Our Managing Editor Richelle Bruch climbed Sly Hill and Took These Pics! Meade 46-1 Superintendent Wayne Wormstadt said it should be done July 31st and the first game on the turf is August 14-15, the first home games for both the high school boys and girls soccer team.
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By Brandon Bennett STURGIS— A resolution to keep Main Street closed an extra day and open 2 am Monday August 16th at the end of the rally failed to pass the Sturgis City Council at its July 6th meeting. Resolution 2026-28 was presented for reconsideration by Mayor Rod Bradley after it was tabled at an […]
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By Brandon Bennett STURGIS — The Sturgis Area Arts Council does much to promote the arts, with plays, concerts, musicals and artwork in downtown Sturgis. Now the council is in the beginning stages of a $150,000 fund drive to make things even better. SAAC president DeDe LaRue and treasurer Francie Ruebel-Alberts appeared before the council […]
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STURGIS — Award-Winning Author Tod Christensen will be at the Hotel Sturgis Coffee Shop Wednesday, July 8 from 4:00–6:00 PM Join Sturgis High School graduate and award-winning author Tod Christensen for a special Black Hills Homecoming Meet-and-Greet & Book Signing. Tod will share the inspiration behind his award-winning collection, American Storybook, recite several of his […]
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By Brandon Bennett STURGIS—Public Works Director Rick Bush came before the Sturgis City Council at its meeting July 6th to ask for approval to begin looking for a replacement bucket truck because… “A while ago our crew was working on a project and a vehicle struck the rear of the truck at about 35-40 miles […]
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By Brandon Bennet STURGIS— The Sturgis City Council approved some resolutions relative to the various rallies and street closures and open container requests at the July 6th meeting. Resolution 2026-25 was a request for the street closure and lifting the open container ban and police escort for a parade during the Mustang Rally September 5th. […]
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By Brandon Bennett STURGIS— South Dakota has a monopoly of sorts when it comes to its sons and daughters becoming rodeo legends. Names like Etbauer, Garrett, Miller, Fulton, Reeves and Lockhart. The next generation includes Arina Haugen. Haugen, you say? Yes indeedy. Arina Haugen is 17 years old and a senior at Sturgis Brown High […]
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By Brandon Bennett FT. MEADE— The Black Hills Endurance Ride over the Fourth of July weekend gives horse and rider a workout on a course that takes them into the hills behind Ft. Meade. Jennifer Masters is the ride manager and says this is a great time. “We have varied terrain, we have grass, and […]
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STURGIS – Sturgis Mayor Rod Bradley has appointed longtime public official Rhea Crane the new City Administrator, selecting a leader with nearly four decades of local government@ experience and deep ties to the Sturgis community. Crane, who has served as Meade County Executive Director since 2022 and has more than 37 years of progressively advancing […]
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By Brandon Bennett STURGIS— Every year at Music On Main Grocery ‘Art(inside joke) provides hot dogs, pop, water and popsicles to those attending Music On Main. People could make donations for the hot dogs to cystic fibrosis. Ryan Meyer and crew served the crowd and sponsored the evening’s event along with the usual supporters.
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