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• WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) -- Ninety-two-year-old Dorothy Kellogg of Watertown will appear on the November ballot as a candidate for the South Dakota House of Representatives, even though she never intended to actually run for the seat.
• Kellogg tells KELO-TV (http://bit.ly/PmEjFO ) that Democrats needed to fill a spot on the ballot, so she filed paperwork to run for the House. The former state lawmaker says she filed as a placeholder, with the idea that she would withdraw and the party would replace her with another candidate.
• But Kellogg says she recently was notified she did not file paperwork on time to withdraw from the race. That means her name will remain on the ballot this fall.
• Kellogg says if she wins, she would have to decide if her health would allow her to serve.
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Sioux tribes upset over sale of sacred site in SD
KRISTI EATON,Associated Press
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- It's advertised as a one-of-a-kind deal: Nearly 2,000 acres of prime real estate nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota for sale to the highest bidder.
• But the offer to sell the land near Mount Rushmore and historic Deadwood has distressed Native American tribes who consider it a sacred site. Although the land has been privately owned, members of the Great Sioux Nation -- known as Lakota, Dakota and Nakota -- have been allowed to gather there each year to perform ceremonial rituals they believe are necessary for harmony, health and well-being.
• Members now fear that if the property they call Pe' Sla is sold, it will be devel (Continued on page 24)
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