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Educators leaving The Right Turn in the fallMonday, July 28, 2008 6:05 AM CDTPIERRE — Teresa Johnson, executive director of The Right Turn, and Shane Cronin, advance high program coordinator for The Right Turn, may be leaving the alternative schooling facility but education remains their passion, they said. More of this story |
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Editor’s note: This is the first part in an occasional series to inform readers about green living and the impact humans have on the environment.
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BLUNT — Annika Russell is a teacher by profession and by definition.
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PIERRE — Unused and overlooking Fort Pierre, The Casey Tibbs South Dakota Rodeo Center has been something of an enigma on the hill. But the future museum and event center paying tribute to Casey Tibbs and Mattie Newcombe has two things it has not had in some time — an expected date of completion and an operating plan.
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PIERRE — For enthusiasts of outdoor sports, one of the biggest challenges in Pierre can be choosing whether to go hunting or fishing. But on Lake Oahe this weekend, more than 50 people on 32 teams didn’t have to choose as they competed in the U.S. Fresh Water Nationals spear fishing tournament.
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PIERRE — As summer winds down, pediatricians’ offices often experience a rush of youngsters getting needed shots before entering kindergarten. But those doctors are increasingly fielding questions of how autism may be linked to vaccinations.
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PIERRE — A town landmark in need of repair has become a priority for at least 18 city employees and a cause for a local group.
More of this storyFORT PIERRE — In the 19th century, the cross-country trail between Fort Pierre and Deadwood was the lifeline for the western city, bringing needed supplies and manpower to build Deadwood from a mining town to a commercial hub.Departing for Deadwood...
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More of this storySatellite uplink truck from Mitchell Tech visits Pierre for training
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PIERRE — From presidential campaigning to college sports to Washington, D.C., in Sept. 2001, Jim Grace has been there — and with him one of the more innovative educational programs in South Dakota and the country.
More of this storyHughes County Commission decides against wheel tax
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PIERRE — A motion to pass an increased wheel tax came to a halt Tuesday morning at the Hughes County Commission meeting. Commissioners Jim Hardwick, Brad Scott and Bill Abernathy voted against raising the wheel tax from $2 per wheel to $4 a wheel, or $8 per vehicle to $16 per vehicle. The three votes were enough to stop the presumptive tax that had the support of commissioners Roger Inman and Mark Venner.
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FORT PIERRE — Mike Jandreau, the chairman of the Lower Brule tribe, was confused about all the modern-day cowboys getting ready to ride covered wagons across the South Dakota prairie.
More of this storyTrail riders excited to leave after months of preparation
PIERRE — On the eve of a 17-day ride across the prairie of western South Dakota, 12-year-old Cody Witte has mixed feelings. He’s excited about the longest trip of his life, hoping to get on television, eager for months of preparation to pay off — and dreading two weeks without real bathrooms.
More of this storyPIERRE — The announcement by Dakota Fisheries, Inc. at the beginning of Tuesday’s Hughes County Board of Adjustment meeting didn’t end talk of a conditional-use permit for the potential company. Instead it shifted the potential location of the proposed Tilapia fish production and processing plant, and in the process conversation about it.
More of this storyCity looking to pay for land to hold Eagle Creek building
PIERRE — More than three-quarters of a million dollars of city money may go to build the new Eagle Creek facility, thereby improving Pierre’s infrastructure and attracting future economic development, city commission members and Pierre Economic Development Corp. representatives said Tuesday.
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FORT PIERRE — Gov. Mike Rounds has proclaimed today to be Roy Norman Family Day, honoring the work of a South Dakotan who saved much of the history of the Fort Pierre-Deadwood Trail.
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PIERRE — The announcement that a label, 16 years in the making, will be placed on meat in grocery stores by the fall has been met with varying degrees of enthusiasm by cattle-producer groups in the state.
More of this storyAttorney General warns of paving and roofing scams Targeting the State
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PIERRE — Glaring headlines about a credit crunch and home foreclosures might have some thinking twice about buying a home. But Terry Mills believes now is the perfect time to learn a little more about the home-buying process — particularly because of the mortgage crisis.
More of this storyHughes County resident has new idea for development
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PIERRE — Having pinpointed what he believes is a real housing want in the community, Don Sandberg, a Pierre home builder for 10 years, is now working to bring it to the home owners and horse lovers in the community.
More of this storyPartnership improving South Dakota and Suriname economies
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FORT PIERRE — After more than a year of anticipation, planning and preparation, western South Dakota’s traveling cowboy Disneyland finally hit the road Wednesday.
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PIERRE — They crawled, climbed and kayaked in Griffin Park Wednesday morning and afternoon and once 2 p.m. came they chalked it all up to another successful Great Day of Play in South Dakota.
More of this storyDowntown gearing up for Crazy Days
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PIERRE — Crazy Days event organizer, Kathy Villa, has been doing her part to make sure this year’s downtown sales event shows a lot of green.
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