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Thank You

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Wednesday, March 4, 2026
We want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who came out and supported us!Thank you to those who generously donated. Your financial support truly makes a difference and helps us get to Ryker's appointments! Thank you as well to those who donated hamburger, bars, and chips.
LEFT: Diamond A cowboys in 1925 are identified as (l-r) John Padilla, Albert Lopez, Billy Skully (cook), (standing) Tuffy Ducheneaux, (?) and Ralph Staltenberg. The photo, from the collection donated to the Timber Lake Museum by the late Effie Lopez Hunt, is one of many that will be on display.

LEFT: Diamond A cowboys in 1925 are identified as (l-r) John Padilla, Albert Lopez, Billy Skully (cook), (standing) Tuffy Ducheneaux, (?) and Ralph Staltenberg. The photo, from the collection donated to the Timber Lake Museum by the late Effie Lopez Hunt, is one of many that will be on display.

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Author to appear at Timber Lake Museum

News Staff
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
A book just released by Danialle Rose is part family story - part cowboy history. The author will present Wild Roses Grew on the Diamond A - The Lives and Times of Forest E. “Old Bob” and Lena Rose at the Timber Lake Museum on Sunday, March 15.

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Poetry on the Road in Dupree

News Staff
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Dupree will be hosting a Poetry on the Road event at the Dupree High School in the music room on Sunday, March 8, from 2–4 p.m. There will be local and regional poets as well as South Dakota Poet Laureate Bruce Roseland in attendance, and there will be an open mic to share poetry. All are welcome.

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State’s overall crime rate down six percent in 2025

News Staff
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
The overall number of reported criminal offenses in South Dakota in 2025 decreased by 6.03 percent compared to 2024.The Crime in South Dakota 2025 Report includes 64,261 criminal offenses in 2025 compared to 68,388 in 2024. Drug offenses decreased 6.25 percent in 2025 compared to 2024.
Dark blue reflects the percentage of food insecure people in a county, About 20 percent of residents are food insecure across the tri-county area. Graphic by Molly Wetsch / SD News Watch

Dark blue reflects the percentage of food insecure people in a county, About 20 percent of residents are food insecure across the tri-county area. Graphic by Molly Wetsch / SD News Watch

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Food solutions in rural areas focus on community-building

Molly Wetsch S.d News Watch
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
In rural and reservation areas across the state, communities are coming together to combat food insecurity in areas where food support can be few and far between.
That’s not ICE ...

That’s not ICE ...

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That’s not ICE ...

News Staff
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Police Department (CRST PD) went on social media last week to calm community concerns regarding a law enforcement vehicle observed near the Iron Lightning turnoff on US 212.

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CRYP hosts Young Women’s Winter Camp

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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
On Feb. 6-8, the Cheyenne River Youth Project hosted its Young Women’s (Wikoskalaka) Winter Camp at Wakanyeja Kin Wana Ku Pi (The Children Are Coming Home), its rural property near Bear Butte State Park. The two-night camp was part of CRYP’s most recent Lakota Culture Internship for young women.

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Sheriff’s Report

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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Corson County Sheriff Alan DaleFebruary 27:32 p.m. responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in Trail City.February 48:46 p.m. assisted BIA Police with a disturbance in Kenel.February 55:09 p.m. conducted a welfare check at a business in McLaughlin.February 69:40 a.m.

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Fourth Circuit Court

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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Corson County, McIntosh February 16Marsha Nelson, 55, of Elk River, MN, speeding. Fine and costs $97.50 February 17Leslie Lindskov, 76, of Isabel, speeding. Fine and costs $117.50 Joshua Stoick, 49, of Mobridge, speeding. Fine and costs $117.50 Bruce Beck, 57, of Mandan, ND, speeding.
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