Rapid City News Room (490 items)

The Rapid City Youth City Council began its 2021 term earlier this month with the swearing in of new Council members, election of officers, fielding presentations from Mayor Steve Allender and Malcom Chapman and addressing a mask requirement.   Mayor Allender administered the oath of office to the members. Elected…

CITY STREET SWEEPERS KEPT BUSY COLLECTING TONS OF MATERIAL IN 2020 Crews collected, hauled seven million pounds of material RAPID CITY, SD--More than 7.6 million pounds! More than 3,814 tons! More than 450 truckloads!             That's the amount of material the City's Street Department swept from city streets in 2020.…

'YOUTH RIDE FREE' PROGRAM SLOWLY EMERGING FROM COVID-19 IMPACTS RapidRide serves as convenient option for youth on school, cold, activity days RAPID CITY, SD--Another indicator of COVID-19 impacts on the community can be seen in the dramatic decreases in youth ridership on the City's Rapid Transit System (RTS).             RapidRide…

CITY ISSUES SECOND-HIGHEST NUMBER OF BUILDING PERMITS; FIFTH HIGHEST IN PERMIT VALUATION RAPID CITY, SD--The COVID-19 pandemic produced its fair share of challenges and issues for the community in 2020, but there was at least one positive index reflected at year's end.  The City's Building Services Division issued the second-most…

**REMINDER** CITY TO RESUME UTILITY SHUTOFFS DUE TO NON-PAYMENT BEGINNING JANUARY 4 **Suspension of shutoffs began March 17 **Residents advised to bring accounts into compliance **Can still seek hardship status RAPID CITY, SD--Officials are reminding City utility customers with overdue accounts that beginning next Monday, the City will resume discontinuation…

SOLID WASTE DIVISION PROVIDES HINTS FOR HOLIDAY RECYCLING, TREE & LIGHTS DISPOSAL RAPID CITY, SD--As the hustle and bustle of Christmas begins to settle, attention focuses on what to do with all the extra cardboard, wrapping paper and trash, not to mention the tree and that string of lights that…