Deadwood News

Summertime, and the readin' is easy. That's because there seems to be more time to read, stretched out on a beach towel or in a lawn chair with our feet propped up on a cooler.

Camel Burgers the Next Big Thing?: Three brothers in Saudi Arabia have turned a common food in the Middle East into a hit item at their new burger restaurant.

It popped up overnight in 1876 as the cry of "Gold!" filled Deadwood Gulch. Lots of people grew rich in the gold mines, and for a while Deadwood was a Victorian showplace with fine hotels and restaurants and even electricity.

Opponents of an expanded smoking ban that was to begin July 1 have enough valid signatures to delay its implementation and put the issue on next year's November election ballot, South Dakota's secretary of state said Thursday.

A group opposed to a statewide ban on smoking in bars and restaurants filed petitions Monday that could bring the issue to a statewide vote.

Petitions bearing an estimated 25,000 signatures have been filed to refer a South Dakota law that would ban smoking in bars, restaurants and casinos to a public vote.

Kent Vucurevich had a prominent South Dakota name, a bankroll and an eye for the big deal.

Opponents of a statewide ban on smoking in bars and restaurants say they have collected enough signatures to put the law on hold for at least 17 months and send the issue to voters in November 2010.

Nearly seven years after the Grizzly Gulch Fire threatened to destroy Deadwood and Lead, some landowners are still working through the courts to retain damages from the company state officials blame for causing the blaze.

A lawsuit alleging that South Dakota has unfairly prevented the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe from adding more slot machines to its casino has become stalled by a dispute over access to possible evidence.

A 20-foot bust of President Barack Obama is on display in St. Louis for a stop on its journey to Presidents Park in Deadwood, South Dakota for a July 4th celebration.

James Tsismanakis of the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau is among a select group of participants attending an upcoming program designed for community leaders in positions to influence preservation activities in their states, regions, towns and neighborhoods.

The voters spoke two months ago but now a judge must decide the next step in the Ward 3 election for the Spearfish City Council.

You all know I'm a big fan of David Adickes and his giant Presidential heads , which were moved to Pearland last year.

Two Houston artists are already busy immortalizing President Barack Obama. David Adickes is shaping a huge bust of Obama that will join the local sculptor's other 43 statues in the Black Hills at the Presidential Park near Deadwood, S.D. for a Fourth of July celebration.

A Sioux City casino says their business will suffer if the Racing and Gaming Commission issues a license to the proposed casino near Larchwood, Iowa.

Mickelson Trail officials are reminding users that they will be sharing the trail with participants of the Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon on Sunday.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm going to see as many of the free concerts around town this summer as possible! Now, let's talk about some new country releases.

The state of South Dakota and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe have reached a new compact regarding operation of the tribe's Grand River Casino in Corson County.

Visitors to the Deadwood area have the opportunity to view the Mickelson Trail on June 9 without a bicycle or even a pair of walking shoes.