Philip News

Nothing pleases Dan and Theresa Walker more than watching parents drive away after dropping off their children for a night at The Gem Theater.

Nothing pleases Dan and Theresa Walker more than watching parents drive away after dropping off their children for a night at The Gem Theater.

Population growth is catapulting Sioux Falls from town to metropolis with little time in between to make sure our city turns out healthy and wholesome.

The week's cold snap is expected to cause further havoc across much of the country on Sunday.

TransCanada officials say a proposed crude oil pipeline that would cross western South Dakota will add $17.7 million a year in tax revenue to the state economy.

ROGER KASA/PLAINSMAN Three volunteers assist Julie Hoffmann of East River Nursery of Huron in landscaping a portion of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society property in De Smet.

The economic downturn fueled by high gasoline and grocery prices brought two strangers, Philip Brink and Erin Black Bonnet, together last week in a way neither would have imagined.

Philip Drama Group stages roving musical By Andrea J. Cook, Journal staff Saturday, June 07, 2008 An unusual troupe of "showgirls" takes its act on the road Saturday, June 7, when the Philip Drama Group moves ...

Movie theaters have long been closed in many of South Dakota's small towns, but the people of Murdo hope to reopen their theater after an absence of more than 30 years.

To determine the level of local interest in re-establishing a Civil Air Patrol squadron in Huron, an information meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Skyways Aviation.

“But that's not the problem, the problem is over grazing of prairie dogs.”

"They're virtually destroying the land," said Philip Kruse, a rancher from Interior. via KOTA-TV Rapid City

After winning new three-year terms in the April election, Huron City Commissioners Jan Manolis and Dale Schneider took the oaths of office Monday. via The Plainsman

“It is unusual but not unheard of”

A spring storm Friday dumped more than a foot of snow across parts of South Dakota, closing schools, canceling events and stranding travelers. via Argus Leader

“Hyperion has not made any requests for economic assistance from the state”

Request raises questions about refinery's viability Peter Harriman * pharrima@argusleader.com * April 24, 2008 Hyperion Resources wants a $10 billion federal loan guarantee to build its proposed Energy Center ... via Argus Leader

“During the selection process, all delegates demonstrated outstanding qualifications in character, honesty, service, and initiative”

Vermillion American Legion Post #1 and Legion Auxiliary announce the selection of delegates for Boys and Girls State 2008. via Plain Talk Online

“If you walked into Delta One today it's as if the military walked out the back door just minutes ago”

A Cold War era minuteman two launch control center and missile silo stand at Exit 131, near Philip. via KELO-TV Sioux Falls

The governor has appointed Terry Sabers of Mitchell to the South Dakota Board of Education. via KELO-TV Sioux Falls

Philip S. Deloria will be the featured speaker at the University of South Dakota School of Law's 10th Biennial Indian Law Symposium this week. via ArgusLeader.com

Kate Kelley, Western Area Director for U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D., will be in Philip on Wednesday, Feb. via Rapid City Journal

“Costs are going up for everyone”

With another fire season just months away, an attempt at uniformity in contracts between the U.S. Forest Service and volunteer fire departments bordering the Buffalo Gap National Grassland was tabled Monday ... via Rapid City Journal