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Pandemic threatens fragile rural health-care system in South Dakota

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Editor’s note: This article is the second of three parts of a special report by South Dakota News Watch called “Small Towns, Big Challenges.” See the entire series at sdnewswatch.org. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a significant and unexpected financial burden on rural health-care providers who were already struggling to maintain hospitals and clinics that help keep small-town residents — […]

SD COVID-19 cases for June 25, 2020

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The South Dakota Department of Health on Thursday, June 25, reported that the number of reported COVID-19 cases in South Dakota were up by 60 new cases and now stands at 6,479. The number of active cases in the state dropped to 800 cases of COVID-19, with 5,592 residents reported as recovered. Walworth County had three new cases reported this […]

Rodeo Art

Artist Ray Runnels was in Mobridge this week painting windows of the retail community in preparation for the upcoming 75th anniversary of the Sitting Bull Stampede.

Roofing

The crew of Oahe Builders, LLC, place panels on the roof of the new ticket booth and bathrooms at the Mobridge Rodeo Grounds on Thursday, June 18. The building is planned to be completed before the first event of the 2020 Sitting Bull Stampede.

BALL FIVE: 75th will be a Sitting Bull Stampede like we have never seen before

Pandemic or not, the celebration of the 75th annual Sitting Bull Stampede is going to be unlike we have ever seen before. That is if you think an unheard of 912 contestants sounds like a rare number! In case you are wondering what kind of a jump in contestants that is, last year’s stampede had 381 cowboys and cowgirls in […]

KATIE ZERR: Using precautions is not unwelcoming

Is being cautious with your health and being responsible toward others something for which to be ridiculed? With more and more people coming into the area from outside of the state, these precautions should be seen as a responsibility and not a reason for friends and neighbors to make sarcastic remarks. For a small community, Mobridge has had its fair […]

Carlson re-elected to Ward III council seat in Tuesday’s election

Ward III incumbent councilman Randy Carlson will serve another term on the Mobridge City Council as he defeated challenger Davis Guggolz. Carlson received nearly 75% of the votes cast with 73 to Guggolz’ 23 votes or 23.5% in the Tuesday, June 23 election. There were 98 votes cast in the election, two of those ballots were unmarked or spoiled. There […]

Another resident tests positive for COVID-19

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The South Dakota Department of Health on Wednesday, June 24, reported another positive COVID-19 case in Walworth County The number of reported COVID-19 cases in South Dakota was up by 66 new cases and now stands at 6,419. There are 781 active cases of COVID-19 in the state at this time, with 5,554 residents reported as recovered. The total cases […]