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The opening round of the USTA Level 6 Midland Scientific Open got underway Friday evening at Sioux Park. Locals in the men's open singles division fared well, as half a dozen Rapid City natives grabbed wins in the 10 Round of 32 matches. Sam Mortimer defeated Wahpeton, North Dakota's David Comings 6-2, 6-1, Michael Tang grinded out a three-set victory over Nicholas Pries of Chaska, Minnesota 5-7, 6-1, 10-3, Jamison Pfingston breezed past Chicago's David Hagele 6-0, 6-0, Matt Morrow topped Micah Hanson of Onaka 6-0, 6-1, Daryl Paluch beat fellow Rapid City resident Thomas Postma 6-3, 6-1 and seventh-seeded Alexander Reinke cruised past Miles Meier of Omaha, Nebraska 6-0, 6-1.

Philip Livestock Auction (Philip, South Dakota): Top 10 Steer & Heifer Strings. The largest string sold on Tuesday at Philip Livestock Auction was 75 heifers (872#) at $141.00. The second largest string sold was 73 heifers (775#) at $143.75. The average price paid for the top 10 strings sold on...

DENVER (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says confronting the historic drought that has a firm grip on the American West requires a heavy federal infrastructure investment to protect existing water supplies. But she says it also depends on efforts at all levels of government to reduce demand by promoting...

Clyde D. Sharp, Jr. of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Interior, South Dakota, died on Sunday, April 11, 2021 in Arizona at the age of 82. Clyde D. Sharp, Jr. was born May 31, 1938, to Clyde and Wilma (Jacobs) Sharp. He lived to be the age of 82, spent a good portion of his life in Wyoming and South Dakota and retired in the Phoenix, Arizona area. Clyde and his twin brother Claude were born in Interior, South Dakota and lived on a ranch with their large family. The cattle ranch raised many farm animals and always had a garden. Clyde often would share many fond memories of the ranch. His family lived off the land and always had plenty to eat, even during the Great Depression of the 1930’s. The ranch was also one of the first in the area to have indoor plumbing and electricity. As one of the youngest of 17 siblings and a kid on the ranch, you had to be tough. There are stories of the older brothers paying the younger brothers coins to fight for entertainment on the ranch.

In April of 2021 Haakon County appointed a new Director of Equalization, Amanka Frink. As an introduction to the Haakon County residents, the Pioneer Review staff submitted questions to Frink asking her to tell us about herself and her plans for the county. “Hello to all the Haakon County residents!...