LOWER BRULE
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.
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.
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
Frances L. Wilson, Lower Brule
Frances L. Wilson, 56, Lower Brule, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls.
November 23, 2009
Edgar L. “Chip” Loudner, Jr.
Edgar L. Loudner, 53, Lower Brule, died Friday, Oct. 23, at his home.
October 26, 2009
Randall Quilt, Lower Brule
Randall Ethan “Randy” Quilt, 32, Lower Brule, died Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. today at Lower Brule Community Center, Lower Brule. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Lower Brule.
Arrangements are under the direction of Hickey-Wevik Funeral Chapel, Chamberlain.
September 24, 2009
Sylvester LaRoche Jr., Lower Brule
Sylvester H. “Bucky” LaRoche, 62, Lower Brule, died Sunday, March 29, 2009, at McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Lower Brule Community Center, Lower Brule. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Lower Brule. Wake services will be at 7 p.m. today and Wednesday at the community center.
Arrangements are under the direction of Hickey-Wevik Funeral Chapel, Chamberlain.
March 31, 2009
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OUR VOICES Will the booze ban work at Lower Brule?
There was some great reporting Sunday by Steve Young of the Argus Leader about a new ban on alcohol sales within the boundaries of the Lower Brule Indian Reservation in central South Dakota. Understandably, there are a lot of varying opinions about whether the ban will curb alcohol abuse on the res
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Aug 17, 2009 at 8:59 AM | Republic Insider
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