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Gebhart wins Top Hand Award at SDSU Extension Rangeland Days

South Dakota State University Extension hosted 133 youth participants at the 41st annual Rangeland and 20th annual Soil Days contests on June 10-11 in Belle Fourche.A joint effort between SDSU Extension, South Dakota Society for Range Management, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the...

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe member selected as Bush Fellow

The Bush Foundation last week announced its 2025 Bush Fellows – individuals whose bold vision and leadership are shaping communities in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography.John Little, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, who now...

Dewey County okays burn ban adjustment to D1 drought level

The Dewey County Commission made a change in a proposed open burn ban ordinance, voted to advertise for sale three pieces of property and a 2019 vehicle, and to call for bids for crushing 50,000 tons of gravel at the Floyd Smith gravel pit.
Land enrolled in the Public Access to Habitat program is recognized with a sign on the property. Photo courtesy of Pheasants Forever

Land enrolled in the Public Access to Habitat program is recognized with a sign on the property. Photo courtesy of Pheasants Forever

Ziebach County landowner enrolls nearly 30,000 acres in public access initiative

Pheasants Forever has enrolled a new landowner in its Public Access to Habitat (PATH) program that will open nearly 30,000 new acres of private land - much of it in Ziebach County - to public hunting and recreation.
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CRST Chairman urges county to improve its access for tribal voters

The Dewey County Board of Commissioners met in executive session with State’s Attorney Shane Penfield at their July 3 meeting to discuss a letter from Ryman LeBeau, chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST).In the letter, LeBeau expressed concern about the county’s “ongoing failure to...
Clara Nilson, daughter of Kyle and Alision Nilson, screams as she goes down the giant water slide at the Timber Lake Fire Department’s annual 4th of July picnic last Friday. The water slide and other inflatables helped the kids beat the heat outside while the firemen served up traditional picnic food of burgers, hot dogs and watermelon in the Timber Lake Community Center. Photo by Jon Flatland

Clara Nilson, daughter of Kyle and Alision Nilson, screams as she goes down the giant water slide at the Timber Lake Fire Department’s annual 4th of July picnic last Friday. The water slide and other inflatables helped the kids beat the heat outside while the firemen served up traditional picnic food of burgers, hot dogs and watermelon in the Timber Lake Community Center. Photo by Jon Flatland

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Dark areas on this map of South Dakota indicate regions considered “legal deserts” due to a lack of attorneys and other factors.

Dark areas on this map of South Dakota indicate regions considered “legal deserts” due to a lack of attorneys and other factors.

Mobile legal aid office - the Justice Bus - launches in S.D.

Will be at Eagle Butte’s Hometown Days on July 17A nonprofit providing legal aid to low-income South Dakotans has launched the state’s first mobile legal aid office, aiming to increase accessibility across the state.Swaths of western South Dakota are considered legal deserts, where barriers such as...
The U.S. Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a complaint and compliance order on Jack’s Service in Isabel after an inspection last year indicated fuels remained in a 3,000 gallon underground storage tank despite the business closing in late 2022. Photo by Jon Flatland

The U.S. Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a complaint and compliance order on Jack’s Service in Isabel after an inspection last year indicated fuels remained in a 3,000 gallon underground storage tank despite the business closing in late 2022. Photo by Jon Flatland

EPA files complaint, compliance order on Jack’s Service

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a complaint, compliance order and a notice of opportunity for a hearing on Jack’s Service Center in Isabel for alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act regulations pertaining to underground storage tanks and regulated...

Dewey Co. cookie, pie contest to open annual Days of 1910

Area bakers are invited to show off their baking talents by entering the Dewey County Cookie Contest and/or Pie Contest being held on Thursday, July 24.Participants are asked to enter their favorite cookies or pie between 9:00-9:45 a.m. at the Timber Lake Community Center.

Proposed county budget mirrors 2025 plan

A proposed budget for Dewey County for 2026 looks very similar to the 2025 budget.County Auditor Jamalia Franzen presented the department budget requests, which totaled $3,729,564, to the county commission at the July 3 meeting.That figure is about $28,000 more than the 2025 budget although there...