Scenic News

Office of the Governor 500 E. Capitol Ave. Pierre , SD 57501 773-3212 www.state.sd.us MEDIA ADVISORY: Friday, July 11, 2008 CONTACT: Mitch Krebs or Roxy Everson at 605-773-3212 News Tips for the week of July ...

Rancher blames Forest Service for plague outbreak. By Steve Miller, Journal staff Thursday, May 29, 2008 Crews soon will begin spreading an insecticide on prairie dog mounds in Conata Basin in an effort to ...

“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

“This past week leaders of the national Cattlemen's Beef Board again discussed a 100-percent increase in the federally mandated $1-per head beef assessment”

SCENIC, S.D. n Joyce Jobgen, Secretary-Treasurer of the American Agriculture Movement , expressed her organization's opposition to a 100-percent increase, or any increase, in the Beef Checkoff Program until the ... via The Prairie Star

“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

South Dakota Stockgrowers will host an area meeting at the Victory Steakhouse in Edgemont, S.D., Jan. via Tri-State Neighbor

“It's important to be able to come together and discuss the needs of the ranching community and for the Stockgrowers to receive direction from the community especially in light of the upcoming legislative session”

The South Dakota Stockgrowers will host a meeting at at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Victory Steakhouse in Edgemont. via Rapid City Journal

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe will get a $74,000 federal grant to build a Narrows Earthlodge Interpretive Center near the Missouri River. via Rapid City Journal

“We want a quality program and experience.”

Federal grant helps Oglala planners join tribal byways network By Kevin Woster, Journal staff Thursday, December 20, 2007 The lonesome roads of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation could one day lead tourists to a ... via Rapid City Journal

“It seems like every time you get involved in federal projects, there's an upside - federal money - and a downside - the inability to do things with property you own”

RAPID CITY, S.D. - Rapid City officials on Tuesday took the first step toward designating Skyline Drive as a National Scenic Byway. via Argus Leader

“We're confident this is the place we want to be working”

By Steve Miller, Journal staff Tuesday, November 06, 2007 The Nature Conservancy has purchased a ranch on the edge of Conata Basin, the center of disputes in recent years over prairie dogs and endangered ... via Rapid City Journal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Wednesday, October 17, 2007 CONTACT : Wanda Goodman, 773-3301, wanda.goodman@state.sd.us PIERRE, S.D. Tripp County, located in south-central South Dakota creates a portion of the state's ... via South Dakota State

Pennington County officials are considering an ordinance that would designate certain roads as scenic routes. via KOTA-TV Rapid City