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Friday, September 19th, 2025
Good morning, Rapid City. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 19th of September.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Oglala Lakota Artspace will host a Fall Equinox Celebration and Market on Saturday, September 27 from 10:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. as the free event features art, music, food and interactive cultural activities including a music mixer with Santee Witt. Native Sun News
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ The Cheyenne River Youth Project held a young men’s healing camp from Aug. 15-17 at Wakanyeja Kin Wana Ku Pi (The Children Are Coming Home) near Bear Butte where seven Lakota youth engaged in ceremonies like inípi and meditation to learn healthy masculinity. The nonprofit plans a fall camp for teens and further cultural workshops on its 39-acre property to continue its work with sacred sites. Native Sun News
- ➤ The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition will hold its 15th Oral History Project in Rapid City from September 21–26 at the He Sapa Retreat Center — survivors of federal boarding schools will share their personal stories that will be recorded for the Library of Congress. The event is part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative aimed at honoring survivors and preserving their histories. Native Sun News
- ➤ The Journey Museum opened an art exhibition called Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane on August 23, which shows works by Alfred R. Waud, Milton J. Burns, and Jon Crane that reveal deep family ties and artistic expression—spanning Civil War sketches, maritime scenes, and rural landscapes. The exhibit will run until April 4. Native Sun News
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Pioneer Bank & Trust donated $50,000, along with contributions from the Clarkson family, to Black Hills State University to support student scholarships—an effort to ease financial burdens for local students—during a check ceremony at its Spearfish branch on September 17th. KBHB
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ On Tuesday, Indigenous leaders, environmental advocates and local recreation groups met at the Rapid City Public Library to discuss mining threats that risk depleting water supplies and damaging sacred Black Hills sites—citing projects such as the Dewey-Burdock uranium project that would use 9,000 gallons per minute over years. They warned that weakened federal protections could allow companies to exploit the region and harm local water reservoirs. Native Sun News
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ South Dakota state leaders held a Separation of Powers Town Hall in Pierre Thursday night to explain how the judicial, legislative and executive branches keep each other in check. Officials shared personal examples—Gov. Larry Rhoden recalled discussing issues with a chief justice—showing how past experiences shape balanced government. KELOLAND
- ➤ Pennington County launched an online page to help residents prepare for the move to the new Administration Building at 900 Concourse Drive. The phased transition begins in November with departments moving on November 3, 10, and 13—departments will continue serving from 130 Kansas City Street until they complete the move—and updated maps, schedules, and hours available on the page. KBHB
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ During Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Lost & Found and 74 local groups are writing chalk messages on sidewalks at South Dakota School of Mines to remind people help is available. Public Works Admin Assistant Rodney Swendener said the effort—involving over 150 organizations statewide—is designed to encourage anyone who is struggling to reach out for support. KELOLAND
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