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DOWNTOWN PUMPKIN FESTIVAL INCLUDES ‘TOUCH-A-TRUCK’ EVENT City’s Public Works Department displaying several trucks for up-close viewing, visit with staff RAPID CITY, SD—The City’s Public Works Department is hosting a ‘Touch-A-Truck’ event Saturday, one of the highlights of the 15th annual Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival. Several City vehicles and equipment pieces…
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September 15, 2023
City Works With 'Hives For Heroes' Project to Teach Veterans Art of Beekeeping
VETERANS GATHER TO COLLECT HONEY AS PART OF ‘HIVES FOR HEROES’ PROJECT After installing three bee hives this spring near the City Parks Maintenance facility off Canyon Lake Drive, and after a summer of nurturing efforts, volunteers for the local Hives for Heroes organization have collected…
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September 15, 2023
Annual Community Diaper Drive Underway Through September 25 with Several City Collection Points
CITY HALL, FIRE, POLICE, LIBRARY SERVING AS COLLECTION POINTS FOR CITYWIDE DIAPER DRIVE **Mayor declaring Sept. 18-24 as Diaper Need Awareness Week **Local group hoping to collect 17,000 diapers RAPID CITY, SD—The average child will use 11,000 diapers. The average infant requires a dozen diaper changes per day over three years and…
CITY WORKERS SAVE KITTEN FROM CITY HALL STORM DRAIN RAPID CITY, SD—A kitten was saved Wednesday afternoon from a storm drain in the City Hall parking lot, just hours before rain fell in the downtown area. The saga began Wednesday around lunch time when City building inspector Lon Schnittgrund…
CITY COUNCIL APPROVES EFFORT TO IMPROVE MARY HALL PARK TRAIL RAPID CITY, SD—At Tuesday night’s meeting, the Rapid City Council approved the City’s application to the South Dakota Department of Transportation for funds to renovate the trail at Mary Hall Park. Mary Hall Park is one of the ‘hidden…
CITY OFFICIALS PROFILE AUTUMN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SCHEDULE Projects will impact traffic in major areas of city RAPID CITY, SD—It’s been a busy construction season throughout the summer and work will continue or begin on a number of City projects after Labor Day. City officials are highlighting several of the major projects,…
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE APPROVES NEW CITY GREENHOUSE RAPID CITY, SD—The City’s Public Works Committee Tuesday approved a request by the City’s Parks and Recreation Department to authorize staff to advertise for bids for the Parks Greenhouse Project. If approved by the City Council next Tuesday,…
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August 22, 2023
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(September 6 Update): City Council Considers, Makes Changes in 2024 City Budget
CITY COUNCIL APPROVES BUDGET FUNDS TO RAPID CITY SPORTS COMMISSION RAPID CITY, SD (Sept. 6)—The Rapid City Council voted to approve a revised version of the 2024 City budget during a special session Tuesday night. The Council made one revision to the proposed budget, voting to add a new…
‘YOUTH RIDE FREE” TRANSIT PROGRAM SURPASSES 500,000 MARK FOR SCHOOL YEAR RIDERSHIP RAPID CITY, SD—With more than 700 youth taking advantage of the City’s ‘Youth Ride Free’ program during the first week of school, the program surpassed an impressive mark for overall youth ridership. Since…
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August 15, 2023
Downtown Parking Structure's West Stairwell Closed as Part of Renovation Work
PARKING STRUCTURE’S WEST STAIRWELL CLOSING MONDAY AS PART OF RENOVATION WORK RAPID CITY, SD—Effective next Monday, August 21, the Sixth Street west stairwell of the downtown parking structure will be closed for scheduled renovations. The Fifth Street east stairwell will open up for public access beginning this weekend according to…