RAPID CITY - The 30th annual Lakota National Invitational girls volleyball tournament is set for Friday, Saturday, October 3, 4 at the Monument in the Summit Arena in Rapid City; the tournament features 24 teams split up in four pools of six teams, pool play runs through Friday and Saturday morning where the top two teams from each pool will be cross bracketed and participate in a single elimination tournament Saturday afternoon. Last year, the top two teams from each pool entered the single-elimination tournament. In the first round of the playoffs, Mahpiya Luta defeated CEB, Custer downed Lakota Tech,...

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I have formally changed my voter registration from Democrat to Republican. My name will now appear with an (R) designation. I recognize this decision may spark questions, assumptions, and criticism. Change is always difficult, but when change comes it is always necessary. Here is some broader context for your consideration - Remember context changes everything. I represent communities where hardship is not theoretical — it is lived daily, passed down through generations. Our elders and our children endure conditions that defy the promises of the Constitution. Basic rights and protections that many Americans take for granted remain out of reach...

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Imagine waking up before dawn and walking out to your car, if you have one, on a cold morning. You’ve loaded it with your family’s laundry the night before and are settling in for an hour long drive to the laundromat. You hope you have enough detergent to get by but might have to scrounge up change to buy more. The laundromat is out of your way, but you want to get started as soon as possible and hopefully beat the rush of others at the laundromat. If the timing is right you might be able to turn around and...

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MAR 28, 1946-SEPT 17, 2025 Irene Blanche White-Long was born on March 28, 1946 in Rosebud, SD to Adelia (Marshall) White and Laban White, Sr. Irene made her journey to the Spirit World on September 17, 2025 at the Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Irene is survived by her children, Michael (Marlyce) Long, Sr., William “Bebe” Long III, Anthony (Tanya) Long, Sr., Raymond Long, Sr., George Long, and Phaunil (Wilson) Long-De- Noyer; siblings, Dorothy LaPointe, Patricia Quigley, Alfreda White, Milford White, Antoine White, Sr., Sherman Marshall, and Gladys Bordeaux; grandchildren, Michael Jr., Marcie, William IV, Maria, Cassidy, Shelby,...

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KYLE/PINE RIDGE - Todd County Falcons rolled over St. Francis 38-0, Winnebago got by Mahpiya Luta 55- 22, McLaughlin eased by Marty 18-14, Omaha Nation outlasted Crazy Horse 68-26 and down at the half 14-6 to Lower Brule, Little Wound gave up another touchdown to open third quarter but reeled off 20 straight points to come from behind and defeat Lower Brule 26-20. Two and a half minutes into the game, Todd County’s Uriah One Star opened scoring with a three yard TD run, Chris Ellert connected on a two point conversion pass for a Falcon 8-0 lead; three minutes...

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PINE RIDGE - Back in May, the tribal council approved a Commission for the Tiwahe Initiative that included Danielle Her Many Horses, Allison Morrisette, Stacy Ecoffey, Aimee Pond and Dr. Linda Herzberg. The root words of Tiwahe provide the foundation for the Initiative. Tiwahe means “family” in the Lakota Language. 'Ti' means house or dwelling, 'Wa' means sacred or pure, like a person’s breath, and 'He' means something that is close. On August 4, Cindy Giago was selected as the executive director of the Tiwahe Initiative, currently she’s working out of the OST Vice President’s office in Pine Ridge. The...

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WANBLEE - Back on August 18, the OST Education Committee voted to suspend the American Horse school board, on Monday, meeting in Wanblee with the American Horse school board in attendance along with their principal, Alice Phelps, their IT consultant Stacy Phelps and their lawyers Rebecca Kidder and Tatewin Means of Dragonfly Law Group, the committee voted 4-3 to reaffirm the suspension of the board and to take it to the full council at the end of the month. The suspended school board included Justin Poor Bear, chairman, Willard Clifford, vice chair, Marietta Vasquez, Stephanie Kindle and Joanie Salomon while...

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Ever since Lucy Smith’s father died five years ago, “home” has been more of an idea than a place. She knows being on the run is better than anything waiting for her as a “ward of the state”. But when the sharp-eyed and kind Mr. Jameson with an interest in her case comes looking for her, Lucy wonders if hiding from her past will ever truly keep her safe. Five years in the foster system has taught her to be cautious and smart. But she wants to believe Mr. Jameson and his “friend-not-friend”, a tall and fierce-looking woman who say...

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