Piedmont News

Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin has raised slightly more than $315,000 since winning re-election in 2008, the smallest amount at this point in an election cycle for Herseth Sandlin since she won office in 2004.

Posted by: Cory Heidelberger - 10/24/2009 6:15 AM By turning a South Dakota spotlight toward Aaron Huey's disturbing photo essay and commentary on our Pine Ridge Reservation, Dr.

Even though Rapid City was rated the fourth best city in which to launch a small business, one company may be moving out and going to Sturgis.

Photos by Melissa Burke Rapid City, S.D. ENLARGE This 2-week-old miniature horse foal was a hit at the Petting Barn.

We now know who wants to step up to the political plate to challenge Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin for her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

South Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson says he'll join two other Republicans in seeking the party's nomination for U.S. House of Representatives.

The annual District 1 Fall Convention of the South Dakota American Legion will be held Oct.

The Picnic/Cavern/Kine prescribed burn may be ignited Wednesday, September 16, weather dependent, according to a U.S. Forest Service news release on Tuesday.

A Wanblee man died in a rollover accident Friday night. According to the Highway Patrol, 36-year-old Douglas White Feather lost control of his pickup on Elk Creek Road in Meade County.

As more ranchers trade in their sheep for cattle to make a living, one man tries to save the shrinking sheep industry one clip at a time.

A Dell Rapids man recently took charge of 850 South Dakotans. Lt. Col. Joe Eining received command of the 153rd Engineer Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard during a change of command ceremony Aug.

A Dell Rapids man recently took charge of 850 South Dakotans. Lt. Col. Joe Eining received command of the 153rd Engineer Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard during a change of command ceremony Aug.

A Republican man from Piedmont is the first to challenge U.S. House Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin for her congressional seat.

Posted by: Pat Powers - 07/14/2009 7:53 AM Just in - I just got a nice note from a Thad Wasson of Piedmont that he is going to be entering the GOP contest for United States House of Representatives to run against incumbent Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, and he'll be making his first appearance at the Meade County Republican dinner on July 19, 2009.

Officials in the Black Hills National Forest, a popular destination for visitors from across South Dakota, have closed about 327 acres near Piedmont and Stagebarn Canyon to cross-country motorized travel.

The state Public Utilities Commission has made it easier for small power generators to get their renewable energy flowing onto the electric grid.