The New York State Department of Health today announced new findings of its ongoing investigation into the vaping-associated pulmonary (lung-related) illnesses that have been reported across the state, including an updated case count and information regarding the testing being conducted at the Department’s Wadsworth Center Laboratory.nn”The cases of pulmonary illnesses
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Shared by Native Sun News Today September 12, 2019
RAPID CITY– Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity, along with Samantha Goings, welcomes the public to attend a home dedication ceremony at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, August 30 at 929 Dilger Avenue in Rapid City. This home is the eighth and final home to be dedicated at the Garfield Green
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Shared by Native Sun News Today August 29, 2019
BLACK HILLS – Rural America Initiatives and Rapid City Community Conversations are pleased to announce the date and location of this year’s Native American Day Parade, which will be held in conjunction with the Black Hills Powwow on October 12, 2019 in downtown Rapid City. Parade registrations are available at
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Shared by Native Sun News Today August 29, 2019
PINE RIDGE – Pine Ridge residents can enjoy a free lunch and register for great prizes during an open house planned outside Golden West Telecommunications from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, August 27. The event will celebrate the recent upgrades Golden West has made in Pine Ridge, including
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Shared by Native Sun News Today August 24, 2019
PIERRE – Twenty-six current and former South Dakota Republican legislators sent letters to President Donald Trump, Senator John Thune, Senator Mike Rounds and Representative Dusty Johnson opposing proposed legislation to provide taxpayer funded grants to encourage states to enact “red flag” laws similar to those enacted by 17 states such as California, New York,
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Shared by Native Sun News Today August 17, 2019
Brandon Sazue former Chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe.Photo Credit: Facebook PIERRE – United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that a former Crow Creek Sioux Tribe councilmember and chair was indicted by a federal grand jury for embezzlement & theft from an Indian tribal organization, and aiding and
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Shared by Native Sun News Today August 17, 2019
WARROAD, Minn. — Whenever she thought her small staff would be facing a particularly stressful deadline day, Rebecca Colden, the publisher of the weekly Warroad Pioneer, declared a Bloody Mary Monday. This was definitely one of those Mondays — indeed, the last of them. The Pioneer, the newspaper that had
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Shared by Native Sun News Today August 8, 2019
The 2020 Democratic presidential field is a crowded one and some candidates are seeking to distinguish themselves by making a play for the Native vote. Though American Indians and Alaska Natives only represent about 1.3 percent of the nation’s population, their votes can sway outcomes in several battleground states. With
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Shared by Native Sun News Today August 1, 2019
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD) WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D) is currently seeking college students to serve as fall interns in his office in Washington, D.C., as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Interns in Thune’s state offices will participate in constituent
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Shared by Native Sun News Today August 1, 2019
Handies Peak Gunnison Colorado is one of the land areas managed by the Bureau of land Management.(Photo courtesy BLM) The Interior Department this past week announced that it is moving the headquarters of its Bureau of Land Management (BLM) division out of Washington, D.C., and west to Grand Junction, Colo.,
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Shared by Native Sun News Today August 1, 2019
