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Facilities Maintenance Technician Nelson recognized as 2023 Safety Employee of Year

SPEARFISH, SD – Facilities Maintenance Technician Austin Nelson was recognized as the 2023 Safety Employee of the Year Wednesday during the City of Spearfish Safety Stand-Down Day at the W.S. Tretheway Pavilion. 

City Administrator Steve...

Lane closures continue on North Avenue Street Repair Project

Updated 9/15/23 SPEARFISH, SD - Beginning Monday, September 18, traffic control on North Avenue between the intersections of Jackson Boulevard and Recreation Lane will be adjusted to 2-way traffic, following the closure of both north bound lanes ...

Spearfish Mayor Senden joins nonpartisan coalition, Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger

SPEARFISH, SD – This week Spearfish Mayor John Senden joined more than 210 other mayors from 49 states and the District of Columbia in a nonpartisan coalition called the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger, which taps the individual and coll...

Spearfish Police Department reminds everyone to be alert near school zones

Happy start to the 2023-24 school year!

SPEARFISH, SD – Students and teachers will be celebrating the first day of school this week in Spearfish public schools. To ensure a safe start to the school year, the Spearfish Police Department reminds mo...

Take a quick water pipe survey!

Nationwide initiative asks residents to assist in finding where lead pipes may still exist

SPEARFISH, SD – Residents are asked to take a quick survey to identify and record the material of water pipe coming in their home as part of a nationwide i...

Construction scheduled on North Avenue between Jackson Boulevard/Yankee Street

SPEARFISH, SD - The following is an announcement for construction activity scheduled to take place on North Avenue between Jackson Boulevard and Yankee Street. The project is scheduled to begin on July 6, 2023 and consists of asphalt pavement milling, pat...

3 employees inducted into 2023 SDML Hall of Fame

The South Dakota Municipal League (SDML) Hall of Fame honors employees who have served municipalities in South Dakota for 20 or more years. Inductees are recognized at the fall SDML annual conference (Rapid City - October 3-6, 2023) during the Excellence ...

Ongoing construction activity scheduled through summer in Green Acres Subdivision

SPEARFISH, SD - There is ongoing construction activity scheduled to take place over the summer in the Green Acres Subdivision. This project is spread out over a large area, and traffic control with road closures will be set up and removed throughout the e...

Portable AEDs available for special events, with outdoor towers to be installed later this year

Spearfish Community Foundation spearheads project aimed at saving lives

SPEARFISH, SD – Thanks to a project spearheaded by the Spearfish Community Foundation, there are now five portable AEDs (automated external defibrillator) available for speci...

Protect yourself from scams

SPEARFISH, SD – The Spearfish Police Department reminds everyone to take steps to protect themselves from scams. Law enforcement and government agencies will never contact you and ask you to send cash or gift cards or wire funds. They will also never ask ...

New features available for utility customers

SPEARFISH, SD – The City of Spearfish is offering new digital features for utility customers.

There are currently numerous ways for customers to pay their utility bill, including online and over the phone, and a new option available is Text to Pay.

How does...

Residents reminded to secure home wireless internet networks

SPEARFISH, SD – The Spearfish Police Department is reminding residents to take precautions to secure home wireless internet networks to protect devices from getting hacked and/or personal information stolen.

The department recently responded to c...

Prevent carbon monoxide poisoning

SPEARFISH, SD – The Spearfish Fire Department has responded to several calls for service involving carbon monoxide recently and encourages everyone to take preventative measures to protect themselves by installing carbon monoxide detectors in th...

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SPEARFISH, SD – Anyone wishing to get email or text notifications about City news, calendar items, meeting agendas, or bid postings can sign up through the Notify Me option on the City’s website. This tool is one more way to keep citiz...