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Sanford lab selected for nuclear reaction experiment

May 21, 2013 in The Daily Republic

LEAD (AP) Scientists have selected the Sanford Lab in Lead as the site for an experiment that seeks to simulate nuclear reactions that take place within stars.
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DWU announces 2013 Scotchman, Miss Wesleyan

April 28, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Leah Miiller and Josh Thompson, seniors at Dakota Wesleyan University, were named Miss Wesleyan and Scotchman at a special banquet Friday night at the university. Continue Reading

Two former SD lawmakers elected as cities’ mayors

April 18, 2013 in The Daily Republic

LEAD (AP) Two former state lawmakers have been elected as mayors of the northern Black Hills cities of Lead and Deadwood.
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Ray Davis heralded as neutrino pioneer

April 6, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Nobel winner used dry-cleaning fluid to detect particles from sun.
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Underground lab won’t be affected by budget cuts

March 27, 2013 in The Daily Republic

LEAD (AP) Operations at the Sanford Lab will not be affected by automatic budget cuts set to go into effect at the end of March.
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Police train in Northern Hills to defend schools

February 18, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Several law enforcement agencies trained at Lead-Deadwood schools in simulated shooter situation.
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Scientists ready dark matter search at Homestake lab

February 1, 2013 in The Daily Republic

LEAD (AP) Scientists hoping to detect dark matter deep in a former South Dakota gold mine are hoping to flip the switch on their experiment next month.
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City of Lead opens new $2.8M fire hall

January 7, 2013 in The Daily Republic

LEAD (AP) Volunteer firefighters in the Black Hills city of Lead have moved into their new $2.8 million fire hall.
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Search for radioactive decay continues in Homestake lab

December 11, 2012 in The Daily Republic

LEAD (AP) Physicists in South Dakota have started assembling “detector units” in the search for a rare form of radioactive decay that could help explain how the universe evolved.
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USD, SDSM&T could get physics doctoral programs

December 11, 2012 in The Daily Republic

RAPID CITY (AP) Two South Dakota universities could be adding doctoral programs in physics to their curriculums in part to support work being done at the Sanford Underground Research Facility at Lead.
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