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Better attendance, larger bike counts and more vendors contributed to a year-over-year increase in tax revenues collected from the 2010 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Sales and tourism tax revenues collected from temporary vendors at this year's rally totaled $989,911 in the Northern Hills, which includes Sturgis and all other communities in Meade and Lawrence counties, according to the South Dakota Department of Revenue and Regulation. Those revenues are up $127,804 from last year's total of $862,107.

Tax revenues from this year's rally will continue to be collected over the next few weeks, even though the last official day was Aug. 16.