Hunhoff: Feds Need to Justify Booth Hatchery Closure, Let South Dakota Make Case
Publisher and legislator Bernie Hunhoff takes his swing at the threatened closure of the D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery in Spearfish. He connects the dots and shows how a dysfunctional culture of...
View ArticleD.C. Booth Fish Hatchery Teaches Kids Respect for Nature and History
My friend, Spearfish debate coach, avid outdoorsman, and known Republican Bob Speirs writes the case for saving the historic D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery from the mindless Washington budget axe: For a...
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Senator Johnson Fighting for Booth Hatchery; Governor Daugaard Shrugs
The D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery is hosting a book signing on Wednesday, September 18. As a warm-up for the South Dakota Festival of Books, several authors will come to the Hatchery to sign copies of...
View ArticleThune Joins Johnson in Defense of D.C. Booth Hatchery
An eager reader forwards an e-mail from Senator John Thune that wins him nothing but praise from me and from anyone else who cares about intelligent investment in South Dakota communities. Senator...
View ArticleNine More Members of Congress Oppose Hatchery Closures
Spearfish boosters working to save the D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery from federal budget cuts have some powerful out-of-state allies. Three U.S. Senators and six U.S. Representatives sent a letter to...
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Johnson, Boke Help Interior Find Short-Term Funds for Booth Hatchery
Tim Johnson gets stuff done! South Dakota's senior Senator questioned Deputy Secretary of the Interior nominee Mike Connor Tuesday on the D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery, which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
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Judge Viken Speaks in Spearfish Tonight on Prejudice in the Black Hills
Federal Judge Jeffrey Viken makes up a snow day in Spearfish tonight. After his scheduled April appearance was snowed out by our spring blizzard, Judge Viken comes to the Black Hills State University...
View ArticleSpearfish Valley Residents Dig Out to Voice Opposition to City Annexation
I don't know how my Spearfish Valley neighbors feel about the federal government shutdown, but a bunch of Valley residents still don't want city government expansion. Despite the fact that the biggest...
View ArticleSpearfish Valley Annexation Likely Faces Public Vote in December
My Spearfish neighbors really, really want a vote! Last year, the city cancelled a referendum on annexation of a chunk of land on the north side of town east of Evans Lane when they found some...
View ArticleSpearfish Reprieve: FWS Keeps All Hatcheries Open, Extends Budget Discussion...
Spearfish residents and visitors will enjoy at least one more year of feeding trout and ducks in one of the prettiest spots in South Dakota. The D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery, a historic haven nestled in...
View ArticleNorth Sioux City Beats Spearfish in Rankings for Young Families… Seriously?
In a sign that someone was drinking too much beer (or not enough Crow Peak Beer), Nerd Wallet lists the ten best towns in South Dakota to for young families and ranks Spearfish only ninth... behind...
View ArticleBoke Stokes Division with Pokes at Nopes on Annexation
27% of registered voters in Spearfish and Spearfish Valley showed up at the polls yesterday to reject the city's proposed annexation of some of the nicest not-quite urban, not-quite rural agricultural...
View ArticleSpearfish Entrepreneur Fires Up Mobile Pizza Oven
Oh, how many times have I been biking up Spearfish Canyon or down the Mickelson Trail and thinking, "I could really use some pizza." But wait, what's that smoking down the highway? It's Spearfish's...
View ArticleSpearfish 7th Best Small Town in America, Says Livability
Livability.com screws up royally in ranking Spearfish the seventh best small town in America. They should, of course, rank Spearfish #1! What makes Spearfish so great in Livability's eyes and mine?...
View ArticleSupport the Madville Times Statewide Blog Tour: Spearfish, Rickstock, and More!
I can't tell you how excited I am to be on the road to South Dakota. Wait—yes, I can! I'm extremely excited! I'm squinting into that morning sun with an enormous smile on my face. I am happier right...
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Blog Tour Begins Today in Spearfish! Green Bean Coffeehouse, 1–3 p.m.
Spearfish Mountain and me, August 14, 2014 Don't forget: the Madville Times Blog Tour starts today! After lunch, I'll mosey over to the Green Bean Coffeehouse here in Spearfish for an afternoon of...
View ArticleRed Rocks in Spearfish? Local Boosters Reopening Passion Play Stage for Shows
Dreamers in Spearfish are bringing the Passion Play Amphitheater back to life. Local organizers Scott and Mary Temple, Terri Dunwoody, and Zach Eixenberger has rechristened the 6,500-seat arena the...
View ArticleSpearfish Meeting Tonight to Discuss Agriculture in the Valley
Our Spearfish neighbors are holding an important meeting tonight at 6 p.m. at Hudson Hall downtown. The Spearfish Ag Land Committee will discuss the preservation of agricultural land in the Spearfish...
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