Golf board on par with fundraising campaign

PIERRE — A Hillsview Golf Course fundraiser is off to a fast start and looks to come in under par in the time needed to raise $100,000. After just 12 days, $53,665 has been pledged in private contributions in an effort to build a new clubhouse at Hillsview.

POs OK in area

PIERRE — The U.S. Postal Service around the country is seeing a severe decline in the amount of mail it handles. The decrease is severe enough the USPS has announced plans to close branches around the country — but local post offices aren’t on the chopping block.

Fewer hunters pursuing ducks, geese

PIERRE — South Dakota remains a popular spot for non-residents to hunt waterfowl. But the numbers of South Dakotans hunting ducks and Canada geese continue to decline.

Area students help school

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Smoking ban referendum challenged

PIERRE — Opponents of South Dakota’s new state law banning smoking in bars, casinos and restaurants that serve alcohol might not get the chance to put the issue to a statewide vote after all.

Court delays end of trial

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Patrol finishes Barta report

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Celebrating past and future

PIERRE — Merle Sorenson has been a member of American Legion Post 8 for most of his long life. Phil Clements has been a member for just two years. But both men share the same pride — pride in how the past has developed, and pride in where it will go in the future.

Collision takes out boat

PIERRE — A collision north of Fort Pierre caused more than $60,000 worth of damage but no serious injuries Thursdays.

Flags fly in memory

PIERRE — On national holidays, American and state flags line the Pierre Fort Pierre bridge and in Hilger’s Gulch on a windy day as many as 55 American flags fill the air. It’s the work of two local groups and people with both groups say it’s work that is meant to impact the community.

Lake Sharpe clean-up

PIERRE — A new fishing club is going out on the water Wednesday but its members won’t be casting any lines for fish. Instead of keepers, local members of Walleyes Unlimited, a national fishing club, are looking for some “big uglies” in Lake Sharpe. from mattresses to refrigerators to freezers.

Pickup truck collides with River Cities Transit bus

PIERRE — An out-of-state pickup truck hit a River Cities Transit bus Monday afternoon on East Sioux Avenue after the truck failed to yield to the Transit vehicle.

Sixth Avenue repairs slashed

FORT PIERRE — The Fort Pierre City Council followed through Monday on its threat to not conduct major repairs on Sixth Avenue after several property owners refused to accept an assessment for curb and gutter repairs.

Police: Fourth of July weekend stayed orderly, safe

PIERRE — As crowds packed local parks and fireworks filled the sky on the Fourth of July, police and fire fighters said the holiday weekend was largely orderly and safe.

Small communities get help fixing municipal wastewater systems

PIERRE –— The rural communities of Conde and Rosholt received grants and Hecla won approval for a low-interest long-term loan Monday from the state Board of Water and Natural Resources for rebuilding their municipal wastewater systems.

Grass fire burns east of Pierre

PIERRE — A grass fire east of Pierre burned more than 8 acres and threatened a nearby house and barn before approximately 30 firefighters contained the blaze.

Plea agreement falls through for Ryan Murphey

PIERRE — A plea deal for Ryan Murphey expired Tuesday after his attorney, Wade Reimers, failed to make it to court. A court official attempted to contact Reimers and was told he was off Tuesday. 

Jail project on schedule

PIERRE — Construction of the Hughes County Jail remains on schedule, according to Jerry Johnson, project construction manager-at-risk, who addressed the Hughes County Commission Tuesday morning.

Cabinet secretary favors expanding Medicaid

PIERRE — If Medicaid services are ever to be expanded in South Dakota, state Secretary of Social Services Deb Bowman told legislators Tuesday, her first priority would be to help more financially strapped mothers-to-be during their pregnancies.

City commissioners get assignments

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Independence day

PIERRE — From rodeos to fireworks to a parade, Fourth of July fun is over but those in the community say it was a good one.

Harrold continues holiday traditions

HARROLD — A small but enthusiastic group of 26 entries lined up for Harrold’s Fourth of July parade Saturday morning.

Horse thieves sought

FORT PIERRE — When Wendy Halweg put her horse Dually in his stall after the Fourth of July Rodeo Saturday night, the pair had just turned in a strong third-place performance in the women’s barrel racing competition.

Long journey

PIERRE — When medical student Joe Forrester paddles his kayak past Pierre Thursday, it will be just one leg of an incredible journey — a 3,900-mile voyage from the headwaters of the Missouri River to the mouth of the Mississippi Rivier, one paddle-stroke at a time.

Cyclist makes stop in Pierre on national trek

PIERRE — On the day Brian Camara came through Pierre on his bike in June, he looked no different than the hundreds of Tour de Kota cyclists who were a days’ ride behind him in eastern South Dakota. But the difference in his journey and theirs was great — theirs is now over and his is still on going likely hundreds of miles away from South Dakota.

Grass grows at Washington

PIERRE — For years, Washington Elementary students have come home from school with worn-out shoes and ripped pants from high-energy play on the school’s asphalt playground. This year, Washington students will finally have grass to play on.

State wants to purchase more land at Bitter Lake

PIERRE — The state Game, Fish and Parks Commission has put the brakes on a plan to buy more private land around Bitter Lake in Day County for public use.

Lottery winnings continue

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