By Brandon Bennett |STURGIS| The Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau has a new members services director, Annie Deschaine. She’s originally from Wisconsin and was an Air Force brat.“We had a lot of family that settled out here and seven years ago my parents decided to move back and I followed them,” she […]
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By Richelle Bruch |FT. MEADE| On Saturday, June 20th, Sturgis Outdoors partnered with the Black Hills Volksmarch Association to host the Sturgis Volksmarch. Sturgis Outdoors leaned into America’s 250th birthday this year, featuring the Fort Meade Trail with informational stands speckled throughout the first portion of the route, each highlighting a piece of Fort Meade’s […]
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By Brandon Bennett |STURGIS| Uber and Lyft can operate in Sturgis, they must have a taxi cab license from the city. In 2024, the city repealed any restrictions on Uber and Lyft when they repealed Chapter 37.03: Transportation Network Company Driver Registration & Regulation. ORDINANCE 2024-01 AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL STURGIS MUNICIPAL CODE (SMC) CHAPTER […]
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By Brandon Bennett |STURGIS| The Sturgis City Council took yet another look at the rally sponsorship program at its meeting June 15th. City Administrator Aaron Jordan reminded the body where things are. “This resolution had been before the council several times and have received some feedback from interested community members. Right now we have three […]
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By Brandon Bennett |STURGIS| Here’s Committee and Board Appointments For the City of Sturgis Standing Committees Legal & Finance Committee • Mayor Rod Bradley • Council President Tony Dargatz • Councilman Alex Usera • Councilman Mark Chaplin • Councilman Terry Keszler Infrastructure Advisory Committee • Councilman Jesse Blakeman • Councilman Mark Chaplin • Councilman Terry […]
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By Brandon Bennett |STURGIS| It should be noted that after decades of organizing traffic control and flow, Public Works Director Rick Bush still seeks approval from the city council to close Main Street for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. He did just that at the June 15th meeting with Resolution 2026-28 to close streets. “So we’ll […]
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By Brandon Bennett |STURGIS| — The Sturgis City Council approved a mural designed to celebrate the 250th birthday of America that would be located at Harley Davidson Rally Point Plaza. The request came from Sponsorships Director Lance Schere at its meeting June 15th. “This year marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United […]
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By Sturgis Chamber |Sturgis| Week 2 of Music on Main may have been windy, but a little weather will never slow us down! This week, we had over 220 registered bike racers! Thank you to the Loud American Sturgis for allowing us to move the event to your venue! A huge thank you to First […]
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By The Sturgis Chamber |Sturgis| Ahhh, Cinderella. One can’t help but love this show, with music by Richard Rodgers and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. All the favorite songs are in this ‘Enchanted Version” of the well-loved story. The fairytale begins with the decision to give a […]
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By Brandon Bennett |Sturgis| During the annual Sturgis Art Festival on Saturday, June 6, the Downtown Sturgis Foundation hosted a Sturgis ArtWalk Unveiling Ceremony. This year, six new sculptures will be added to city street corners. Mark Bruch, President of the Downtown Sturgis Foundation will lead the ArtWalk and share information about each artist and […]
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