By Brandon Bennett WHITEWOOD— A side benefit of the Dan Schmidt retirement party at the WVFD station was the new pumper truck on display. Chief Jarred Schmidt talked it up. “I call it the wildland/urban interface rescue pumper, and we went with an all-wheel drive because we have different applications since we have a lot […]
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By Brandon Bennett |STURGIS| Congratulations to Tammara P. Hannan on her election and Brian Voight on his re-election to the Meade School District Board of Education! We would also like to thank Derek Allen for his willingness to serve our students, staff, families, and community by running for the Board of Education. Election results are […]
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By Brandon Bennett |STURGIS| Glen Haines of Faith was elected to the Meade County Commission for District 1. Here are unofficial results: COUNTY COMMISSIONER – MEADE – MEADE-1 PRECINCTS FULLY: 19 / 19 | STEVE ALLENDER Republican 28% 428 GLEN HAINES Republican 33% 508 TERRI JO BRUCH Republican 23% 349 TYLER WOODS Republican 16% 252 […]
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By Brandon Bennett |MEADE COUNTY| On June 1, 2026, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the Meade County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing person. Jonah Temple, 23, of Black Hawk, South Dakota, had not been in contact with family members for approximately three days. During the initial investigation, Temple’s vehicle was located on U.S. […]
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Experienced nonprofit professional and U.S. Air Force veteran will lead. RAPID CITY— The American Red Cross Minnesota and Dakotas Region has named Richard Felix as Executive Director serving Central and Western South Dakota. Felix brings more than a decade of leadership experience across nonprofit, military and public safety sectors, along with a deep understanding of […]
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