Although fewer fliers used the Rapid City Airport in 2012, the facility will post a profit for 2012. According to the Rapid City Journal, the airport came in under budget on a terminal remodeling project, began buying supplies in bulk, and performed maintenance work in-house instead of using subcontractors, which resulted in a preliminary profit of $245,000. Read more »
Flights will depart Rapid City mid-morning each day and arrive in Houston mid-afternoon, according to a KOTA TV report.
A number of energy companies are headquartered in Houston, and Rapid City is the only airport in South Dakota, North Dakota or Montana that has direct service, according to the news release announcing the flights. Read more »
Landowners pack a Pennington County Commission meeting to protest changes that would knock their properties out of the agricultural land classification and their tax bills into the statosphere, the Rapid City Journal reports. Read more »
Forty years ago, about 200 flood survivors gave audio interviews sharing their stories of survival and loss. The Rapid City Public Libraries are seeking out these interviewees in an effort to obtain permission to digitize these interviews for their flood website and archive. A list of individuals who are still being sought is available on the 1972 Flood site. Read more »
Until August 10th, visitors to the Journey Museum will have the opportunity to see a temporary display on the historic Crouch Line railroad. The Crouch Line ran from Mystic to Rapid City from 1893 to 1947 and was rumored to be the most crooked railroad in the United States. The exhibit is free to the public in the Stanford Adelstein Gallery.
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The Rapid City Police Department is looking to reduce pedestrian accidents this summer. Thanks to a grant from the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety, the RCPD will work to educate drivers and pedestrians. Read more »
$500,000 has been provided by the South Dakota Legislature to help pay for a proposed spur that would run from Hill City on the hiking and biking trail to Mount Rushmore, reports The Rapid City Journal.
The study could take up to two years to complete, reports The Argus Leader. Read more »
Sam Kooiker, newly re-elected Mayor of Rapid City, sat down for an interview with the Rapid City Journal. Questions included what Kooiker would do to improve the infrastructure, use of the Vision Fund, and how to manage the Civic Center renovation and expansion. Read more »
