RAPID CITY – The city is set to receive $416,515 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds as part of the remaining $1.988 billion in CARES Act funding set aside for CDBG programs nationwide. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the announcement earlier today. The allocation
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Daniel Thomas White, age 44 of Peever, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann on August 24, 2020, and pleaded guilty to bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. At the time of the bribery scheme, White served as the Director of the Dakota Nations Development Corporation (DNDC),
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Construction work at the Sacred Heart Family Safe Shelter in Chamberlain continues. CHAMBERLAIN – After several delays due to weather issues and then COVID-19, construction of the Sacred Heart Family Safe Shelter on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation is more visibly back on track. “Great news!” writes Greg Fisher, executive
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PIERRE – South Dakota has proclaimed September both Suicide Prevention Month and Recovery Month. Hope, health, and healing are available to residents dealing with crisis situations, whether related to mental health, substance use disorders or both through the state Department of Social Services (DSS). “Suicide is preventable, and recovery is
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California Assembly Member James C. Ramos SACRAMENTO – It was less than two hours before midnight Pacific Time on Sunday when the California Senate approved a bill—known as AB 275—that would allow more of the state’s tribes to recover their ancestors’ remains and artifacts. The bill, which now heads to
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Washington, D.C. – With the U.S. Postal Service under assault from the Trump Administration, Congresswoman Deb Haaland (N.M.-01) introduced a bill that will empower Americans to support vote by mail. The Vote by Mail Stamp Act creates a new stamp to join the ranks of other semipostal stamps, including the Breast
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Julian Bear Runner PINE RIDGE RESERVATION — Oglala Sioux President Julian Bear Runner is back on the job after he was suspended with pay for 30-days and two weeks in quarantine last month. Bear Runner was suspended following his executive order for an immediate 72-hour lockdown of Pine Ridge. Council members
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RAPID CITY – Native Sun News Today will not publish for the next two weeks because of the threat of the Coronavirus. We have staff and management with pre-existing conditions who are very vulnerable to the illness. It is our estimate that with the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and the Trump
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The most effective way to defeat scammers is to know how to identify scams. You should just hang up on any call you’re uncertain of and ignore suspicious emails. Scammers are always finding new ways to steal your money and personal information by exploiting your fears. One common tactic scammers
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South Dakota’s total cases of COVID-19 has risen above 9,600, and nearly 150 people have died from the virus. Pennington County is still the second most impacted county in the state with over 900 cases. Minnehaha County retains the most cases by county with 4,422. Oglala Lakota County has 155
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