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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By Brandon Bennett STURGIS— We told you about the fundraiser Saturday at the Iron Horse Saloon for Ricky Miller; well the two gals who ran the Bingo are Misty Meyer and Renee Coots. They are also running Bingo to raise money for the Sturgis Animal Shelter. “We’ve been looking for a place to host Bingo […]
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By Brandon Bennett STURGIS —Ricky Miller is a local man who is disabled with special needs, and has been selected to join others with disabilities and take a once in a lifetime adventure. He has the money for the trip and just needed airfare. Enter Patty Kennedy and others who organized a bingo fundraiser at […]
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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 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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