Rapid City News Room (736 items)

BUILDING PERMITS VALUED AT $33 MILLION ISSUED FOR MONTH OF JUNE RAPID CITY, SD—The City issued 234 building permits in June with a combined valuation of more than $33 million. The valuation total was the fourth-highest total ever recorded for Rapid City for the month of June and nearly $20 million higher…

DISABILITY AWARENESS COMMITTEE HOSTING EVENT TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY MILESTONES RAPID CITY, SD—Two milestone anniversaries will be spotlighted when Rapid City’s Disability Awareness and Accessibility Committee hosts its annual Disability Resource Fair July 26.             The event is open to the public, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Main…

CITY REMINDS DRIVERS AGAINST PARKING VEHICLES EXTENDING INTO TRAFFIC LANE **Drivers can be cited for blocking traffic lane and parking too far from curb RAPID CITY, SD—In the first six months of the year, the City’s Parking Enforcement Division has issued 56 obstructing traffic citations for vehicles extending into the lane of travel.…

CITY & BUSINESS OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE LAND DONATION FOR SPORTS COMPLEX AND DEVELOPMENT **Mayor to seek Council support for $5 Million in Vision Funds to support Sports Complex; **Creation of TIF District would support BH Energy, Sports Complex, development projects RAPID CITY, SD--Mayor Jason Salamun was joined Monday by officials with Pete Lien &…

THESE FOUR WOMEN ENGINEERS ARE CRITICAL TO SUCCESS OF MANY CITY PROJECTS City profiles work of four women during Women in Engineering Day RAPID CITY, SD—Monday (June 23) is International Women in Engineering Day, recognizing the contributions of women engineers worldwide. The day is established to raise the profile of women in…

HYDRANT BLOCK PARTIES RETURN FOR ANOTHER SUMMER **Parks & Rec hosting events at Sioux Park, College Park **Fire, Police, Library, Solid Waste participating RAPID CITY, SD—For a third summer, the popular Hydrant Block Parties are returning, with a pair of fun-filled events scheduled and hosted by the City’s Parks and Recreation…

YOUTH RIDERSHIP INCREASES 10,000 IN NUMBERS DURING 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR Overall RTS ridership averaging more than 23,000 riders per month RAPID CITY, SD—Rapid Transit System (RTS) recorded 56,867 youth passenger trips during the recently-completed 2024-25 school year, more than 10,000 additional youth trips recorded over the previous school year and setting a five-year…

CITY COUNCIL APPROVES VISION FUND COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS The Rapid City Council tonight (June 9) voted 6-1 approving the recommendations of the Vision Fund Citizen Committee to allocate more than $12 million in Vision Fund resources to 14 public projects. (see list of approved projects and funding levels below). *** VISION…

PARKS & RECREATION DEVELOPING MASTER PLAN FOR FUTURE GUIDANCE Hosting two open house events June 17 RAPID CITY, SD--For the first time ever, the City of Rapid City’s Parks and Recreation Department is developing a city-wide Parks and Recreation Master Plan. As part of the plan’s development, Parks and Recreation will…

CITY ANNOUNCES OPENING DATES AND SPECIAL PROMOTIONS FOR OUTDOOR POOLS **Discount passes available this week **Numerous special events planned RAPID CITY, SD—Temperatures may be on the chilly side this week, but it won’t be long before warm days bring out the swimsuits, sunscreen and sunglasses.             The…