LOWER BRULE
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Wilma Medicine Eagle, Lower Brule 
Wilma Jewel Medicine Eagle, 46, Lower Brule, died Friday, July 30, 2010, at her home in Lower Brule.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lower Brule Community Center. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Lower Brule. Wake services will be at 7 p.m. today at the community center.
August 02, 2010
Candidates for sheriff not county residents in some cases
Voters in four area counties will decide sheriff’s races this fall that feature a candidate from outside their county.
Ray Westendorf, a Charles Mix County sheriff who did not seek re-election, filed as an independent candidate in Sanborn County to run against 20-year sheriff Tom Fridley in November.
By Melanie Brandert , June 26, 2010
Laura LaRoche, Lower Brule
Laura Lynn “Laurie” LaRoche, 27, Lower Brule, died Sunday, June 6, 2010, at Sanford Mid Dakota Medical Center, Chamberlain, as the result of an ATV accident.
June 09, 2010
Chamberlain board pledges to work with parents following T-shirt incident
CHAMBERLAIN — A Chamberlain School Board official assured members of The Coalition for Cultural Equality Monday night that the board will work with them on a proposed resolution to create cultural standards in the district.Chairwoman Susie Knippling of Gann Valley said the board might need to tweak some wording before the resolution could be approved on two more readings.
By Melanie Brandert , May 11, 2010
Attempt arises to nix funds for study on Missouri River
The head of the Missouri River Association of States and Tribes hopes a letter composed by Missouri lawmakers urging Congress to halt funding for a study about the Missouri River will not affect the project.“We think there’s sufficient support, and some key people are backing the study,” said David Pope, the association’s executive director. “I think there’s a very strong chance that it will be funded this year, but you never know until Congress acts for sure.”
By Austin Kaus , May 07, 2010
Opinion: Talk of Black Hills claim resumes
The riches that have fallen upon those Indian nations blessed to be located next to urban centers with huge populations have bypassed the very poor tribes of the Northern Plains.
By Tim Giago , April 19, 2010
Rita Langdeau-Ollerich, Lower Brule
Rita Diane Langdeau-Ollerich, 59, Lower Brule, died Monday, April 5, 2010, at Sanford Mid Dakota Medical Center, Chamberlain.
April 07, 2010
Tribe to KELO: Find new TV tower site
RELIANCE — An American Indian tribe wants KELO-TV to find a different site for a broadcast tower that was toppled last month by a winter storm.
The toppled tower was located on Medicine Butte, near Reliance in central South Dakota. KELO is currently erecting a temporary replacement tower and plans to eventually seek permission from the Federal Communications Commission to erect a permanent replacement tower this summer.
By Seth Tupper , February 24, 2010
Expert encourages tribes to tackle suicide, gangs
OACOMA — Gang activity and teen suicide on American Indian reservations need to be addressed together, according to a national gang expert who says there’s a strong connection between the two problems.
By Dirk Lammers , February 05, 2010
U.S. attorney pledges action plan to help tribes
OACOMA — The Tribal Listening Conference at Cedar Shore Resort certainly wasn’t the first time people gathered to ponder the myriad problems afflicting South Dakota’s American Indian tribes.Through the decades, ideas and leaders have come and gone, and the crime and poverty on many reservations has persisted. Still, a mix of about 150 state, federal and tribal officials gathered Thursday to plan and hope for a better future.
By Seth Tupper , February 05, 2010
Everett DeWitt, Lower Brule
Everett J. DeWitt, 85, Lower Brule, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2009, at Sanford Mid Dakota Care Center, Chamberlain.Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church, Lower Brule. Burial will be in Holy Comforter Episcopal Cemetery, Lower Brule.
December 21, 2009
Everett DeWitt, Lower Brule
Everett J. DeWitt, 85, Lower Brule, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2009, at Sanford Mid Dakota Care Center, Chamberlain.
December 19, 2009
Indian gaming revenue grows in '08, despite economic downturn
American Indian gaming on a nationwide basis experienced its slowest annual growth in its reported history in 2008, but the industry still grew, and gaming revenue at casinos in South Dakota grew by 3.4 percent.The numbers are from the new edition of the “Indian Gaming Industry Report” by Alan Meister, an economist with Nathan Associates Inc. The report was released today.
By Seth Tupper , December 10, 2009
Alvin Johnson Sr., Lower Brule
Alvin J. “Bull” Johnson Sr., 66, Lower Brule, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls.
December 04, 2009
Shirley Flute, Lower Brule
Shirley Flute, 75, Lower Brule, died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls.
November 24, 2009
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