Category Archives: News
SD Relatives of LTC Residents Urged to Seek Answers on COVID-19
South Dakota isn't including long-term care facilities in its COVID-19 case reporting. But health officials announced Thursday that testing will ramp up at nursing homes, while a leading nonprofit enc...
May 18, 2020
SD's "Uncounted" Unemployed Taking Brunt of COVID-19 Hardships
Stacey Twiggs is one of the "uncounted" unemployed people in South Dakota. Twiggs, 35, is a massage therapist from Black Hawk who has seen COVID-19 turn her life upside down. She hasn't gotten sick, b...
May 13, 2020
Tensions Remain Between SD Governor, Native American Tribes
Tension has been building between South Dakota's governor and Native American tribes over the fight against COVID-19. Security checkpoints have been the focal point, but one tribe says other concerns ...
May 13, 2020
Wild Bill Days 2020 Cancelled
Due to COVID-19 and the potential of attracting thousands of visitors to town while not being able to maintain proper social distancing protocols, Wild Bill Days scheduled for June 19-20 in Deadwood h...
May 01, 2020
BBB Alert: Beware of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Stimulus Check Scams
With nearly 16 million people losing their jobs as a result of the coronavirus crisis, the stimulus checks for individuals that are a part of the government's $2.2 trillion stimulus package can't come...
Apr 15, 2020
SD Governor Closes Schools, Activities Cancelled
Gov. Kristi Noem addressed spiking East River COVID-19 cases and plans for the remainder of the school year in a press conference Monday afternoon. Noem also extended a previous executive order that o...
Apr 06, 2020
COVID-19 Announcements from Deadwood
Deadwood City Commission Acts to Temporarily Close Certain Businesses The Deadwood City Commission held an emergency meeting on March 25 to pass an emergency plan that closed certain businesses in tow...
Apr 02, 2020
Spearfish City Council Passes Ordinance
SPEARFISH, SD (March 31, 2020) - At a special session Tuesday, via teleconference, the Spearfish City Council unanimously approved the second reading of an emergency ordinance implementing measures de...
Apr 01, 2020
Deadwood City Commissioners Met During Emergency Session on March 25, 2020
They voted to approve the resolution, below: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Commission of the City of Deadwood that; Resolution 2020-10: 1. Effective at 5:00 p.m. on March 25, 2020, all re...
Mar 26, 2020
BHSU to Continue Online Classes Through End of Semester; Graduation Postponed
In coordination with Gov. Kristi Noem's Executive Order, the South Dakota Board of Regents with input from the six state universities has announced that all South Dakota public universities will conti...
Mar 24, 2020
Ryan's Worst Of The Week Jokes Daily Montages (As They Were Aired)
They either make you laugh, chuckle, or you roll your eyes, shake your head, and say…WOW!…
