Author: DawnSherine Bernard
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History Erasure in Real Time: The True Cost of the wp2shell Vulnerability
Rapid City SD – You do not realize how fragile the digital public record is until you log in and find it barricaded by a quarantine notice. Yesterday morning, the administrative front door to the Sentinel was blocked by a stark, terrifying banner from our hosting provider, Ionos. It wasn’t a standard maintenance alert. It…
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A Flock of Cameras: You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide from Private Surveillance in Rapid City
Rapid City SD – If you’ve driven through Rapid City recently, you’ve likely noticed high-tech cameras at the entrances of parking lots and local institutions. During Monday’s Special City Council budget meeting, Councilor Maher raised the issue of “surveillance pushback,” saying constituents have raised concerns about it. Police Chief Hedrick responded directly, addressing what he…
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Tamang’ Own Zoning Violation Meets The Ordinance That Would Excuse It
Repost due to wp2shellThe Rule Was “Not Even a City Council Member Would Be Exempt.” His Own Colleagues Aren’t So Sure.Rapid City SD. – At the July 20, 2026 council meeting, Ordinance No. 6726 came up for its first reading — a measure that would hand a single city administrator the authority to waive zoning…
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“No Data Center is Worth Our Water”, Mayor Salamun declares during Special Budget Council
Rapid City SD –Rapid City’s proposed 2027 budget is officially on the table. Clocking in at $312.3 million, the overall figure represents a 7.4% decrease from last year, driven largely by reductions in capital expenses. But while the top-line number may have shrunk, the internal shifts are massive, setting the stage for what Mayor Solomon…
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The Healing Way TIF: A Pragmatic Solution or a $10 Million Interest Payment
Rapid City SD –The intersection of Catron Boulevard and Highway 16 is slated for a massive overhaul by the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT). While necessary, the project brings a major logistical headache: the closure of Tucker Street. To keep traffic moving and ensure emergency responders can reach Rapid City’s rapidly expanding southeast side,…
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Tzadik’s Bankruptcy Is Closed. Rapid City’s Bill is Still Open
As the Florida-based landlord quietly exits Chapter 11, the city is left fronting over $125,000 for emergency demolitions while fighting to recoup half a million in unpaid utilities. Rapid City SD – Tzadik Management’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy closed quietly on June 26 — the same week the city, not the company, was still footing the…
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The Samco Road Fire Sale: Inside the AG Zoning Rush Along Cement Plant Road
Rapid City SD – Six items on the Rapid City Planning Commission’s July 23, 2026, consent calendar ask the city to reclassify a combined stretch of commercial, industrial, and residential land — most of it clustered along Cement Plant Road, Krebs Drive, and the Commerce Road corridor — down to General Agricultural District. On paper,…
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Rapid City 2027 Budget Hearings- Be Part of the Process
Special City Council Sessions, Council Chambers, City HallRapid City, SD | July 27–30, 2026 | Sessions begin 3:30 p.m. daily Source Document: All page numbers in the table and notes below refer to this document. Posted here for public reference; original presented to Rapid City Council, July 20, 2026. Day Time Department Presenter Budget Book…
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20 Acres of Breathing Room: A Win For Rapid City – Editorial
Rapid City SD –Let’s take a moment to celebrate a genuine, tangible victory for our local community. The GCC rezoning saga has finally crossed the finish line, and Rapid City is walking away with 20 fewer acres dedicated to heavy mining and extraction. If you watched the latest planning meeting, you might have caught the…
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Deja- Vu Zoning: The Cement Plants Other Half Isn’t Getting Rezoned – And That’s the Point
Case 26RZ029 goes before the Rapid City Planning Commission July 23, 2026 What Is Known Case 26RZ029 asks the Planning Commission to rezone two parcels currently sitting under South Dakota Codified Law § 11-4-30 — the 2001 state statute that froze the cement plant’s land into whatever use it had “as of December 28, 2000,”…