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Museum hosts living area black history

Museum hosts living area black history

BELLE FOURCHE - How could a former black slave become considered one of the first white women in the Black Hills, run a business and retire to a Tri-State area homestead?

Feb 08, 2012 | 2:15 am | (1) Comments

Area Sports Roundup: Stevens wrestlers beat Broncs in home finale

Rapid City Stevens controlled the middling and heavier weights to earn a 51-26 dual win over Belle Fourche in the Raiders’ final home match of the season on Tuesday night at Carold Heier Gymnasium. 

Feb 07, 2012 | 9:48 pm | (0) Comments

State Historical Society adds Lawrence County property to National Register

The Hardy Ranger Station in Lawrence County was added in January to the National Register of Historic Places, according to the South Dakota State Historical Society.

Feb 07, 2012 | 7:04 pm | (0) Comments

Chamber businesses request ability to bus guests downtown

Chamber businesses request ability to bus guests downtown

Representatives of the Deadwood Chamber of Commerce asked the city Monday to consider changing an ordinance to allow convention centers to shuttle guests inside Deadwood city limits.

Feb 07, 2012 | 12:15 pm | (0) Comments

University of Wyoming names area students to fall dean’s list

Area students named to the University of Wyoming, Laramie, 2011 fall semester dean's and dean’s freshman honor roll include Jessica Gran and Jeffrey Nelson of Belle Fourche; Joel Fundaun and Elijah Kruse of Deadwood; Davina Samuelson of St. Onge; and Derek Deis and Ian Hall of Spearfish.

Feb 07, 2012 | 9:17 am | (0) Comments

Belle Joli Winery gets USDA marketing grant

Belle Joli Winery gets USDA marketing grant

BELLE FOURCHE - The big vineyard just east of Belle Fourche is beginning to bring in the grapes Belle Joli needs to step up from 4,000 cases of wine to 10,000 cases.

Feb 07, 2012 | 2:00 am | (0) Comments

Deadwood's past can be seen in historical photos

Deadwood's past can be seen in historical photos

Historical photos gallery offers a peek into Deadwood's past. Click on the gallery here.

Feb 06, 2012 | 3:37 pm | (0) Comments

Lion season update

Lion season update

Lion season update

Feb 06, 2012 | 5:30 am | (0) Comments

Deadwood hosts super tailgate party

Deadwood hosts super tailgate party

Talent sent a Rapid City native to the NFL in 1974 and kept him there as a defensive lineman for 14 years.

Feb 06, 2012 | 4:00 am | (0) Comments

Lawmakers stampede to make buffalo the state mascot

Lawmakers stampede to make buffalo the state mascot

South Dakota has more buffalo than any other state. It has the towns of Buffalo and Buffalo Gap, the annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup, and even the Buffalo Chip.

Feb 04, 2012 | 11:00 am | (6) Comments

Music and debate planned at Homestake Adams center

Music and debate planned at Homestake Adams center

The Lead-Deadwood High School will host an evening of music and debate at the Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center (HARCC), 150 Sherman St., at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7.

Feb 04, 2012 | 10:00 am | (0) Comments

Preservation Thursday highlights the tradition of Lakota drumming

The Adams Museum and the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission will host Pat Bad Hand Sr. at the next Preservation Thursday at noon Feb. 9, at the Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center, 150 Sherman St.

Feb 04, 2012 | 8:00 am | (0) Comments

Ski conditions report for Friday, Feb. 3

Ski conditions report for Friday, Feb. 3

Terry Peak Ski Resort near Lead has a 16- to 22-inch base with a total of 84 inches of snow this season. There was a half inch of new snow this week.

Feb 03, 2012 | 9:16 am | (0) Comments

Deadwood-Lead 76ers compete at Black Hills Gold Invitational

Feb 02, 2012 | 5:07 pm | (0) Comments

Legislature kills prairie dog bill

A group of riled-up ranchers, who were hoping the Legislature would let them sue the state over prairie dogs, went home disappointed Wednesday.

Feb 02, 2012 | 4:00 am | (0) Comments

Deadwood couple appears in court on synthetic drugs charge

Deadwood couple appears in court on synthetic drugs charge

Pam's Purple Door owners Anita and Harlan Kirwan had their initial court appearance Wednesday on five counts of possession, sale or distribution of certain substances for the purpose of intoxication.

Feb 02, 2012 | 3:00 am | (0) Comments

Joe Nichols to perform in Deadwood Saturday night

Country singer Joe Nichols will perform at the Deadwood Mountain Grand on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 8 p.m. 

Feb 01, 2012 | 7:20 am | (0) Comments

Deadwood throwing the state’s largest tailgate party

Deadwood is hosting South Dakota's Largest Tailgate Party this weekend.

Feb 01, 2012 | 6:00 am | (0) Comments

High School Basketball: Spearfish girls have little trouble with 'Diggers

After absorbing its first two losses of the season last week in back-to-back road contests at St. Thomas More and Pierre, Spearfish got back on the winning side of the ledger, claiming a 69-40 win over Lead-Deadwood in a Black Hills Conference varsity girls basketball…

Jan 31, 2012 | 11:46 pm | (0) Comments

High School Roundup: Spearfish boys cruise past Lead-Deadwood

Spearfish followed up its upset of then-Class AA second-ranked Pierre last Friday by drubbing Lead-Deadwood 85-41 on Tuesday. 

Jan 31, 2012 | 11:15 pm | (0) Comments

Deadwood police chief honored for work with child ID program

Deadwood police chief honored for work with child ID program

DEADWOOD — Deadwood Police Chief Kelly Fuller was recently honored by the Freemasons of South Dakota for the Deadwood Police Department’s support of the South Dakota Freemasons Child Identification Program and Fuller’s willingness to be the SDCHIP spokesman on the South Dakota Child Ident…

Jan 31, 2012 | 1:19 pm | (0) Comments

Warm temps, little snow hinders ski resort

Warm temps, little snow hinders ski resort

Unseasonably warm temperatures in Rapid City and at the base of the Black Hills are drawing fewer skiers and snowboarders to Terry Peak.

Jan 31, 2012 | 4:00 am | (0) Comments

Take a look at  Deadwood, Spearfish in the past

Take a look at Deadwood, Spearfish in the past

Go back in history with photos from the Black Hills' past. Click here to see our historical photos gallery for January, including Deadwood and S…

Jan 30, 2012 | 2:27 pm | (0) Comments

Celebrate Mardi Gras Deadwood-style

The 2012 Mardi Gras festival hits Deadwood on Feb. 10 and 11, and organizers expect thousands of bead-wearing revelers to pour onto historic Main Street for colorful parades, spicy Cajun food, Mardi Gras royalty and two nights of top-notch Zydeco music.

Jan 30, 2012 | 7:00 am | (0) Comments

Mardi Gras king and queen finalists narrowed to two couples

The Deadwood Mardi Gras king and queen will be crowned Friday, Feb. 10.

Jan 29, 2012 | 1:21 pm | (0) Comments

Adams Learning Workshop plans Chinese New Year Party

Adams Learning Workshop plans Chinese New Year Party

The Adams Learning Workshop series for students in grades K-12 continues Feb. 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a Chinese New Year party.

Jan 29, 2012 | 8:00 am | (0) Comments

Montgomery: From flags to fake pot, legislators have busy week

After several weeks interrupted by speeches and funerals, the South Dakota Legislature hit full speed last week. Almost 500 bills have been submitted, many of them highly controversial. Here's what elected officials have been up to in Pierre:

Jan 29, 2012 | 7:00 am | (0) Comments

Education, taxes, pine beetles topics at crackerbarrel

Education, taxes, pine beetles topics at crackerbarrel

District 31's state legislators tackled an array of issues at Saturday's crackerbarrel at Black Hills State University, voicing support or opposition on issues from education to taxes, mountain pine beetles and the proposed new state flag.

Jan 29, 2012 | 4:00 am | (0) Comments

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology unveils equipment donations
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology unveils equipment donations
Shashi Kanth, head of the Mining and Engineering Management Department at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology talks about equipment donations received from several companies and what it will mean for students.
Pets of the week: Mustange and Maxx
Pets of the week: Mustange and Maxx
Mustange is an 11-month-old Domestic Shorthair/mix. Maxx is a 1-year-old Retriever, Labrador/mix.
Partners team up to reduce mountain pine beetle in the Northern Hills and Black Hills National Forest
Partners team up to reduce mountain pine beetle in the Northern Hills and Black Hills National Forest
The Northern Hills Ranger District recently signed a participating agreement with Lawrence County to reduce the mountain pine beetle epidemic in the Northern Hills.
Jeri and Richard Behringer: Librage owners
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Jeri and Richard Behringer talk about their retirement and garage turned library.
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Two-Minute Minors
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Bosnian Man Living in a Cave
Bosnian Man Living in a Cave
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Steer wrestling action
Steer wrestling action
Watch steer wrestling action from the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo Friday.
Barrel racing action
Barrel racing action
Watch barrel racing from the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo Friday morning.
Pets of the week: Morris and Maxx
Pets of the week: Morris and Maxx
Morris is a 4-year-old Domestic Shorthair mix. Maxx is a 1-year-old Retriever, Labrador/mix.
Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo draw
Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo draw
Folks at the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo talk about their reasons for coming to the show Thursday night.

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