Published July 11, 2011, 12:00 AM

Pine beetle hearing


U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., tells a crowd near Hill City Sunday that the federal government needs to more aggressively manage the Black Hills National Forest to keep the current mountain pine beetle outbreak from spreading. U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, right, joined Noem for the meeting. (Photo by Dave Larson for The Republic)






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