After the storm

FORT PIERRE — Stacey LaCompte was at the Pierre Relay For Life July 18, before that night’s massive thunderstorm broke up the event and sent her home. The next morning, as she drove to the relay’s breakfast, she saw fallen trees and branches and had a horrified thought: “Oh no — what about my tepees?”

There’s still time to sign up for life-changing course

PIERRE — It is easy to call something life-changing. What isn’t easy is to actually follow through with that sentiment.

DOH officials: TB cases up in SD

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Developers asked to develop to make room for growth

PIERRE — With the second group of Eagle Creek trainees set to begin training on Monday, city officials and Eagle Creek representatives are asking local developers to develop.

New Web site a step toward more open government, officials say

PIERRE — Gov. Michael Rounds unveiled a new Web site Friday offering substantial information about state finances, wages, salaries and contract work — a move even heralded by those who have criticized the governor for secrecy.

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CHC exhibit is for the birds

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A day of play and learning

It was Friday, school was out, and children were having fun. But in Stanley County, they were also learning.

Pool provisions still being planned

PIERRE — With a deadline set for mid-October to give its recommendations to the Pierre City Commission and the Fort Pierre City Council, the Mayors’ Outdoor Pool Task Force met Friday to put together a working draft.

Young but wise

BLUNT — First-grader Brianna Fanger doesn’t want to be a movie star. She doesn’t want to be a rock star either, even though she likes wearing Hannah Montana jeans.

Learning peace and stability

PIERRE — It might not be Harvard or Yale or even Capital University Center, but the Financial Peace University course coming to Pierre this fall does have the advantage of being inexpensive.

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Signs of upcoming work visible at Spring Creek area

PIERRE — The site of 50 concrete blocks weighing 10,000 pounds apiece and piles and rows of 7-foot-tall, 1,200-pound tires does more than hint that something is up at Spring Creek and Lighthouse Point.

Hughes County budget decided

PIERRE — It was a night proving the effects of a year of unexpected costs for the Hughes County Commission Monday. And with a unanimous vote, commissioners passed the 2009 budget during the county commission meeting.

Despite push toward less waste, recyclables don’t stack up

PIERRE — After the Pierre school districts’ initiative to reduce its use of paper products at the administrative level this year, school officials say the district is restricted in what it can do to reduce waste from school lunches.

City struggling with quality of street project

FORT PIERRE — The Fort Pierre City Council is still debating what to do about faulty chip-seal work, but finally came to agreement Monday on another issue that has plagued them for two months: vicious dogs.

Stanley County bucking the trend

FORT PIERRE — Stanley County School District’s Dakota STEP test results for 2008 showed noticeable improvements over the previous year’s scores, even as a statewide pattern of poorer performance among high school students persisted.

A better place to argue

PIERRE — Work is nearing completion on a renovation of the fourth floor of the Capitol building designed to make government meetings more accessible for the public.

Budget process a balancing act for Pierre

PIERRE — At the close of Tuesday’s meeting, the bottom line was clear for the Pierre City Commission: $2.3 million dollars. That is the deficit remaining for the proposed 2009 budget.

More crime creates need for more funding

PIERRE — A troubling number of juveniles in the county being detained this year may be an increasing community burden for a number of reasons. But the proposed juvenile facility could alleviate the financial and social problems associated with detaining Hughes County juveniles, according to Hughes County sheriff Mike Leidholt.

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Kolbeck named to national board

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Groups join forces to fight IM 10

PIERRE — A broad coalition of statewide associations rolled out their campaign against Initiated Measure 10 Wednesday, claiming it would have a stifling effect on free speech.

Meeting a need

PIERRE — Though managing day care centers includes caring for children, it is not child’s play. And a new class in town is offering a little guidance.

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Staggered registration available for commercial vehicles

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Investing in US

PIERRE — Ever since the collapse of the I35-W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis in Aug. 2007, politicians have been talking about the need for expanded infrastructure spending. But high gas prices have led to less driving and thus gas tax revenue for the federal Highway Trust Fund which pays for road construction, leaving the future of infrastructure funding up in the air.

State Insurance Division optimistic about AIG crisis

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Firefighters heat up Fort Pierre

FORT PIERRE — Tuesday’s warm mid-September night was a little hotter on the west side of the river.

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