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Gov. Noem’s proposed campground in Custer State Park rankles business owners, lawmakers | Business

Tanya Manus Journal staff South Dakota touts itself as a business-friendly state. That enticed Steve Saint to relocate from Colorado to buy Fort WeLikIt Family Campground in Custer. Now, however, he is frustrated with Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposed campsite in Custer State Park that would compete with him and other private campground owners in the […]

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Polk County to purchase Sleepy Hollow Sports Park, tubing business

Polk County will purchase Sleepy Hollow Sports Park, county officials and the park’s longtime owners, Rick and Mary Flatt, announced in a news release this weekend. The 76-acre facility opened in 1994 on Des Moines’ east side, at 4051 Dean Ave. Sleepy Hollow is a central Iowa favorite for tubing and sledding in the winter and for Renaissance […]

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