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Lead, South Dakota Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Lead instructor earning national recognition for teaching HVAC
  • How massive steel structures are taking shape beneath Lead
  • State Street discloses 4.3% stake in Lead-based Dakota Gold

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 55 and low of 38 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny, temps: high: 55, low: 34.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 57 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• PHCC Names Joseph Adam 2026 HVAC Instructor of the Year (phcppros.com) — Joseph Adam, an instructor and superintendent at MWM Trades Academy in Lead, has won PHCC’s 2026 HVAC Instructor of the Year award. His hands-on approach includes a lab using retired equipment that students can troubleshoot and repair, bringing real workplace problems into the classroom.
   

• Massive steel structures begin taking shape nearly a mile underground in Lead (kotatv.com) — Crews have begun assembling enormous steel frameworks nearly a mile beneath Lead for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. Each beam must travel underground individually to build containers that will hold liquid argon for detecting neutrinos. Officials expect the facility to be completed in 2029, with the first neutrino beam arriving in 2031.
   

• State Street Reports 5.83 Million Shares Held in Dakota Gold Corp (kalkinemedia.com subscription) — State Street has disclosed a 4.3% ownership stake in Lead-headquartered Dakota Gold, totaling about 5.83 million shares as of September 30. The November 9 SEC filing says the shares are held through three investment adviser subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, not to influence control of the company.
   

📸 Around Lead

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lead

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    Thursday November 12
  • LDMS Girls Basketball vs Spearfish
    Lead-Deadwood HS Gym 1, 320 South Main Street, Lead
    4:30 pm
  • LDMS Wrestling @ New Underwood
    New Underwood School District 51-3, 300 E Ash St, New Underwood
    4:30 pm
    • Tuesday November 17
  • LDMS Girls Basketball @ Custer
    Custer School District 16-1, 527 Montgomery St, Custer
    4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I am seeking an administrative assistant to help with daily tasks.
    Flexible hours. If you're looking for a local role, please let me know. (Nextdoor Lead)
  • Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Lead. Apply here.
  • Do it Best Corp. posted a job opening for Cashier-Deadwood in Deadwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lead here.

🗞 Nearby News

Deadwood

Spearfish

  • Eagles retain Buckle Trophy with win at Black Hills State (rapidcityjournal.com)
  • Hills Happenings: U.S. Capitol Christmas tree stopping in Custer Nov. 10 (rapidcityjournal.com)
  • USD Accounting & Finance Division Celebrates Alumni and Students at Annual Awards Dinner (usd.edu)

Ok Lead! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lead

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