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Pennington County to Present Overview of Agricultural Property Classification
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Pennington County Department of Equalization will provide a public presentation on agricultural classified properties during the regularly scheduled County Commission meeting on April 7 at 9:00 a.m. The presentation will offer an overview of how agricultural (Ag) status is determined for properties within Pennington County. Department staff will explain the state laws governing Ag classification, as well as the formulas used to assess qualifying properties, including soil and productivity factors. In addition, the presentation will address how these laws and formulas are applied in practice and outline the process property owners must follow to qualify for agricultural status.
Uncontested Election Keeps Two RCAS Board Members in Place
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Area Schools (RCAS) Board of Education announces that the seats representing Area 4 and Area 5 will remain unchanged following the election cycle, as both positions were uncontested. Incumbent board members Christine Stephenson (Area 4) and Walter Swan (Area 5) each successfully submitted petitions for re-election and faced no opposition. As a result, both will continue to serve their respective areas for another three-year term. Christine Stephenson will represent Area 4, and Walter Swan will represent Area 5.
Highway 16A Reopening Set for Friday After Culvert Work in Custer State Park
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A two-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 16A in Custer State Park is set to reopen Friday, April 3, according to the South Dakota Department of Transportation. The reopening removes a six-mile gravel detour that’s been in place while crews replaced culverts along the highway. The project area is about 14 miles east of Custer and nine miles west of the Highway 79 junction. Drivers should note that a short section, about one-tenth of a mile, will remain gravel until mid-May, when asphalt is scheduled to be laid. Work on the broader project is still ongoing.
92-Year-Old Piedmont Man Identified in Fatal Four-Vehicle Crash Near Deadwood
DEADWOOD, S.D. — The South Dakota Highway Patrol has identified a 92-year-old Piedmont man who died Friday evening in a four-vehicle crash one mile east of Deadwood, SD. Robert Allen Erickson died in the crash in which his Chevy Suburban crossed the center-line while traveling on U.S. Highway 14A and struck three vehicles. One of the vehicles was struck head-on, causing life-threatening injuries to two people. The highway patrol is investigating the crash.
62nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt Set for Sioux Park This Saturday
RAPID CITY, S.D. — In just a few days, the Easter Bunny – with assistance from helpers from the Rapid City Parks and Recreation Department and the Rapid City Optimist Club – will be dropping hundreds of plastic eggs on the Sioux Park Soccer Fields. The 62nd annual City/Optimists Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for 9 a.m. this Saturday, April 4 at Sioux Park. The event is free and open to youth 13 years of age and under. Participants are advised to bring their own basket. This year’s event is the first time in which the two hosting groups are combining efforts.
South Dakota House Fails to Override Governor’s Vetoes as Lawmakers Approve Dam Funding
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota House failed Monday to override Gov. Larry Rhoden’s vetoes of two bills. A cultivated-protein restriction and a home care licensing measure both fell short of the two-thirds vote required. In other action, lawmakers approved $8.2 million for replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway near Aberdeen, and Rhoden signed the bill Monday. Both chambers then adjourned.
Gas prices eclipse $4 a gallon in the US, the highest since 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. gas prices have jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 as fuel prices continue to soar worldwide amid the Iran war. According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now $4.02 — over a dollar more expensive than before the war began on Feb. 28. That’s the largest monthly jump the motor club has seen on record. As drivers pay more to cover necessities like gas, many households may be forced to cut their budgets in other places. And as businesses face higher transportation costs, prices of things like groceries and other goods people buy each day could also rise. (Full story)
Tiger Woods says he’ll seek treatment after pleading not guilty to DUI
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods says he’ll step away and seek treatment. He made his comments Tuesday days after his vehicle crashed in Florida and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Woods pleaded not guilty in his driving under the influence case in Florida on Tuesday, hours after a sheriff’s report said he had pain pills in his pocket and showed signs of impairment at the scene of the crash last week. (Full story)
Moon rocket and weather are on NASA’s side for the first astronaut launch in decades
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Everything seems to be going NASA’s way as the countdown proceeds toward a Wednesday launch of astronauts’ first trip to the moon in more than half a century. Officials said Tuesday that the rocket is doing well on its Florida pad and the weather looks promising. The four astronauts assigned to the Artemis II mission will become the first lunar visitors since Apollo 17 in 1972. They’ll zip around the moon without landing or even orbiting and come straight back. The launch team will begin fueling the 32-story rocket Wednesday morning for an evening send-off. (Full story)
