News Staff & Gary MatthewsApril 1, 2021News
courtesy photo via Schroeder Fire FacebookPhoto taken near Norman’s Roost by Eric Dotson of the Black Hat Handcrew. The firefighter in the photo is part of the Bear Mountain Handcrew.
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Firefighters on Wednesday had another day of good progress battling the Schroeder Fire just to the west of Rapid City.
They conducted several successful burnout operations, which improved fire lines by removing unburned fuel between the line and the main body of the fire.
Those operations slightly increased the fire’s acreage to 2,195 acres. Containment remains at 47%.
A glow from these recently burned areas was visible from communities near the fire overnight.
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Celebration of Life services for 89-year-old Norman R. Havel of Prairie City will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 18, at the Jones Eden Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will receive friends from noon until 1:30 p.m. Interment with military honors at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Memorials have been established for Prairie City United Methodist Church, Prairie City Lions Club, or Prairie City American Legion.
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Mar. 11—The speed cameras approved for the City of Prairie City are now active throughout the community. A total of three cameras, two handheld units and one stationary trailer will be used by the Prairie City Police Department. "Two handheld units that will be used throughout town and one stationary trailer that will be placed at the 18 mile marker of Highway 163 westbound," Prairie City .
Red Cross Seeks Type O Blood Donors
A year ago, many things in the world paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the need for blood never stopped. Today blood donations are just as essential, and the American Red Cross urges individuals who are healthy to make an appointment to donate blood.
For patients in the emergency room, fighting cancer or coping with a life-threatening illness, help can’t wait. Their health is reliant on the selfless generosity of blood donors. However, the blood supply continues to face challenges from the ongoing pandemic and extreme winter weather that impacted much of the U.S. last month.