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If the grand jury does not issue an indictment, there will be a preliminary hearing. A trial date has not been set. By Journal staff If not for timing and enough gasoline, the man charged with robbing a downtown Rapid City bank might not be in custody. The suspect is identified as Lonnie Dale Pannell, age 49, by the U.S. Attorney's Office, and by the Nebraska State Patrol and Rapid City Police Department as Lonnie Dale King, age 59 or 60.

He was found near Chadron, arrested, to Rapid City and charged in U.S. District Court in less than 24 hours after the incident. Nebraska authorities said he listed his address as 30 Main St the Cornerstone Rescue Mission men's shelter, See ROBBERY, Page A4 Photos by Kristina BarkerJournal staff Ron Barber, water production group supervisor, stands in the 1976 addition of the Water Treatment Plant building. The original building was built in 1961. The city would like to build a new plant next to the current one, eventually razing the current location.

Mayor: Stimulus funds should create jobs By Emilie Rusch Journal staff South Dakota can't afford to lose Ellsworth Air Force Base, and a new state development authority should be created to make sure that never happens, Gov. Mike Rounds said. HB1301, introduced Wednesday on Rounds' behalf, would create a seven-member South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority to work with local communities to ensure the state remains a good home for the Air Force. The authority would develop a long-term "outside the fence" business plan to promote and protect the base's economic impact. Rounds' spokesman, Joe Kafka, said.

Ellsworth's economic impact is estimated at $324 million, according to a 2006 state Department of Labor economic impact study. The bill allows the state authority to issue bonds, apply for and receive grants and donations and acquire surrounding property, either by voluntary sale or eminent domain. It would be part of the Department of Tourism and State Development. Some property owners near Ellsworth, though, are worried about a loss of local control, especially with eminent domain on the table. Marvin Kammerer, whose ranch adjoins the base, said Box Elder Mayor Al Dial and Lt.

Gov. Dennis Daugaard visited the day before the bill was introduced to talk about Ellsworth. But no one mentioned anything more than "pending legislation," he said. "This new bill that they dropped, that's not all about Ellsworth," Kammerer said. "It's about control and losing control at the county level.

It's a terrible thing." The eminent domain powers the government's ability to force owners to sell property are troubling, said Kammerer, whose ranch has been in his family since the 1800s. "If it's worth having, it's worth paying for," Kammerer See ELLSWORTH. Page A4 South Dakota TV stations ready for digital conversion 1 By Scott Aust Journal staff As national policymakers debate the proposed economic stimulus package, Rapid City Mayor Alan Hanks said he believes their best option is to steer funds toward public infrastructure projects. "It would be my hope that any stimulus program would be directed specifically for Job creation and infrastructure," Hanks said. "If It's the goal of the administration and Congress to create Jobs, the best way to do that is to get it to the local entities and designate It for infrastructure projects." See PROJECTS, Page A2 Federal delay The House voted Wednesday to delay the mandatory shutdown until June 12.

The Senate passed the measure unanimously last week, and the bill now awaits President Obama's signature. The control board for the plant and a computer to monitor and operate systems at the water treatment center. By Journal staff and wire reports South Dakota television stations say they're ready to shut down their analog signals and go all digital on Feb. 17 despite congressional action allowing a four-month delay. But many station managers are still wading through Federal Communications Commission public orders to determine whether they can proceed with their plans, said Steve Willard, president of the South Dakota Broadcasters Association.

The FCC has ordered stations that are planning to stick with the original date to submit a waiver request by Monday. The commission is reserving the right to prevent a See DIGITAL, Page A5 Rapid City's suggested federal stimulus package projects include: I Two water treatment plants: $140 million. I Energy plant improvements: $9 million. Built more than 30 years ago, the energy plant, the brick building located in the parking lot of Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, or replacement. I Public parking garage: $7 million.

No specific project is in the works, but the city asked for enough money to build a four-level parking structure somewhere downtown. See more projects, A2 provides heating and cooling for the civic center and Central High School and monitors and controls those functions in many school and city buildings. The facility, managed jointly by Rapid City and the school district, needs a major overhaul TWO CENTS COMING TOMORROW WEATHER INDEX Black Hills Journal Bridge Classifieds ComicsAdvice Crosswords Jumble Markets Nation World Religion Sports ONLINE Mosey on down to church Video of service at cowboy church. rapidcityjournal.com CM i i si ii 8 1 0) C6 B14 B4-18 C3.4 B13.C4 B15 C5 E5.6 A4 CI Dl-8 Nursing homes in state Ranking system to aid in picking a facility. "I sure hope every political science teacher makes a point that you need good ethics." Two Cents on Page Too Classified; 394-8383 HIGH 44 LOW 27 Complete forecast C6 News; 394-8400 Rapid City Journal: Mt 394-S350 Ik.