CRYP encourages teens to “Remember Your Roots & Embrace Your Culture”

EAGLE BUTTE, SD — The nonprofit, grassroots Cheyenne River Youth Project has been serving children and families on South Dakota’s remote 2.8-million-acre reservation since 1988. In the last three decades, one powerful truth has emerged: To foster healing and long-term wellness, programs must help young people strengthen the connection they have with their Lakota culture. To that end, CRYP has […]

What you should know about e-cirgarettes and JUUL


One of the most popular brands of e-cigarettes are called JUUL and as of June 2018 they have taken over 60% of the e-cig market and are being used in schools and public places. JUUL’s nicotine liquid refills are called “pods” and the amount of nicotine in one JUUL pod or cartridge is roughly equal to the amount of nicotine […]

Smokeless doesn’t mean harmless: Check yourself monthly

Are you ready to be “Through With Chew”?  Smokeless forms of chew and spit tobacco are not harmless and they are not a safe alternative to cigarettes.  In reality, chew and spit tobacco products cause cancer, heart disease and death.  Chewing tobacco contains twenty-eight cancer causing chemicals and one dip is equal to 3-4 cigarettes or more.  In the United […]

Vines heads to Capitol to advocate for 4-H program

South Dakota 4-H Rodeo Ambassador Miranda Vines was introduced to the South Dakota Legislature and Governor Kristi Noem at the state capitol on Friday, February 8. During her visit, Vines met with congressmen and advocated for increasing budgets to help fund 4-H activities throughout the state. Due to budget cuts, the presence of 4-H within Dewey and Ziebach Counties has […]

The allure of greatness


When I was in junior high, I remember sitting with my friend Angie on her front porch steps. The deep green grass danced between shade and light. Sunlight flitted through whispering leaves ruffled by a soft breeze, and possibility stretched across the expansive blue sky. “I think I am going to do something great in my life — something important,” […]

Letter to the Editor…

Hau Mitakuyapi Carl Petersen Emaciapi Yelo (Hello everyone they call me Carl Petersen), I’m asthmatic; I remember eating at the Diamond A when I was a kid. That memory goes like this: walking into to a cloud of smoke coughing out half my guts before I got to the booth where my family would sit, and trying to breathe as […]

As Americans, more unites us than divides us


President Trump recently delivered his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Our Constitution requires the president to provide Congress with an update on the state of our union each year. Throughout our history, some presidents have opted to deliver their messages in person and others have sent in written messages. However, for the past […]

Robotics team takes on another high-flying adventure

Reporter shield law gets committee endorsement


PIERRE, SD — The House Judiciary Committee brought one of Gov. Kristi Noem’s campaign promises closer to fulfillment with its endorsement of HB1074 which would create a reporter shield law. Rep. Jon Hansen, R-Dell Rapids, praised Noem for including a call for a reporter shield law in her State of the State address. “This is an American principle,” Hansen said, […]

Leon Red Dog, Sr.

Leon D. Red Dog, Sr., “Mani Hotanin – Talking in the Distance” age 69, of Sans Arc, SD, entered the Spirit World on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at his home, surrounded by his family. A one-night wake began at 7:00 PM, Friday, February 8, 2019 at the CRST Bingo Hall, Eagle Butte, SD. Traditional Lakota Funeral Services followed starting at […]