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It was Tuesday,  March 10th, 2020, when Governor Kristi Noem made this announcement:    “The state’s public health lab has confirmed the first presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in the state of South Dakota.”   She announced five cases tied to out-of-state travel—and the state’s first COVID-related death. It was an introduction to three words that would dominate the year – COVID-19, coronavirus and pandemic.   Three days later, by March 13th, there were 1,600 cases throughout the United States.    That same day Governor Noem declared...

It was Tuesday,  March 10th, 2020, when Governor Kristi Noem made this announcement:    “The state’s public health lab has confirmed the first presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in the state of South Dakota.”   She announced five cases tied to out-of-state travel—and the state’s first COVID-related death. It was an introduction to three words that would dominate the year – COVID-19, coronavirus and pandemic.   Three days later, by March 13th, there were 1,600 cases throughout the United States.    That same day Governor Noem declared...

A southern Black Hills compound inhabited by members of a polygamous religious sect was sold Thursday. The Custer County Sheriff’s Office conducted the

3:59 Just when it looked like 40 orphaned natural-gas wells in northwestern South Dakota would finally be plugged, the story took a turn into the realm of cryptocurrency.  A Texas company, Spyglass Cedar Creek, drilled the wells 15 years ago on the vast grasslands in the vicinity of Buffalo.   South Dakota was stuck holding the bag after the project failed, because the state had only required the company to post about $30,000 in bonds. Last fall, the state hired a contractor to plug the wells for about $430,000. The contractor finished seven of the wells before pausing for the winter. ...

  On Friday, the parking lot was full. There was a steady stream of older people. Workers quickly checked them in and directed them to a socially distant seating area. Everybody wore a mask.       “It is so exciting, I can’t tell you,” McCann said. “These people are coming out in their wheelchairs and their walkers. They’re so thrilled to get this vaccine. So we’re thrilled for them, too.”        “I’m glad I did,” Petersen said. “I hope everyone does. It’s painless. They’re very organized, and if we can stop this COVID by everybody getting vaccinated, ...