Roads partially open near old Longhorn
May 21, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Demolition work continues; city to meet with VFW officials.
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OUR VIEW: Longhorn moral: Start planning now
May 20, 2013 in The Daily Republic
This soap opera should be teaching city officials that they need to get busy planning, budgeting and funding programs that will spark downtown rebirth or renovation.
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Stanley County working with ND company to save cemetery
May 17, 2013 in The Daily Republic
The largely unmarked Meers cemetery sits in the middle of a sea of corporate cropland on what was once the McQuiston Ranch. Continue Reading
MMS&B photo contest announced
May 4, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Local photographers can capture images of their favorite downtown Mitchell building or architectural characteristic.
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4 SD sites nominated for National Register of Historic Places
May 3, 2013 in The Daily Republic
RAPID CITY (AP) A bank, a barn, a church and a movie theater in South Dakota are being nominated for the National Register of Historic Places.
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Small-town group in Leola protests school demolition
April 29, 2013 in The Daily Republic
LEOLA (AP) A group of people in the northeastern South Dakota community of Leola is using ribbons to protest the school board’s decision to demolish the town’s school and build a new one.
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SD accepting proposals to restore Yankton buildings
April 17, 2013 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) Gov. Dennis Daugaard has announced that South Dakota is accepting proposals through the end of May for development and restoration of buildings on the old campus of the Human Services Center in Yankton.
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LETTER: Newer is not always better
April 12, 2013 in The Daily Republic
As we face the choice of destroying older homes in our towns, we should consider some things.
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LETTER: House renovation looked at differently
March 20, 2013 in The Daily Republic
How sad it is that South Dakota communities have adopted “nuisance property ordinances.” We are destroying our history.
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Museums, libraries, archives offered help with disaster planning
March 19, 2013 in The Daily Republic
The Dakota Collections Care Initiative has set up disaster preparedness workshops beginning in late April for museums, libraries and archives. Continue Reading
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