Rapid City News Room (736 items)

In response to community feedback, the Rapid City Library is extending their service hours at the downtown library! Beginning January 2, 2019 the drive-thru hours will be Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 7:30 p. m. and Friday – Sunday, 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. General downtown Library hours will…

RAPID CITY--City offices are adjusting schedules for the New Year's Day holiday.             CITY OFFICES: City offices are closed Tuesday, January 1.  Tuesday's Public Works Committee meeting is moved to Wednesday, January 2 at 12:30 p.m. with the regularly-scheduled Legal and Finance Committee meeting to follow immediately after the conclusion…

System services will suspend at 2:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Day RAPID CITY--The Rapid Transit System's RapidRide and Dial-A-Ride services will not be operating the next two Tuesdays in observance of the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays.  System services will suspend Monday, December 24 at 2:30 p.m. and will not…

22 presentations scheduled during two days of hearings RAPID CITY--The Vision Fund Citizen Committee is hosting two days of public hearings for 2019 Vision Fund applicants to present their projects to the Committee.             A total of 22 project presentations are scheduled for Tuesday, December 18 and Thursday, December 20…

The 42nd edition of the Lakota Nation Invitational tournament is well underway at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center with some of the best athletic, artistic and cultural talent being showcased.    The tournament kicked off earlier this week with a red carpeet welcome where community residents along with business and…

The generosity of the community and City and School employees was very much evident in the dozens of gifts that were provided during the Salvation Army's Angel Tree project this year.     Five City facilities served as Angel Tree locations this season.  At City Hall, all 60 tags were…

LNI'S RED CARPET WELCOME & HAND GAMES EVENTS PROMOTE APPRECIATION & FOSTER UNDERSTANDING Tuesday greeting line welcomes participants; Corporate Challenge introduces community teams to traditional Native American hand games RAPID CITY, SD--Some of the best athletic, artistic and cultural talent will be on display next week as thousands of fans,…

Youth trips increase 22% over November 2017; 79% above November 2016 RAPID CITY, SD--November youth ridership of the City's RapidRide program increased steadily compared to the same month the previous two years.             Ridership among youth in November totaled 14,199 passenger trips, a 22 percent increase over the November 2017…

RAPID CITY, SD--For the third consecutive year, the City of Rapid City issued building permits with a combined total valuation in excess of $300 million.             With one month of the calendar year remaining, the City has issued 3,539 building permits with a total valuation of $307,354,989.  The total surpasses…

City Streets Department crews have been busy this week getting ready for this weekend's forecasted winter snow event.    Crews have been preparing snow removal equipment, making sure they are well-equipped with material and performing mechanical touch-ups.  The latest forecasts call for rain to begin Friday evening and turn to…