Dirt and sawdust are arriving at The Monument in Rapid City, S.D. by the truckload. The facility is preparing for the upcoming Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo, taking place from January 30 to February 7. Livestock exhibitors, trade show vendors, and rodeo cowboys and cowgirls will soon descend on the Black Hills town. Paige Vander Werff, Livestock and Ag Education Manager for the Central States Fair, Inc., which puts on the Black Hills Stock Shows, says things are coming together for the 2026 event. For the cattle show and sales, Vander Werff reports there are a total of 302...
