Again, a lighter agenda will come before the Commission. Commissioners will consider approval of a six-item consent calendar. The calendar includes minutes, claims the setting of two public hearings, a new hire and a volunteer fire department application. Only three action items will come before the Commission tonight. Commissioners will consider a request to bid for the Runway 13-31 project and a memorandum of understanding and facility lease with the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce. The Commission will also consider approval of project close outwith the United States Tennis Association for a grant for the Griffin Park tennis court resurfacing project. Commissioners will close out the meeting by presenting any dialogue items they may have. The Pierre City Commission meets tonight at 5:30 pm. The meeting is open to the public.
Post 8 Travels to Sioux Falls to Face West
Another big doubleheader is on tap for Pierre Post 8 as the Eights will travel to Sioux Falls area for the first of three times this week, taking on Sioux Falls West today. The Eights are 6-13 in South Dakota games and are closing in on clinching a spot in the playoffs which will be in a week and a half. Pierre potentially needs just one more win to guarantee a spot in the playoffs this season. However, with still six games remaining, plenty of wins can bring a high quality playoff spot and a better chance at making the state tournament. The Eights face West today, a team above them in the standings sitting at 9-13 in South Dakota games and in ninth place. Pierre faces both West and Brandon Valley in the first two doubleheaders this week, the two teams right above them in the standings as the Eights sit in 11th place.
Second Lil’ Govs Fun Run Tonight
Once again tonight, and every Tuesday in July, Pierre Cross Country coach Jim Keyes and the cross country team will be hosting the Lil’ Govs Summer Cross Country Fun Run. It will happen over the next three weeks, every Tuesday in July starting at 5:30 which will be down at the Griffin Park Tennis courts. The athletes will run on the bike path along the river and then turn and run back through the middle of the park. There will signage for kids to run a half mile, mile or two miles with the kids deciding how far they want to run. The goal of the runs is to grow the sport of cross country and have fun while doing it. It is for kids aged kindergarten through fifth grade.
GRIFFIN PARK TENNIS COURT UPGRADE COMPLETE
Part of US Open Legacy Initiative in honor of US Open champion Coco Gauff. Griffin Park has eight newly surfaced tennis courts and a professional tennis star to thank for a large chunk of it. Late last year, the City of Pierre received a grant from the United States Tennis...
Winner-Colome Pheasants, Renner Monarchs top amateur baseball poll
WATERTOWN — The Renner Monarchs are the new No. 1 team in Class A in this week's South Dakota amateur baseball poll. The Winner-Colome Pheasants continued to lead Class B. The final poll of the season will be released next week. Here is this week's complete poll:. Class B...
Braun Is Leader In Clubhouse After Day 1 Out West
SDGA Sanford Golf Series @ GC @ Red Rock [Mon] / Meadowbrook GC [Tues] (Rapid City) GGID: SGS24RC. RAPID CITY, SD (HubCityRadio.com) – After the first day of action out west from Red Rock GC in Rapid City, Aberdeen Central’s Olivia Braun continues her masterful run as one of the best female golfers in the state. After the first round, Braun sits in first place & the leader in the clubhouse, five strokes ahead of Mitchell’s Allison Meyerink. Braun carded a [+3, 75] for the first day and got off to a great start on the front and the back nine. She picked up birdies on the first & 10th hole, both of them par-fours’; she also picked up a birdie on the par three 12th hole + a birdie on the par four 17th hole. Braun will look to close things out on Tuesday in Rapid City from Meadowbrook GC, following her runner up finish in state match play in Brookings this past weekend.
Sturgis City Council to fill vacant Ward 3 seat Monday night
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The City of Sturgis is looking to fill a void. Monday night, the Sturgis City Council will fill a vacancy for an empty Ward 3 seat. A vacancy was created in the Sturgis City Council when Ward 3 council member Preston Williams resigned June 3.
Missing woman found safe in Richland County
RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A post being shared on social media prompted Richland County authorities to search for a missing woman. Several people reached out to Valley News Live on Wednesday with concerns surrounding a Facebook account and the alleged abuse being documented on it. A video on that Facebook page shows a woman repeatedly saying “stop” and crying out for help.
UI Health Care leads Iowa in US News & World Report rankings with top honors in 8 specialties
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center reaffirmed its position as Iowa's premier hospital, securing top honors in the U.S. News & World's report of "Best Hospitals" for 2024-2025. The school's various hospitals and clinics earned national recognition in eight adult specialties. "This national recognition is a testament to the compassionate, high-quality care...
Tribes in Minnesota are paying the steepest price for the steel industry’s mercury pollution
Demand for steel is on the rise globally, driven by population growth and the expanding economies in developing nations. The material will also be important to the green energy transition, forming the backbone of infrastructure like wind turbines, solar panels, and hydroelectric dams. Every part of the steel supply chain is heavily polluting, and the places in the U.S. where the steel industry is concentrated are disproportionately low-income and nonwhite, highlighting yet another instance in which the promises of development and climate solutions come at a steeper cost for some communities. What’s more, the country’s steel production is dominated by just two companies: U.S. Steel and Cleveland Cliffs.
From small-town SD to Nashville
LESTERVILLE, S.D. (KELO) – Tennessee might be the birthplace of country music, but out on a South Dakota farmhouse’s front porch, you can feel the soul of the music. “This is where country music is,” singer/songwriter Elizabeth Jo said. “We live the life of country music. I think it’s a lifestyle. I think it’s a way of life and family and friends and love stories, sad stories.”
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