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Governor, mayors ready to partyMonday, June 9, 2008 6:05 AM CDTPIERRE — An annual rite of summer for the community will be held June 11 beginning at 5 p.m. on the Capitol ground for this year’s Capital Community Celebration. More of this story |
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PIERRE — On a bright Friday afternoon after a week of rain that made the hills around the Hillsview Golf Course and Pro Shop green, the two-tone brown building sat as it had since the late 1970s. But that may be changing.
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SPEARFISH — From dealing with chemical spills to investigating arsons to operating high-tech equipment, area firefighters gained a wealth of knowledge over the weekend that will help them save lives.
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FORT PIERRE — World-class snorting and bucking were on display through the sun and the mud Saturday evening at the Stanley County Fairgrounds for the 16th annual Casey Tibbs Match of Champions.
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PIERRE — School may be out for summer, but for some new inhabitants of Pierre, it’s just beginning.
More of this storyGuides warn of dangers of swollen waters
PIERRE — Since last week’s storms, one that produced flash flooding and hail throughout Pierre and Hughes County, Caleb Gilkerson, part owner of Steamboat Inc, which offers kayaking trips primarily on the Cheyenne and White rivers, said the business has been staying off small tributaries, like the one that claimed Kevin Honness’ life Saturday afternoon.
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PIERRE — When Kevin Honness, 45, of New York, was discovered drowned in the Bad River Saturday evening, the senior field biologist at Ted Turner’s Bad River Ranch, took a passion for conservation with him and left a large project unfinished.
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More of this storyFORT PIERRE — A structural study of Stanley County School District’s school buildings brought back both good and bad news to the school board Monday night.
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PIERRE — It’s a literal sign of the times on the Burger King drive through boxes: No tomatoes.
More of this storyFarmers hard hit by storm after assessing crop damage
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PIERRE — A week and a day since severe storms produced flash flooding in Pierre and hail in the Hughes County, crop insurance adjusters for are looking at impacted fields.
More of this storyCounty suffers damage during flooding
FORT PIERRE — Stanley County commissioners made an emergency declaration for the county due to the June 2 thunderstorm at a special meeting Tuesday night.
More of this storyMayor fears city insurance providers will flush sewer damage claims
PIERRE — Homeowners who wound up in a stink last week after flash flooding caused sewer back-ups may not be covered under the city’s insurance, the mayor said.
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PIERRE — For the first time in Capital Community Celebration’s running, Pierre Mayor Dennis Eisnach was not in attendance Wednesday evening. Unable to be there due to a pressing engagement out of town, Eisnach, who will end his six years as mayor after Laurie Gill takes over July 1, said he missed the community picnic and events for a number of reasons.
More of this storyBurglars sentenced in Stanley County
FORT PIERRE — Two men charged in separate 2007 burglaries of Stanley County businesses were sentenced Wednesday morning.
More of this storyCity in good shape despite funding cut
PIERRE — Though this year’s mosquito control grant from the state for Pierre is about half of what it was last year, Parks and Recreation Department director Tom Farnsworth said the city is still in good shape for mosquito control.
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FORT PIERRE — In a Wednesday hearing wrought with anger and emotional testimony, Circuit Judge Mark Barnett sentenced a man charged with sexually abusing a teenage girl to 30 years in the state penitentiary.
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PIERRE — It’s Wednesday morning and Deb Jensen, manager of the Lincoln Apartments, sits with Alice Jordan, a longtime tenant. Around them are plants and outside the windows of the sitting room where they are visiting is a large flower bed, lush after spring rains.
More of this storyBlemaster keeping same duties; change in pay to come though
PIERRE — Now-Assistant Chief of Police Elton Blemaster’s move from police chief to assistant chief Wednesday was a change in name, more than duties, Pierre city commissioner Jason Glodt said.
More of this storyPlans for fish farm resurface in Hughes County
PIERRE — On June 16, Min-Kota Fisheries will go before the Hughes County Commission to present plans for a proposed tilapia fish processing plant site on Grey Goose Road, said Richard Fagen, Min-Kota president.
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PIERRE — First, Minnehaha Sheriff’s Department Deputy Trevor Osmer asked the students to do the wave. Then he pointed at people at random and asked them to do the wave on their own. The students standing up and waving their arms sporadically were meant to represent the misfiring of the brain’s neurons after taking drugs.
More of this storyArtist Eric Lehner uses a brush, like many artists do, to paint his abstract works on canvas. But, aside from that fact, a person couldn’t call Lehner a typical artist.
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