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New street name signs and traffic signs are being installed throughout Timber Lake.

New street name signs and traffic signs are being installed throughout Timber Lake.

Checkpoints

South Dakota’s Department of Public Safety has announced the list of sobriety checkpoints planned statewide for the month of July.
Sarah Mowrer picked up this hail stone that hit near Promise.

Sarah Mowrer picked up this hail stone that hit near Promise.

Hail storm damage called worst in a lifetime

Timber Lake has been a hub of activity in the past week as insurance adjusters and representatives selling roofing and siding services converged on the community in the wake of a devastating storm last Tuesday, July 5, that brought with it high winds, heavy rains and large hail.
Photo by Kathy Nelson

Photo by Kathy Nelson

Senator visits

Timber Lake School Supt. Dan Martin (LEFT) and Senator John Thune survey damage to Timber Lake School facilities resulting from the July 5 hail and wind storm. The Senator also met with local officials at the courthouse. (More on page 3)

CRST Primary Election ballot set for August 9

The ballot for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe's Aug. 9 Primary Election has been set, according to CRST Secretary Ev Ann White Feather, who last week released the names of tribal members who filed a petition or received a district nomination for tribal office.
Judge Michael Day

Judge Michael Day

Judge Day receives 2022 Outstanding Jurist Award

Presiding Fourth Circuit Judge Michael Day of Belle Fourche is the recipient of the 2022 Fred J. Nichol South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association Outstanding Jurist Award. The Fred J.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

June 27, 2022 Tahlon Ducheneaux, 29, of Eagle Butte, convicted of prohibited person in possession of a firearm, was sentenced on June 27, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A.
Clint and Keith Farlee, brothers of PFC Frederick (Rick) Farlee

Clint and Keith Farlee, brothers of PFC Frederick (Rick) Farlee

Bridges dedicated to Maynard, Farlee

On June 25 South Dakota dedicated two state bridges in honor of SGT Richard Maynard and PFC Frederick Farlee. SGT Richard Maynard enlisted in the U.S. Army and began his Vietnam tour of duty on April 27, 1968. On March 20, 1969, he was killed in action in South Vietnam, Quan Tin province.
2022 Miss Minnesota Rachel Evangelisto Photo courtesy of Miss Minnesota Pageant

2022 Miss Minnesota Rachel Evangelisto Photo courtesy of Miss Minnesota Pageant

Standing Rock tribal member crowned 2022 Miss Minnesota

A 25-year-old enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe made history recently, being selected the first Indigenous woman to be crowned Miss Minnesota.