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South Dakota Mines Seeking Artists for Prehistoric Clay Sculpture Exhibition
RAPID CITY, S.D. — South Dakota Mines is seeking artists for “Echoes of Earth: From Sea to Stone,” a juried exhibition exploring the prehistoric history of the Black Hills through ceramic sculpture made from Fuson Shale clay dating to the Cretaceous Period. The clay was harvested and processed by Katrina Donovan, Ph.D., and will be used by selected artists to create works inspired by ancient species and ecosystems that once existed in western South Dakota. The exhibition is a collaboration between Donovan, Matthew Whitehead and Hope Christofferson. Artists may apply by submitting three images of previous work or a portfolio link to Whitehead. (Full story)
Greenway Days Celebration Returns to Rapid City June 11-14
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Friends of Rapid City Parks will host the third annual Greenway Days celebration June 11-14 with four days of free events along Rapid City’s greenway system. The event honors the 238 lives lost in the 1972 Black Hills Flood and celebrates the greenway created in its aftermath. Activities include fly fishing, trail runs, yoga, live music, art exhibits, community games and roller skating. Events will take place at several locations throughout the city, beginning June 11 at The Journey Museum and concluding June 14 with outdoor recreation and entertainment. (Full story)
Pennington County Fire Service Dedicates First New Vehicle in More Than a Decade
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Pennington County Fire Service dedicated its first new service vehicle in more than 11 years during a ceremony May 26. County Fire Administration recognized Commissioner Deb Hadcock, the Pennington County Board of Commissioners and members of the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office for their support of the project. Recognition plaques were presented to Sheriff Brian Mueller, Alvin Morava, Keith Wetzel and Rod Neisent for their work outfitting the vehicle. Doty Volunteer Fire Department Chaplain Maggie Brown christened the vehicle with water and oil during the ceremony attended by dignitaries from across Pennington County. (Full story)
Chip Seal Project Underway on Highways 16 and 385 in Black Hills
CUSTER, S.D. — A shoulder chip seal project began Wednesday on sections of U.S. Highway 16 and U.S. Highway 385 in Custer and Pennington counties. The work includes portions of Highway 385 between Wind Cave and Custer, Highway 385 between Three Forks and Sheridan Lake, and Highway 16 west of Custer to Jewel Cave. Traffic control will include pilot cars and flaggers, with delays of 10 to 15 minutes expected. Additional work includes brooming and fog seal application. The $558,000 project is being completed by Asphalt Surface Technologies Corporation and is expected to be finished by July 1. (Full story)
SpaceX’s IPO is set to be the biggest ever and could make Elon Musk a trillionaire
NEW YORK (AP) — SpaceX says it plans to raise up to $75 billion when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest-ever stock market debut and putting Elon Musk on course to becoming the world’s first trillionaire. The company, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., said Wednesday it will sell 555.6 million shares at $135 each in an initial public offering. The offering would give SpaceX a market value of $1.77 trillion. Only six companies in the S&P 500 are currently worth more. The estimated proceeds from the SpaceX IPO would easily top the $26 billion raised by oil giant Saudi Aramco in 2019. (Full story)
Cannons lost underwater during the American Revolution will soon go on display at a Georgia museum
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s oldest city is welcoming a truckload of historical treasures from the earlier period of U.S. history. Seventeen cannons that experts believe sank in a Georgia river during the American Revolution arrived by truck Wednesday at a Savannah museum that plans to put them on display during the Fourth of July weekend marking American’s 250th birthday. Archaeologists say the big guns sat at the bottom of the Savannah River for nearly 240 years before they were discovered during a 2021 dredging project. The cannons spent years being cleaned and preserved at Texas A&M University before returning to Georgia. (Full story)
Shia LaBeouf gets probation after pleading guilty to punching bargoers during Mardi Gras
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shia LaBeouf has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to punching people outside a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras. An attorney for LaBeouf says the actor will also be required to attend an alcohol treatment program under the sentence handed down Wednesday by an Orleans Parish judge. Video of the Feb. 17 encounter shows a shirtless LaBeouf shoving one person to the ground and hitting another person in the face, “causing his nose to possibly dislocate,” according to a New Orleans police report. Police also said LaBeouf repeatedly used homophobic slurs. He pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery. (Full story)
