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Rapid City Parks and Recreation Hosting Seasonal Job Fair March 14
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Parks and Recreation Department is hosting an upcoming job fair for seasonal positions. The job fair will be held Saturday, March 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Parks and Recreation Office, 515 West Boulevard. Seasonal positions are available within both the recreation and parks divisions. Staff will be available at the job fair to answer questions and explain various details and duties of the positions and also take applications. Positions are listed in the ‘Jobs’ section at the top of the City’s home page. Seasonal jobs are available for youth as young as 14 and 15 years of age and for older applicants seeking seasonal employment in a variety of positions. (Full story)
House Passes Bill Allowing $15 Million in Loans for Rapid City Airport
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The South Dakota House of Representatives has passed Senate Bill 76, making $15 million in loans available for Rapid City’s airport. Rapid City Mayor Jason Salamun says he was in Pierre when it passed and says it has not been confirmed how much of the $15 million Rapid City will use, but it is likely to be the full amount. The money comes from the South Dakota Housing Infrastructure Fund. The loans would be repaid to the Fund over twenty years at 2% interest.
South Dakota House Passes County Option Tax Plan Tied to Property Tax Relief
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota House has approved Senate Bill 96, a county option plan tied to property tax relief. Counties could adopt up to a one-half percent gross receipts tax that mirrors the state sales tax base. The money must be used first as a credit against the county levy on owner-occupied property. Supporters said visitors could help pay, but Opponents called it a new tax that favors high-value counties. The House passed it 48-19. The bill now goes to the governor for his signature.
School Cell Phone Ban Bill Officially Defeated in South Dakota House
PIERRE, S.D. — A school cell phone ban is officially dead after a House vote on Thursday. The bill was voted down twice by a one-vote margin in a committee hearing on Monday but smoked out on Tuesday after an amendment was added. The House officially killed the bill with a 39-to-28 vote against it. Opponents said most districts already have their own ban in place and the issue should be determined at the local level.
Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as supreme leader
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s slain supreme leader, has been named his successor. He had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war. He had never been elected or appointed to a government position. U.S. President Donald Trump had called the possible selection of the younger Khamenei unacceptable to succeed his father. There was no immediate White House comment after the announcement by Iran’s state TV shortly after midnight Monday. Two US officials say the State Department will order nonessential personnel and families of all staff to leave Saudi Arabia as Iran escalates its retaliation for U.S.-Israel military operations. (Full story)
Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping
CHICAGO (AP) — Oil prices have jumped past $100 a barrel as the Iran war disrupts oil production and shipping in the Middle East. The price for a barrel of Brent crude, was at $107.97 shortly after trading resumed Sunday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. That’s 16.5% higher than the international benchmark’s Friday closing price of $92.69. The light crude oil produced in the United States sold for about $106.22 a barrel, or 16.9% more. Crude prices haven’t gotten that high in more than three and a half years. Supply concerns have driven crude and gasoline higher as the war ensnares major oil-producing countries and hinders exports from the Persian Gulf. (Full story)
Texas judge orders Camp Mystic to preserve damaged grounds hit by last year’s deadly flood
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has ordered Camp Mystic to preserve damaged cabins and other parts of the grounds hit by last year’s catastrophic flood that swept away and killed 25 girls and two counselors. The order followed a lawsuit by the family of 8-year-old Cile Steward, who was swept away in the flood last Fourth of July and whose body still has not been recovered. District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble ordered Camp Mystic to halt any construction or alterations after the family argued that any changes at the camp could destroy evidence needed for their lawsuit. Attorneys for Camp Mystic have expressed sympathy for the girls’ families but maintained there was little they could have done during the catastrophic flooding that quickly overcame the camp. (Full story)
