Buffalo News

Norman Negaard, owner of a hardware store on Buffalo's Main Street, has heard it all before, only to be left disappointed when plans never materialized.

Twenty-three Wind Cave National Park buffalo are headed to a new home in Mexico, where they will be the seed stock for a new herd in a Mexican national park.

Melissa Burke Rapid City, S.D. ENLARGE Yearling bulls being sorted for handling.

If you have an extra $6 million in the bank and a very high ceiling in your home, here's something to surpass the Joneses: a dinosaur.

PRICELESS? A journey 66-million years in the making, the Tyrannosaurus rex known as "Samson" will soon have her moment in the Vegas spotlight, where her remnants will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.

For Immediate Release : Sept. 25, 2009 CONTACT : Kelly Thompson, 773-7550 or kelly.thompson@state.sd.us Buffalo Bonnie Schmidt of Buffalo today claimed her $77,039 Dakota Cash jackpot for the Sept.

Harding County voters passed a $5 million bond to build a new K-12 school in Buffalo.

Posted by: Tim Gebhart - 09/22/2009 8:59 AM Two sociologists say the meltdown of rural America has reached a tipping point, one which is "transforming rural communities throughout the nation into impoverished ghost towns." In an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education , husband and wife Patrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kefalas say a brain drain ...

South Dakota Lottery For Immediate Release: Sept. 21, 2009 Contact: Kelly Thompson, 773-5770 or kelly.thompson@state.sd.us $77,039 Dakota Cash Jackpot Won - A single ticket matched all five numbers in Saturday night's drawing to win the $77,039 Dakota Cash jackpot.

A company owned by the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in South Dakota says it has bought New York-based financial services firm Westrock Group Inc.

A 66-million year old Tyrannosaurus skeleton is set to be sold at auction for a massive A 5,000,000. With 170 bones the 40ft long T-Rex is said to be one of the three most complete specimens ever to have been discovered.

A film produced by Rapid City's Linn Productions and acclaimed Native American filmmaker Chris Eyre has been nominated for "Best Ghost Story" at the 1st Annual Reaper Awards to be held Oct.

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has been airlifted to a hospital after falling from a stage during a concert at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota.

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has been airlifted to a hospital after falling from a stage during a concert at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota.

The South Dakota Festival of Books Oct. 2-4 in Deadwood will feature two stand-up comedians, national, regional and South Dakota authors and a musical performance.

Author Dan O'Brien will join the discussion when the History and Heritage Book Club meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre.

South Dakota's history makes the state stand out; Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial, and The Lewis and Clark Trail all put us on the map.

Some South Dakota cowboys are among the top money winners on the professional rodeo circuit.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2009 CONTACT: Dorinda Daniel, 773-6006, Dorinda.Daniel@state.sd.us Homesteading topic of next History & Heritage Book Club meeting PIERRE , S.D. -- Members of the History and Heritage Book Club will learn about the challenges of homesteading in at their June meeting.

Just as there's excitement in Winner and throughout the state about the Powerball jackpot, there's excitement in the lottery office as well.