Timber Lake City requests correction, clarification

Timber Lake City Finance Officer Karla Nordyke submitted two requests regarding stories by Kathy Nelson in the January 21 issue of the Topic: “Your cover story of the Board’s meeting (page 3) reports “Jerimiah reported there has been a problem with low water flow at the School, which he had...

CRST Law Enforcement handled 36,543 calls for service in 2020

Statistics from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Department on the number and type of cases handled by the department in 2020 give an overall picture of the department’s activities for the past year.

Banished/excluded individuals

Under the terms of a tribal ordinance, individuals who are convicted of tribal, state or federal laws involving the sale or distribution of drugs are banished/excluded from the Cheyenne River Reservation.

Trump pardons CRST member who served 24 years of sentence

On his last night in the White House, outgoing President Donald Trump issued several dozen pardons. Among them is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe who has served 24 years in prison for a drug conviction. LaVonne Roach, 56, has been incarcerated since 1997 for a nonviolent drug charge.

President appoints CRST member to head USDA Office of Tribal Relations

A Rapid City attorney and member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe has been chosen by President Joe Biden to serve as director of the Office of Tribal Relations (OTR) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Heather Dawn Thompson will report directly to the USDA Secretary.

High blood pressure can be prevented

The American Heart Association defines high blood pressure (HBP) or hypertension as a condition diagnosed when your heart has to consistently work extra hard to pump blood through your vessels. According to a 2018 report by the U.S.

Smith-Wright annual meeting

The Smith-Wright American Legion Post 120 in Isabel held its annual meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 20, and re-elected post officers. Pictured are (L-R) member Loris Lindskov, Commander Jim Boldt, Secretary/Treasurer Mandy Locken, and Vice-Commander Johnny Dean Boldt.

Appeals court upholds lower court ruling in DAPL lawsuit

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court decision in favor of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in its ongoing legal battle against the Dakota Access Pipeline, approving the revocation of a key permit for the project and requiring a federal agency to conduct a lengthy environmental...

Reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic

The Topic reached out to some of our readers, asking them to share their reflections about the pandemic. Although we are “all in this together” we do not all have the same experiences.

From the Meiers in Driscoll, ND

While the world as a whole has seen many drastic changes in the last 10 to 12 months, the little corner of it that we live in has not been affected as dramatically.