2017-04-05

Gina LuRee LaMont



MARTIN – Gina LuRee LaMont, 49, made her journey to the Spirit World on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City. Gina LuRee LaMont was born on February 21, 1968 in Pine Ridge to Frank Douthit and Ione LaMont. Gina is survived by her mother, Ione LaMont of Martin; special friend, Darrell Barnum of Martin; […]

THE WAY IT WAS

Graduation Day!

Lakota Chief Fools Crow ties eagle feather to hair of Oglala Lakota College graduate at the Three- Mile Campus in the early 1980s. In the background is the President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Joe American Horse.

Congratulations to the crew at NSNT for winning 15 awards from SD Newspaper Association

Little Notes

This week we are hoping will become history without all of the histrionics. The move to the new building requires a lot of outside help such as technology assistance to move computers, technical help to install all of the hookups, wiring and added plug-ins for all of the electrical equipment like computer and of course wiring for the new phone […]

Historic Freight House Grill and Taproom takes over Sanford’s Grub & Pub



The name may have changed, but the antique atmosphere will live on at the Historic Freight House Grill and Taproom. For most of us locals we knew the place as Sanford’s Grub & Pub at 306 Seventh St. in Rapid City. Last August the name changed to the Historic Freight House Grill and Taproom. But don’t worry Sanford’s fans; outside […]

TOP TEN MOVIES



 MOVIE GROSS1. The Boss Baby……………………$49,000,0002. Beauty and the Beast (2017) ..$47,543,0003. Ghost in the Shell (2017) ……$19,000,0004. Power Rangers (2017) ……….$14,500,0005. Kong: Skull Island ………………..$8,800,0006. Logan ………………………………….$6,200,0007. Get Out………………………………..$5,814,0008. Life (2017) …………………………..$5,625,0009. CHiPs ………………………………….$4,055,00010. The Zookeeper’s Wife …………$3,349,000

Western Dakota Tech recognized for student diversity

Services in place to help students reach education, career goals

RAPID CITY –– Western Dakota Tech’s diverse student body sets it apart from other institutions of higher learning in South Dakota. That diversity means something to the Federal government. Specifically, Western Dakota Tech’s significant Native American enrollment rates have earned it a special Federal designation. Western Dakota Tech is the only college designated as a Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution in […]

Oglala Lakota College Students Excel at AIHEC Student Conference



KYLE –– Oglala Lakota College students excelled at the 36th Annual American Indian Higher Education Consortium Student Conference held in Rapid City March 19-21, 2017. OLC’s students placed in the following categories: BUSINESS BOWL—3rd place (Boyd Looks Twice, Kellen Returns From Scout, Cameron Lafferty, Antoinette (Lupe) Rodriquez, Donell Jessop). SCIENCE — Science Bowl—1st Place Gabe Yellow Hawk, Joanne Thompson, Larissa […]

Catching the Dream national scholarship program has one of the highest graduation rates



ALBUQUERQUE –– Catching the Dream (CTD), a national scholarship program for Native American college students, announced today that its completion rate after 30 years is 85.1% “Our scholarship program has one of the highest graduation rates ever achieved with Indian students,” reported the President, Gov. James Lujan (Taos Pueblo). “We have produced 891 graduates out of 1,265 students we have […]

Jackley returns to Mines as Commencement Speaker



RAPID CITY – South Dakota Attorney General and SD Mines alumnus Marty Jackley will speak at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology’s 175th commencement. Jackley is well known for his highly successful career in the legal profession, having served as both the U.S. Attorney for South Dakota and as the state’s Attorney General. After earning a bachelor’s degree […]

Deaths of Indian homeless in Rapid City still unresolved

Were the string of deaths accidental or murder?

It started in May of 1998. Bodies began to show up in or near Rapid City Creek. Of the eight bodies discovered in 1998 and 1999 six were Native Americans, all were homeless men. All in all in the years 1998 to December of 2000, there were 11 unexplained deaths in Rapid City, most of them involving Indians or homeless […]