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The history of the Sturgis Rally roars to life on the cover of the 2024 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Magazine in a painting by renowned artist Scott Jacobs. The annual handbook of happenings, businesses and the best places to ride and hang out during the Rally, the magazine is published by the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum in partnership with the City of Sturgis. Thousands of copies are distributed through tourist information centers and businesses throughout the summer.
Meet the new owners at Pets & Stuff in Mobridge
After nearly 25 years in business as Pets N Stuff in Mobridge, Tami Schanzenbach retired this summer and gave the keys of the pet store and rescue to Kyle and Lainey Beier. The store is now known as Pets & Stuff, and Lainey talked about how it all came to be.
Chester School Board to consider interim superintendent contract
The Chester Area School Board will hold a special meeting in the high school library on Aug. 2 at 5:30 p.m. The board will hold an executive session to discuss personnel, specifically regarding an interim superintendent contract.
Health care professionals start bouquet bar business
A new business is blooming for longtime friends and colleagues in the health care community. Tara Lothspeich and Sidney Jass opened 605 Petals & Pines earlier this year and began selling flowers this summer. Lothspeich and Jass are health care professionals who have been friends since middle school. This past...
Regents change political activity policy to allow employees to run for Legislature
The South Dakota Board of Regents changed its political activity policy at its Thursday meeting in Madison to allow public university employees to run for state legislative office. The change comes six months after the state Supreme Court reversed its decision on whether state employees can run for elected office. For decades, state employees were...
Smithfield Foods supports North America's largest environmental education program
Smithfield Foods is sponsoring the 2024 National Conservation Foundation-Envirothon Competition, an international environmental and natural resource problem-solving competition that builds leadership experience for high school students, with $89,000 in funding. "Empowering youth through educational programs and competitions like NCF-Envirothon is key to solving the planet's most pressing environmental challenges such...
BESCH WITH SHEEP SHED UPDATE
With an annual report before the Huron City Commission a week ago Peggy Besch manager of the South Dakota State Fair gave an update on the planned new sheep complex. The former “H” shaped sheep barn was removed a couple years ago to make room for the Dakota Events Complex the DEX. Groundbreaking for “the Shed” will be held at the start of the 2024 South Dakota State Fair. If you want more information on the raise the shed campaign and fundraising efforts along with architectural drawings go to http://sdstatefairfoundation.com.
Hills & Valley Riding Club holds 28th Annual Ranch Rodeo July 20 at Miles Nelson Arena
The 28th Annual Hills & Valley Riding Club Ranch Rodeo was held Saturday, July 20, at the Miles Nelson Arena in Sisseton. Teams competed in six events: Team Penning, Team Branding, Team Doctoring, Double Muggin’, Team Poles and Barrels, and Calf Sled Relay. Each team consissted of one youth 14 years or younger, one female, and two other members. There were ten teams competing this year for prize money, buckles and a fun time. For more on this story and many more please purchase a copy of the Sisseton Courier on news stands now or purchase a copy of the E-edtion on this website.
John Deere Reportedly Lays Off 489 Workers – Most in Illinois
What a terrible way to start the week if you're a worker for John Deere in Illinois and especially the Quad Cities region. A report today says that 489 workers have been laid off in both Iowa and Illinois with a vast majority being in the Land of Lincoln. I...
'Down Home Fab' casting Sioux Falls homeowners for season 3
Sioux Falls’ Chelsea and Cole DeBoer, of HGTV reality series “Down Home Fab,” are casting area homes for Season 3 of their home design show, premiering in 2025. More: Is 'Down Home Fab' SD’s 'Fixer Upper?' Sioux Falls’ HGTV celebs are putting city on the map ...
Two Redlin originals donated to the Terry Redlin Art Center
WATERTOWN, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Thanks to the generosity of an Arizona couple, two Terry Redlin original oil paintings have found their way “home.”. The pieces “The Master’s Domain” and “On the Alert” will now be displayed at the Terry Redlin Art Center in Watertown, which opened in 1997 to display the works of the Watertown artist.
South Dakota father is leading effort to restore abortion rights in the state
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of conversations about voter-initiated efforts to restore abortion access across the country. Unlike other abortion-rights initiatives across the country, major reproductive rights groups haven’t backed the effort to restore access in South Dakota. But that hasn’t stopped Dakotans for Health — a ballot question committee behind […]
The Black Hills Farmer's Market keeps Rapid City colorful
RAPID CITY, S.D. – As you’re driving through the hills this week, you might want to stop at one of Rapid City’s gems. The Black Hills Farmer’s Market is open every Saturday 8 AM to 1 PM. Wednesdays are added to the rotation starting on July 4th running through October.
Nilsen competes at 2024 Paris Olympics
SAINT-DENIS, France (USD) — Competing in his second Olympics Saturday morning, South Dakota alumnus Chris Nilsen ’20 came up short of making the final in the pole vault competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Nilsen, the silver medalist three years ago at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, cleared the opening bar height of 5.40 meters […]
Post 8 State Tournament Continues Through Weekend
The first day of the state tournaments for 13U, 14U and Junior legion have all been completed and the weekend will continue for those three Pierre Post 8 teams with two more guaranteed games. The 13U team will play again on Friday, this time against Watertown at 5:30 before wrapping...
Post 22 eliminated from State Legion Tournament
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -After dropping its first game at the state tournament the Post 22 baseball team bounced back to defeat Yankton 9-2 to avoid elimination on Wednesday. Thursday afternoon the Hardhats hit the diamond for another elimination game against Harrisburg Gold. The Hardhats came up on the short end falling 15-5 in five innings.