The flag is a sign of patriotism, a sign of pride in America, a sign— A flag is a sign, period, says the Deadwood Planning and Zoning Commission, and First Gold's sign was too darn big: Deadwood Planning and Zoning…
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Bridal Veil Falls and Spearfish Creek look mighty impressive, but the past few days' rains have wrought a little havoc here in the Northern Black Hills: Spearfish Creek peaked at a flow of 690 cubic feet per second yesterday around…
South Dakota municipal elections are non-partisan. Candidates for mayor and city council don't run as Democrats or Republicans because the law doesn't allow it and because local issues break down as much more practical than partisan. Pat Powers mistakes municipal…
Some guy holding a beer on Deadwood Main Street looks at the first piffling snowflakes before the parade and says to me, "Huh. 45 degrees, and it's trying to snow." About five minutes later, the snow succeeds. So does Wyoming…
The Black Hills Pioneer seems to run a new photo each week of hysteria in the Lead-Deadwood school district. We see teachers tackling mock gunmen in active shooter training. We see officers with weapons drawn stalking down the school hallways…
A friend leafs through Pioneer Years in the Black Hills, an edited version of fortune-seeker Richard B. Hughes's diary account of the White invasion of the Black Hills. Hughes had trouble finding gold, but he had no trouble finding a…
The Deadwood gambling industry's woes over the smoking ban seem long gone. Visitors are betting more and casinos are making more in the Black Hills' gambling mecca: Total gross revenues for November 2011 versus November 2012 were up from $7.4…
The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday against Hill City sculptor Peggy Detmers in her appeal of a contract dispute with actor Kevin Costner. Back in the early 1990s, riding high on the success of Dances with Wolves and…