Late night fire threatens Animal Shelter
A late Monday evening fire near the Animal Shelter southeast of town put 10 dogs in the shelter at risk. Ethel Morgan, Animal Control Coordinator had just gotten home after a long day in Whitehorse with the RAVS Clinic when she got the call from the Police Department that she needed to evacuate the animals from the shelter because of […]
Keystone Pipeline opponents protest in Pierre ahead of SD PUC permit hearing
400 men, women, and children, Natives and non-Natives, gathered together in Fort Pierre near First National Bank and Pizza Ranch to begin a peaceful protest march across the Missouri River into Pierre to voice their opposition against the construction of the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline. The protest was held in Pierre, SD on Sunday, July 26. Dallas Goldtooth, an organizer […]
Missouri Breaks, Eagle Butte, and community capacity are growing
employees Language immersion childcare planningCheyenne River Sioux Tribal Ventures is hosting a meeting on August 3 from 1:30 to 4:30pm at the OLC Eagle Butte Campus. The meeting is the third in a series of meetings to help facilitate the establishment of a Lakota Language Immersion Childcare Center on our reservation. In June, Tipiziwin Tolman and Tom Red Bird of the Sitting Bull College […]
Meeting Notice
The Dewey County Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, August 4 for the August Regular meeting at the Dewey County Courthouse.
Support The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s Annual “School Supplies Drive,”
Needs Contributions No Later Than Monday, August 10With the midsummer heat and still-long days, it’s hard to believe that the new school year is just weeks away. Parents around the country are already scanning coupons and keeping their eyes open for Back to School sales, preparing to hit the stories in August. Unfortunately, not all families have room in their budgets for school supplies. That’s why the […]
Cheyenne River Head Start Program receives award for 50 years of service
On June 15-19, 2015, Gloria Sitting Crow (Head Start, Education Manager) Belinda Aungie(Head Start, Health Manager), Kracy Dog Eagle (Policy Board Chairperson) and Dixie Lecompte (Finance), all traveled to Sacramento, California to attend the 2015 National Indian Head Start Directors Association Management Training Conference, on June 18th Gloria Sitting Crow, Education Manager accepted the award for Cheyenne River Head Start, […]
Speed limit changes during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
STURGIS, S.D. – Due to the expected increased traffic volumes during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, and the anticipated reduced operating speeds, speed limits will be reduced on the following highways effective Friday, July 24, 2015. Interstate 90 speed limit will be reduced from 75 mph to 65 mph from west of the Deadwood Avenue Exit 55 in Rapid City to […]
South Dakota marks world Breastfeeding week
S.D. – Health officials are marking World Breastfeeding Week, Aug. 1-7, by encouraging moms to breastfeed and family members and employers to support them in that choice. The theme for this year’s observance is “Breastfeeding and Work – Let’s Make It Work!” The goal is to galvanize support to enable working mothers to breastfeed. “Breastfeeding has been nourishing babies for […]