Missouri Shores golf tournament to benefit area children in need

PIERRE — With an annual tournament set for Aug. 7, Golf-O-Rama coordinators are hoping for better than par.

City prepares for Crazy Days

PIERRE — No summer is complete without Crazy Days and this year is no different.

Actor hopes to see world joining Navy

PIERRE — Many Pierre residents know Patrick Gengler as a talented thespian, able to portray characters ranging from comic relief to nefarious villains. Now Gengler is leaving Pierre to see the world — and learn how to speak its languages.

Labor Dept.invests in LATI programs

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Fish out of water

PIERRE — Many in the community have noticed a number of dead, floating fish in Lake Sharpe but officials with South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks said it’s a sign of high times on Lake Oahe and nothing to worry about.

Rounds names Certified-ready site task force

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SC School Board focuses on food service

FORT PIERRE — Changes being discussed by the Stanley County School Board could introduce new options for student lunches and maybe even bring something new to the district’s food service budget: A profit.

Businesses go smoke-free in anticipation of law

PIERRE — The smoking ban passed by South Dakota’s Legislature this spring will be debated in the courts, but some local businesses aren’t waiting for the law to take effect before they go smoke-free.

Coalition against assault receives $156,250 grant

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Bridge found for bike trail

PIERRE — Don’t call the 80-year-old bridge for the bike path a bridge to nowhere.

Kleinsasser sentencing rescheduled for Aug. 31

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Huffing a deadly act for teens

PIERRE — When the South Dakota Highway Patrol concluded a Pierre teenager was huffing chemical vapors before his fatal June car accident, it cast a light on a practice many educators and counselors say is becoming disturbingly common among teens.

State to receive $333,100 for juvenile program

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Racing to repair

FORT PIERRE — The city of Fort Pierre is racing time and the weather to try to repair Verendrye Drive before the Aug. 14 grand opening of the Casey Tibbs Rodeo Center.

Hughes County budget in works

PIERRE — Putting together the Hughes County budget is rarely an easy process but this year’s duty comes with one big question mark — the new jail. 

Governor: Economic rebound will take time

PIERRE — The economies of South Dakota and the nation will take longer to rebound than was earlier thought, Gov. Mike Rounds said Wednesday.

Rounds says H1N1 flu poses threat to schools

PIERRE — Teenagers seem to be most susceptible to contracting the H1N1 flu virus, and the strategy of keeping sick children home will challenge the normal operations at schools as well as the employers of the parents, Gov. Mike Rounds said Wednesday during a meeting with South Dakota school superintendents.

Heritage travel itinerary highlights local treasures

PIERRE — Locals and those visiting the community now have a list of things to see.

South Dakota smoking ban vote fails

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Pierre plans for flooding

PIERRE — It’s been more than a year since torrential rains caused flooding in southeast Pierre streets and homes. Tuesday, the Pierre City Commission took a step toward minimizing those problems in the future. 

Murphey pleads guilty

PIERRE — Ryan Murphey pleaded guilty to sexual contact with a minor and fourth-degree rape and no contest to a second count of sexual contact with a minor Tuesday in Hughes County court.

United Way announces co-chairs

PIERRE — The Capital Area United Way celebrated a day of new beginnings Tuesday, cutting the ribbon on a new office and announcing new co-chairs for its 2009 fundraising campaign.

Home sweet home

PIERRE — Lenaire Azure, 14, is entering her final year as a student at the Pierre Indian Learning Center. She likes the existing two dorms she and other students sleep in, though she joked Thursday she is contemplating drastic action to enjoy the new, modern, spacious and air-conditioned dormitory scheduled to open in August 2010.

Work on terminal to begin

PIERRE — As construction crews make a haul road over North Airport Road next week, they will be making a short path to what should be a lasting project.

Horse theft affecting state, nation

FORT PIERRE — When Marsha Swanberg heard about what had happened to the rodeo horse Dually after the Fourth of July Rodeo in Fort Pierre, she said she got sick to her stomach and cried for an hour. She still follows the case of the injured horse on a daily basis.

3 more projects receive DOT funds

PIERRE – The state Transportation Commission gave its OK Thursday for the communities of Spearfish, Wolsey and Madison to receive federal stimulus grants for bike-path and historic train-depot projects.

State, MIT to train laid-off workers

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