The South Dakota Department of Corrections is providing notification to law enforcement and the public about the pending release of state prison offender Michael Pigney. Pigney, age 62, will be released from prison on July 22, 2025, after serving the entirety of his sentences for possession of a controlled substance and failure to update address as a sex offender from Minnehaha County.

After the Bronco fundraiser, a matching pledge challenge up to $200,000 was issued, beginning July 9, 2024. Since that time, various fundraisers have been held, and the total amount of money toward the matching funds is currently at $79,867.30, but this does not include any donations made during the month of July.

George Catlin was an American painter and traveler who spent much of his career studying the customs of Native Americans under threat from the expansion of the United States of America. Catlin made numerous trips on steamers up and down the Missouri River where he came into contact with countless natives which he recorded on canvas. He is most famous for his portraits of Native American leaders, many of which are now in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC.

Commodity truck rescheduled for July, 28 The commodity truck has been rescheduled to Monday, July 28, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the at the Gregory Auditorium parking lot. Please bring your own boxes. Any questions, please call Marlene Rezac at (605) 831-9315. Date subject to change.

Dewey and Kim Ludeman of Fairfax, SD, daughter Kacie and husband Dan Clousing, and nephew Wes Matthews proved themselves as formidable opponents with the right mixture of fun and knowledge to participate in a national game show.

After breezing past Rapid City Dynamite 20-0, Sturgis 11-2, and Rapid City Dakota Queens 11-0, at the Girls 12U Softball State Tournament held in Rapid City, SD, July 19-20, 2025, Gregory White again faced Sturgis in the championship game, coming up with a 7-4 victory to earn the state title.