by Duke Doering On April 4, 1937, Hot Springs native Leslie Jensen was both the governor of South Dakota and commander of 2nd Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, making him the only political figure in the state to be both commander of…
“Grandpa and Dad want me to have an abortion”
Gina continues to be “abortion vulnerable”. She is seventeen, pregnant and living with her grandfather. Her mother is in another state and her father is re-married. Gina and her step-mother don’t get along, so she has lived with her grandfather for…
Rapid City Couple to Present on WWII Wasta Rancher Leonel Jensen on April 8
Rapid City authors Ray and Josephine Cowdery will present the World War II story of Leonel Jensen, son of a Danish immigrant, a western South Dakota homesteader and later a large-scale rancher at Wasta. Jensen’s War is the Cowderys…
$86,000.00 Longhorn Cow
You’ll just have to excuse my obsession with Texas Longhorn cattle. Another spectacular cow sold at auction today. Awesome Trixie sold for $86,000.00 at the Hudson Valentine sale in Bowling Green, Kentucky. I haven’t decided if I am happy or…
A New Kind Of News
Lee Stranahan isn’t popular in some circles. He doesn’t mind. His style of investigative journalism unnerves establishment politicians. He digs. He pokes. He provokes. Stranahan looks at news through a different lens. You won’t always agree with him, but you’ll…
Dr. Annette Bosworth Lectures On Addiction
President Trump is launching a commission on addiction. He isn’t the only one to recognize this serious and growing problem. If you are anywhere near Rapid City, SD you won’t want t miss this lecture by Doctor Bosworth. She delivers information…


