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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Water witcher chapter in South Dakota's paranormal past

This week in South Dakota history: Sept. 12-19

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Dan Gehlsen
Sep 20, 2025
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The terrestrial UFO chasers, shamans and the esoterically inclined set to converge on South Dakota next month for a conference on the mysteries of the universe will not be on uncharted ground.

From death notices for sorcerers in state newspapers to some of history’s first high-profile — and credible — reports of extraterrestrial sightings in the Black Hills, South Dakota’s been the source of some unexplainable events — And some not-so-unexplainable “phenomenons” that still captured headlines.

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