The Cheyenne River Youth Project

The Cheyenne River Youth Project hosted its annual RedCan Graffiti Jam last Thursday through Sunday with art, music and other entertainment. (TopJ One of the featured artists works on his mural.

Standing Rock okays electronic voting machines

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe recently approved revisions to its election code which will provide electronic voting machines to tabulate ballots, beginning with the 2025 Primary and General Elections.

Jury finds Kenel man guilty of sexually abusing a minor

A 45-year-old Kenel man was was found guilty last Thursday, July 10, of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor following a three-day federal jury trial in Aberdeen.

Sobriety checkpoints being conducted in 17 counties through end of July

The South Dakota Highway Patrol will conduct sobriety checkpoints in 17 different counties through the remainder of July.

SHERIFF’S REPORT

Corson County Sheriff Alan DaleJuly 72:23 a.m. responded to a structure fire in McLaughlin.11:59 a.m. handled a civil matter in McLaughlin.10:25 p.m. received a report of cattle out on Highway 12, one mile west of the Highway 20 Junction.July 84:09 p.m.

FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT

Dewey County, Timber Lake June 3Dakota Schaefer, 23, of Erhard, MN, speeding. Fine and costs $137.50 June 4Kent Swenson, 46, of Kindred, ND, speeding. Fine and costs $137.50 Larrianna While, 50, of Mobridge, speeding. Fine and costs $137.50 June 6Charles Maher, 58, of Timber Lake, speeding.

Small town newspapers say mail delays are crippling their business

Delayed Postal Service deliveries of small-town newspapers are frustrating readers, undermining subscriptions and hurting advertising revenue, according to publishers across South Dakota.

Timber Lake City Board reviews Open Meeting Laws

At the July 9 meeting of the Timber Lake City Board, the city’s attorney, Shane Penfield, reviewed South Dakota’s laws on open meetings and open records.An annual review of the laws is now required for public bodies as a result of a law passed by the 2025 Legislature.