Denver Post travel writer Kyle Wagner gave Spearfish the kind of write-up that wins Chamber of Commerce directors bonuses. Yet Chamber officials, glossy guidebooks, and fancy city signs and banners don't figure in her account of her wonderful long weekend…
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We got back from our hike up the 76 Trail in Spearfish Canyon... ...just as that state-spanning storm front whacked Spearfish. Another big rain, big wind, a few big hail stones. One Spearfish resident with a deep love for his…
Spearfish is renewing its push to annex the Upper and Lower Valley, the populous yet tranquil and quasi-agricultural neighborhood on the north side of town between Black Hills State University and Exits 8 and 10 of Interstate 29 (see map…
Spearfish is a city keenly concerned with appearances... to some extent, rightfully so. The Queen City's stunning panoramas are a good chunk of the reason people visit and settle here (and why houses cost so much). Several years ago, Guido…
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…
Here's good reason for Mayor Dana Boke to declare Wednesday a "Show up an Hour Late for Work" day in Spearfish: folks should all get a break to drive out and look at Bridal Veil Falls. Usually the wispy Spearfish…
The good folks of Chamberlain held their high school graduation ceremony yesterday. Students sat through the standard White/Western formalities organized by the majority culture inside the high school. After that ceremony, students received a second ceremonial recognition from members of…
This semester, I directed Spearfish Middle School's first theatrical production in decades. (No one remembers when the last one was.) I decided that, along with teaching the kids the basics of good acting, it wouldn't hurt to include a little…