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Shayna Farlee earns superior rating for solo

Shayna Farlee earns superior rating for solo

Shayna Farlee earns superior rating for solo

With COVID safety precautions in place, this year the Region 6 Solo/ Small Music Ensemble Contest, traditionally held at Mobridge High School, was held online via Zoom. Due to the online format, many students were not interested.

County board

The Dewey County Commission met Tuesday. The board approved the purchase of a new road grader and discussed the cost of court-appointed attorneys for defendants, the annual financial report and recent audit, and proposed changes to the employee handbook.

Timber Lake City hires Penfield

Meeting on Monday night, the Timber Lake City Board voted to hire Shane Penfield as city attorney, replacing Cheryl Bogue.

CRST checkpoints slated to end March 19

Nearly one year after being established at all major entries to the reservation, the controversial health safety checkpoints put in place by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST) to stem the introduction and spread of COVID-19 in Dewey and Ziebach counties are being removed.
Basketball fever ...

Basketball fever ...

Basketball fever ...

(CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) Nate Schaffer performs “the worm” to help cheer the Panther girls on; TLHS student section cheers for the boys team during regionals; Jayce Lawrence congratulates Gracen Hansen after a basket in a playoff win; members of the Timber Lake Unicycle Club perform at Lemmon...

Kammerer, Schuelke pocket prize money

A pair of saddle bronc riders familiar to local rodeo fans were among the competitors taking home some of the purse from the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.

IHS, CRST Tribal Health reassess COVID-19 vaccination priorities

The Cheyenne River Service Unit of the Indian Health Service (IHS), along with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s (CRST) Health Department and CRST leadership, announced Monday, March 1, that new priority phases have been determined for COVID-19 vaccinations to be distributed on the reservation.

C-EB School bringing students back Monday

Cheyenne-Eagle Butte students will be able to return to school in person on Monday, March 8. The C-EB School, which held virtualonly learning so far this school year, has announced a re-opening with a hybrid model. In a letter from the school dated Feb.