By Brandon Bennett |STURGIS| The Sturgis City Council will hold a special meeting at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, June 4. During the meeting, council members will canvass the vote with consideration to approve the 2026 Special Election. Also at the meeting, the oath of office will be administered to newly elected Mayor Rod Bradley and […]
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By Brandon Bennett |STURGIS | Unofficial results from Tuesday’s special election show that Sturgis businessman Rod Bradley has been elected mayor of Sturgis. Bradley received 984 votes, followed by Richelle Bruch with 366 votes and Tammy Bohn with 360 votes. In the race for the Ward 1 City Council seat, Terry Keszler defeated Brenda Vasknetz. […]
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By Brandon Bennett |STURGIS| The Sturgis City Council heard a department update from Public Works Director Rick Bush at its meeting June 1 about all the capital improvement projects going or coming up. Bush opened the ball. “These projects are focused on maintaining essential services, addressing aging infrastructure, improving public safety and basically improving quality […]
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STURGIS –A traffic stop turned serious when officers conducting it discovered a homemade pipe bomb. The incident happened yes-terday in the Murray Addition area. The suspects were arrested on drug and alcohol offenses. While searching the vehicle officers discovered the device so the bomb unit from Ellsworth Air Force Base was contacted. Due to the […]
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June 6th 2026- The Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau is pleased to announce the return of a sensational expansion of our annual Sturgis Art Festival: Prepare yourself for the face-melting, mind-bending sounds of garage band magic at Harley-Davidson Rally Point during our FOURTH Legendary Sturgis Battle of the Bands! Our first two […]
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STURGIS — Retired broadcaster, rodeo announcer and Ward 3 councilor Jim Thompson has been selected as Grand Marshal of the Days of ’76 parade in Deadwood the 24th and 25th of July, Friday and Saturday. Days of ’76 committee member Tedd Thompson (no relation) said this was a no brainer. “He’s just been so involved […]
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