Rapid City News Room (596 items)
July 30, 2021
Rapid Transit Suspending City View Trolley Rides
RAPID TRANSIT SUSPENDING CITY VIEW TROLLEY RIDES Trolley will cease summer tours after August 6 due to shortage of drivers RAPID CITY, SD—The City View Trolley will suspend summer tours next week with the last day of tours scheduled for next Friday, August 6. Officials with the City’s Public Works…
Annual conservation measures went into effect June 1 RAPID CITY—City officials remind the public that water restrictions remain in effect. The annual mandatory water conservation measures went into effect June 1. No watering is allowed between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily. Homeowners and businesses with odd-numbered addresses are allowed…
Closure of indoor facility runs Aug. 1-Sept. 12; 50-meter pool will remain open RAPID CITY, SD—City officials remind the public the Roosevelt Swim Center will close August 1 for six weeks for repairs to the leisure pool and other needed facility renovations. Each year, the Center closes two weeks…
MAYOR STEVE ALLENDER ISSUES STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF DAVID LUST RAPID CITY, SD—Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender issued the following statement regarding the death of David Lust: “I am heartbroken today to hear of the passing of David Lust. Rapid City has lost a true champion. David was a…
Every year our area experiences flash flooding, wind events that cause debris or snow events that can affect travel on our roads here in Pennington County. Depending on how wide an area impacted or what drainages are affected, multiple roads could be impassable depending on the extent of the emergency…
July 16, 2021
Railroad Plans Repair Work For Fifth Street Crossings
WORK SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK ON FIFTH STREET RAILROAD CROSSINGS Crews will perform work at night Monday to Wednesday RAPID CITY, SD—Railroad crews will conduct repairs on the Fifth Street railroad crossings between Omaha Street and Main Street next week (July 19-21). Work is expected to begin Monday night with completion…
INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL LANDS COMMITTEE SCHEDULES SECOND PUBLIC MEETING UPDATE NEXT TUESDAY Mayor’s Committee will host meal, meeting at General Beadle School RAPID CITY, SD—The Mayor’s Indian Boarding School Lands Committee will host its second public presentation next week to provide an update on the working group’s efforts in developing…
THURSDAY OPEN HOUSE SEEKS TRANSIT PLAN INPUT, FEEDBACK Public can meet Transit staff, consultant at Main Street Square session RAPID CITY, SD—City officials are encouraging the public’s feedback and input on the Transit Development Plan this week with Rapid Transit System (RTS) and Community Development officials hosting an informational open…
CITY POOLS CONTINUE TO SEE BIG NUMBERS RAPID CITY, SD—Seeking relief from the long-standing hot weather continued to motivate the public to flock to City pools in July. Attendance at the City’s outdoor pools for June and July far outpace the numbers from 2019. City pools were closed last summer…
CITY ISSUES THIRD-MOST PERMITS FOR JANUARY TO JUNE PERIOD Issues third-most permits for June month RAPID CITY, SD—The City’s Building Services Division issued 456 building permits in June, the third-most number of permits issued for the sixth month of the calendar year. The valuation of the permits totaled $23,556,450, the…