Many South Dakota teachers on their own when adding safety barriers in classrooms



South Dakota public school teachers are largely on their own when it comes to building and installing protective barriers for their classrooms that may reduce the spread of the coronavirus among their students and themselves. With no statewide policy in place, and little or no guidance from individual school districts, thousands of teachers across the state have had to use […]

Eagle Butte Co-Op reopens after closing


On Aug. 26, the CRST Office of Attorney General issued a Notice of Violation of Emergency Executive Order #2.7-2020-CR to several businesses on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. The tribal executive order, known as the “face mask mandate” was passed by the Tribe on July 10 and a copy of the order was delivered to each business. (Editor’s note: On […]

Human remains may be those of missing man

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Human remains found on Aug. 26 in southeast Eagle Butte are believed to be those of a man who has been missing for nearly eight months, said Chuck LeCompte, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Chief of Police. 38-year old Jarvis Dixson, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, was last seen on the night of Dec. 21, near Fox Ridge Housing in […]

Dewey County receives $40,000 grant from SDDOT


The South Dakota Transportation Commission awarded 40 Preliminary Engineering Bridge Improvement Grants (BIG) totaling $1.47 million at its meeting last week in Pierre. Dewey County received $40,000 to be used for a hydraulic analysis, according to SDDOT official Doug Kinniburgh. The study includes a land survey and study of water flow which will ultimately determine the appropriate replacement structure needed, […]

Cook of the Month: Twila Schuler


Twila Schuler is a teacher, mother and cook. Her life shows a dedication to good food, hard work, and beautiful results. Twila is well known for her skill at canning, pickling and baking. Twice a year she sells her productions- her Harvest Sale features gleaming rows of canned bread and butter pickles, beet pickles, salsas, jams, and jellies. Her Christmas […]

Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport receives $240,000 Grant

The Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport in Eagle Butte is the recipient of a $240,000 infrastructure grant from Federal Aviation Administration. The announcement came from Elaine L. Chao, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, as part of more than $1.2 billion in airport safety and infrastructure grants awarded to 405 airports in 50 states and six U.S. territories. “This $1.2 billion federal investment […]

CRST COVID-19 update as of Tuesday, Sep. 1


As of Tuesday, Sep. 1, there were 134 positive cases on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, with 27 active cases, 106 recoveries, and one death, said CRST Chairman Harold Frazier in his Tuesday radio address. Throughout the week, the chairman said the Tribe is considering establishing a “grace period” that would allow the tribe time to evaluate the positivity rate, […]

Dupree Man Indicted on Cattle Conversion Charge

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Dupree, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conversion of Mortgaged or Pledged Property. Daris William LaPlante, age 51, was indicted on August 11, 2020.  He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on August 25, 2020, and pled not guilty to the Indictment. The maximum […]

USACE public hearing dates for KXL

In July 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District Regulatory Office received a complete application from TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP for an Individual Permit (IP) under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for the proposed KXL Project. As a result, the Regulatory Office released a Public […]

USDA Agriculture News

The Corson, Dewey, Meade, Perkins, and Ziebach County FSA offices would like to keep you informed of the following items important to USDA programs.  If you have any questions please contact the Corson County office at 605-273-4506 ext 2, Dewey County office at 865-3522 ext 2, Meade County at 347-4952 ext 2, Perkins County at 244-5222 ext 2 or Ziebach […]