By Brandon Bennett STURGIS— New Meade 46-1 school board member Tami Hannan and Brian Voigt were sworn in by Business Manager Brett Burditt at the meeting July 13th. Megan Snyder was unavailable for the ceremony. Hannan and Voigt have four year terms and Snyder has a two year term. In the first action of the […]
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By Brandon Bennett STURGIS— The Meade 46-1 school board approved a proposal from West Plains Engineering for an electrical assessment at Sturgis Brown High School at its meeting July 13. West Plains Engineering has submitted a proposal in the amount of $6,500 to conduct an electrical assessment at SBHS. The assessment will evaluate the building’s […]
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By Brandon Bennett STURGIS- The Meade 46-1 school board again chose Terry Koontz as representative to Black Hills Special Services Cooperative and Brian Voigt as alternate at the meeting July 13th. Koontz served as the primary representative and Voight as the alternate during the 2025-26 school year for BHSSC. Additionally, the district each year enters […]
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By Brandon Bennett STURGIS—Editor’s Note: I was told that if I discussed the war on illegal drugs in Sturgis it would put the community in a bad light. I submit to you that not talking about it will not magically make it go away. So here we go. Meade County News was interviewing Sturgis Director […]
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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—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 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—Sturgis Brown High School and Post 33 Baseball are selling fireworks in the lot adjacent to Lynn’s Dakotamart as a fundraiser for things they need. R.J. Royer said the teams are working together since one board oversees both programs. “The fireworks company Bellinos reached out to a bunch of athletic programs in […]
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