Rapid City News Room (727 items)

City officials thank the community for its generosity this holiday season as hundreds of gifts were donated at the City's six Angel Trees, set up as part of the Salvation Army's Angel Tree gift program.        The City's Angel Tree locations this holiday season included the Fire Department's…
Members of the City's Fire, Police and other departments gathered this morning (November 17) at the United Way office to present $58,169 in employee contributions.  The presentation was part of the 'Get the Pack Back' promotion to inspire community businesses and organizations to turn in their employee contribution packets.  …
PUBLIC CAN BEGIN PLACING WINTER APPAREL ITEMS ON STATUES Winter apparel placement highlights community need             It’s time to bundle up George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Thomas Jefferson.              We’re not talking about scaling Mount Rushmore and placing…
RAPID CITY RECEVING NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR WORK TO IMPROVE RACE RELATIONS HRC/MOA delegation serving as panelists at National Humanities Alliance Conference RAPID CITY, SD—The public/private relationship and efforts of Rapid City’s Human Relations Commission/Mniluzahan Okolakiciyapi Ambassadors (HRC/MOA) to improve racial relations in the community are being recognized nationally this week.…
RAPID CITY, SD—Forecasters are projecting the season's first winter weather event for later this week.  Reposting the recommendations provided by local officals from October 26 (Winter Weather Preparedness Day). The recommendations include developing storm kits for car and home, getting vehicles ready for the winter season, and taking necessary actions…
Mayor Steve Allender greeted a delegation of students from Apolda, Germany – Rapid City’s German Sister City – at City Hall earlier this month.             Mayor Allender shared perspectives on Rapid City’s aldermanic form of municipal government, how citizens impact local government and interact with…
Hundreds turned out for today's (October 10) Remembering The Children Memorial Walk events.  The fifth annual event included an opening program at the Sioux Park flower gardens and included remarks from family members, a greeting and proclamation from Mayor Steve Allender, traditional prayer and the reading of names of the…
RAPID CITY ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE AWARDS AT DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS BREAKFAST The Workforce Diversity Network of the Black Hills is hosted the ninth annual awards breakfast this morning at The Rushmore Hotel.  October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and the awards breakfast recognizes several businesses and organizations for their work,…
More than 10,000 diapers and wipes and more than $600 in cash donations were received in the past week from community donations, City Hall department competitions as well as community collections at the main fire station and public safety building.         The collections were part of the…
CITY RECEIVES $2 MILLION GRANT TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY INTERVENTION EFFORTS Grant will bolster efforts of Journey-On, Wambli Ska & Red Ribbon Skirt Society RAPID CITY, SD—The US Department of Justice has announced the City of Rapid City has been awarded a $2 million Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI)…

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