Hill City News

At $4.00 a gallon, even a trip across town costs a pretty penny. So for many families, driving cross-country is out of the question.

By Katie Aurand, Journal correspondent Sunday, June 08, 2008 A television show came to life in Hill City this weekend as Thomas the Tank Engine offered train rides from the 1800 Train's Hill City Depot.

Tonight's scheduled practice session, as well as Friday night's season-opening auto races at Black Hills Speedway have been called off because of heavy rains received in the area this week.

By Andrea J. Cook, Journal Staff Wednesday, June 04, 2008 In area races for the state House of Representatives, Fall River State's Attorney Lance Russell and Mike Verchio, Hill City Chamber of Commerce ...

Auditor Julie Pearson and other Pennington County staff have ordered 64,000 ballots, purchased more than 100 boxes of blue pens, lined up 200 poll workers and made sure the air conditioning works at the ...

For 12-year-old Sophie Whillock, it was the chance of a lifetime. Armed with a notebook and pen, Sophie accompanied her mother to see Sen.

The clock is ticking. But no one has panicked -- yet. That likely will come Friday, on the eve of the opening of what very well could be the biggest exhibit ever for the world-famous Sternberg Museum of Natural ...

Sue, the famous Field Museum dinosaur, is having a homecoming of sorts, in the small town near where the T. rex was discovered in 1990.

Experts say keeping your metabolism up with a healthy diet and exercise routine is one of the best ways to win the battle of the bulge. via KOTA

The Hill City Economic Development Committee and Pennington County are pushing a project to pave South Rochford Road from Rochford to Deerfield Lake. via ArgusLeader.com

“It took a lot of work up until the very last hour of the very last day.”

It's back to work for more than 400 employees after Neiman Enterprises finally completed it's purchase of Pope and Talbot's Sawmill last week and re-opened Monday. via KOTA

“The financials are fantastic. But it's not all about the money”

For the past four weeks, Avera McKennan Hospital, Citibank, Target and a grass-roots organization called One Person, Big Difference have been raising money for community endeavors through a local version of ... via ArgusLeader.com

“Until they book you can have all the inquiries you want. Unless they put that money on the line it doesn't mean much”

Towns throughout the Black Hills are excited about the upcoming tourist season. 2007 was considered a banner year, but already in 2008, inquiries and reservations are up, despite high gas prices. via KELO-TV Sioux Falls

“The vacation home industry is booming”

For a steadily increasing number of Black Hills visitors, the first ingredient for an ideal family vacation is a secluded, comfortable house or cabin in the woods next to a babbling brook, with deer wandering past the door.

The vacation home is a concept that took off in the Black Hills in the late 1990s, according to Kim Benning of Heart of the Hills Vacation Homes in Hill City. Benning manages several vacation homes scattered from Deadwood to Custer for their owners.

'It's a great alternative, especially for someone who has been to the Black Hills before and is looking forward to a less hectic, more relaxing stay,' Benning said. Read more

“We have more to offer than Iowa”

Carolyn Linn remembers when the Black Hills ' famous 1880 Train was loaded onto trucks and hauled to New Mexico to be part of movie scenes that could just as well have been shot in South Dakota . via Chicago Tribune

“The only thing we really needed to add were fire extinguishers, a couple exit signs. Besides that everything is pretty safe and ready to go”

Features Services New Regulations For Vacation Home Rentals - 02/29/2008 10:00 PM 0 Posts New safety regulations for vacation homes in South Dakota will go into effect this summer. via KELO-TV Sioux Falls

“They were going to go camping, but they decided to give it to Dusty instead”

Fundraisers bring in more than $6,000 Dusty Swanson, the Hill City High School wrestler paralyzed after suffering a neck injury at a tournament last weekend, continues to recover at Rapid City Regional ... via Rapid City Journal

“You worry about all of the 475 kids we have and it's awful hard to see one of your kids, one of your students, with that kind of injury. You just hope for the best for him and his family. That's all we can do right now.”

People in KOTA Territory have rallied around a high school athlete who was seriously injured in a wrestling match in Fort Pierre last weekend. via KOTA-TV Rapid City

Four Black Hills Area Lions Clubs came home from January's South Dakota Lions Annual State Convention in Aberdeen with most of the honors, they said in a news release. via Rapid City Journal

Sean Casey of Bear Country USA was elected president of Black Hills Central Reservations during the company's annual meeting. via Rapid City Journal