Experience over express
By Kacie SvobodaThis weekend, I caught a story on CBS News about a luxury train in India called the Maharaja’s Express.This train travels across northern India, hitting places like Delhi, Jaipur and...
View ArticleReviews mixed for wages
By Kacie SvobodaLast November, South Dakota voters approved an increase to the state's minimum hourly wage from $7.25 to $8.50 an hour by a 55 to 45 percent vote. The measure also increased the $2.13...
View ArticleEngineer sought
By Kacie SvobodaAt the Keystone Board of Trustees meeting on March 18, the board unanimously approved the resignation of city engineer Gary Renner. Trustee Gideon Oakes gave a vote of thanks for his 30...
View ArticleRushmore has 70th sunrise service
When the sunrise service officially moved to Mt. Rushmore in 1947, the Rev. Virgil Selix put a small notice in the March 28, 1947 Hill City News that read, “There will be a Easter Sunrise service to be...
View ArticleGood news from a distant land
An old proverb came to mind recently as I was talking to officials with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS): “Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.”Even with all the instant...
View ArticleKeystone votes on MMR lease
By Kacie SvobodaThe citizens of Keystone will vote on the Mineral Mountain Resources, Ltd. (MMR) lease agreement with the city on Thursday, April 14.MMR decided to defer its pursuit to enter into a...
View ArticleNew April event
By Kacie SvobodaA new Hill City event is poised to usher in spring. On Saturday, April 11, Hill City merchants will hold the April Flowers Bring Friends and Flowers event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.“We...
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Seventy years of Easter at Rushmore
RESURRECTION SONGS — Heidi Long-Lind of Hill City turned to the crowd at Mt. Rushmore on Easter Sunday to ask the hundreds of people gathered there to sing some of the traditional resurrection songs of...
View ArticleThe funny side of news
By Kacie SvobodaOn Sunday, Hilary Clinton announced her candidacy for President of the United States. The night prior to this official announcement, “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) did a parody of that...
View ArticleSeveral apply for chamber position
By Kacie SvobodaAt the Keystone Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, April 1, at 7 p.m., the Keystone Chamber of Commerce president and representative at the meeting, Ben Brink, gave a brief report...
View ArticleTwo run for Ward 1 council seat
By Carol WalkerIt’s official. The petitions are in and there’s going to be an election in June for a seat on the city council. Although Pam Fowler is running unopposed in Ward 2, two people will be...
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Motorhead Traveler shows off local attractions
Canadian Cowboy — As part of the Hill City episode on the Motorhead Traveler show, Canadian host Kevin Cullen left the motors behind to try out horseback riding at the High Country Guest Ranch. This...
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Attraction reps tell what’s new at their places in ‘15
Attractions meeting — Michelle Thompson, executive director of Black Hills Badlands Tourism Association, addresses a group of area tourism attraction owners and operators last Thursday noon at Crazy...
View ArticleWalker: For the beauty of the earth
By Carol WalkerPerhaps some of you read the “50 nifty eco-friendly things,” one from each state, that were listed in Parade magazine April 19. This listing focused a spotlight on Earth Day, April...
View ArticleKeystone chamber hires new director
By Kacie SvobodaThe Keystone Chamber of Commerce hired Dolsee Davenport of Custer as its new executive director. She is expected to start the position on May 5.Davenport graduated from Custer High...
View ArticleNew Keystone trustee appointed
By Kacie SvobodaAt the Keystone Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, April 15, at 7 p.m., the board unanimously accepted the official count for Board of Trustees three-year term as follows: Cathy...
View Article2015 BHFF steams ahead
Sixth annual festival expects over 3,000 attendeesThe sixth annual Black Hills Film Festival (BHFF) opens on Wednesday, May 6, and plays through Sunday, May 10. This year’s program kicks off with two...
View ArticleKevin E. Flanagan
Kevin E. Flanagan, 61, of Hill City, S.D., died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013.A celebration of life will be held May 9 at 3 p.m. upstairs at the Chute Rooster in Hill City.
View ArticleAlbert Grosch
Long-time Hill City resident Albert Grosch, 68, died Monday, April 20, 2015.Grosch served in the U.S. Air Force. He lived in Hill City, S.D., for about 25 years before moving to Mobridge, S.D., to live...
View ArticleLess clothing, more tips
Last week, the Rapid City Journal published a front-page story about the results of a Black Hills State University study that found a correlation between the amount of skin female bartenders showed and...
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