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  George Wallace spent his 26 year career in public affairs and food services RAPID CITY, SD--Air Force retiree George Wallace considers his enlistment in the military as "one of the best decisions of my life".              Wallace, who spent the first half of his 26-year Air Force career in…

  Check out the survey results at: https://www.rcgov.org/departments/mayor-s-office-city-council/budget.html RAPID CITY--Local citizens shared their input and impressions of the City in the Citizen Budget Priority Survey completed in November and December by 1,665 respondents.  Information collected from the survey will be used by City officials to help prioritize programs and services.…

Mayor Steve Allender met with Rapid City Regional Airport staff and presented them with certificates of excellence, celebrating Regional's record-setting 2017 performance! Total passengers were 595,936, which is a 1% increase over the previous record year in 2010 of 591,600 passengers. Passenger enplanements (total number of passengers boarding the aircraft…

Rapid City, S.D. – In its commitment to public safety and transparency, the Rapid City Police Department is making public its crime statistics for 2017. This report will be used by the RCPD as a by-the-numbers analytical review that will help guide the agency’s operations moving forward into 2018. The…

The Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo is off and running! The 60th annual event actually started two weeks ago with events at the Kjerstad Events Center but the main event is here!  Rodeos, horse and livestock shows and sales, vendors and much more awaits the more than 300,000 people…

The Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo is off and running! The 60th annual event actually started two weeks ago with events at the Kjerstad Events Center but the main event is here!  Rodeos, horse and livestock shows and sales, vendors and much more awaits the more than 300,000 people…

Daily use reaches 800 youth passenger trips RAPID CITY, SD--It's only Thursday and use of the RapidRide's transit system by the community's youth has surpassed records each day this week.             On Monday, a record was set with 795 youth passenger trips provided on the RapidRide system.  The Roosevelt Route,…

February 12 event is Mayor's seventh public meeting before special Council session Local group offerings continuing RAPID CITY--Mayor Steve Allender has scheduled an additional public presentation on the future of the Civic Center's Barnett Arena.             The presentation is scheduled for Monday, February 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Civic…

The City Council provided formal approval Tuesday night to Mayor Steve Allender's selection of 22-year Rapid City Fire Department veteran Rod Seals as the City's new fire chief.  Seals becomes the community's 18th fire chief. After the confirmation vote, Seals took the oath of office from Finance Director Pauline Sumption. …

AIRPORT SEES RECORD NUMBER OF PASSENGERS RAPID CITY, SD - The Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) is proud to announce a record breaking year for 2017. Total passengers were 595,936, which is a 1% increase over our previous record year in 2010 of 591,600 passengers. Passenger enplanements (total number of…