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Local students on college Dean’s Lists, graduation celebrations

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Local students on college Dean’s Lists, graduation celebrations

Garretson student graduates from Northwestern College

            ORANGE CITY, Iowa—Nadalie Johnson of Garretson was among 252 graduates to receive bachelor’s degrees at Northwestern College during commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 11.

            Johnson graduated with a major in nursing. Thirty students received Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees, while the rest of the graduating seniors were granted Bachelor of Arts degrees.

Cynthia Moser, a 1974 Northwestern College graduate who is a retired Sioux City attorney and former president of the Iowa State Bar Association, gave the commencement address.

Northwestern College is a Christian college of more than 1,700 students in Orange City, Iowa.

Lake Area Tech graduation features two from Garretson area

            WATERTOWN, SD…The 57th Annual Lake Area Technical College graduation ceremony was held Friday, May 10, 2024, with eight hundred six graduates.

            The following students were presented their diplomas by Tiffany Sanderson, President of Lake Area Tech: Sean Gottschalk, Garretson SD, Diesel Technology and Braxten Rozeboom, Garretson SD, Diesel Technology

Local Students Graduate from Southeast Technical College

            SIOUX FALLS, SD (05/02/2024)-- Southeast Technical College congratulates its students earning their AAS, diploma and certificates on May 3, 2024.

            Mason Hofer of Garretson has earned the Associate of Applied Science in Digital Media Production Technology.

            Aliyah Leedy of Garretson has earned the Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Specialist.

            Julia Mosley of Sherman has earned the Associate of Applied Science in Business Administration: Agriculture Emphasis.

Mitchell Tech honors graduates

MITCHELL, May 21, 2024—A total of 504 students were honored at Mitchell Technical College’s 56th graduation commencement ceremonies May 10 at the Corn Palace.

            Three ceremonies honored graduates from the entire year. A total of 186 graduates graduated with distinction, 69 of them earning honors distinction with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, 80 earning a 3.75-3.99, and 37 earning a 4.0.

Sarah  Welch, Garretson, SD, Animal Science, #4.0 GPA

Adam  Hulscher, Garretson, Power Line Construction & Maintenance     

Southeast Technical College Names Area Students to President's List

SIOUX FALLS, SD (05/17/2024)-- Southeast Technical College is pleased to recoginze academic excellence by naming the following area students to the President's List for the Spring 2024 semester. To earn this recognition, students must be enrolled full-time (12 or more credits), seeking a degree and have a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher.

  • Autumn Gaspar, Business Administration - Garretson, S.D.
  • Angel Larson, Media Design Technology - Garretson, S.D.
  • Aliyah Leedy, Early Childhood Specialist - Garretson, S.D.
  • Julia Mosley, Business Administration: Agriculture Emphasis - Sherman, S.D.

Katherine Hanson named to BVU's Spring 2024 Dean's List

            STORM LAKE, IA (05/15/2024)-- Katherine Hanson of Garretson was named to Buena Vista University's Spring 2024 Dean's List. Hanson was among more than 500 students named to the Dean's List this semester.

            The Dean's List recognizes full-time students achieving a 3.5-grade point average or higher for the semester.

USD Announces Spring 2024 Dean’s List and Academic Honors

            VERMILLION, S.D. – Approximately 2,279 students at the University of South Dakota are being honored for their high achievement during the spring 2024 semester with the release of the Dean's List and Academic Honors.

Full-time, undergraduate students are named to the Dean’s List if they received a 3.5 GPA for courses they took in the spring 2024 semester, and they had no incomplete or failing grades. For part-time students, those with fewer than 12 credit hours, the recognition is called Academic Honors.

            Dean's List: Morgan Marie Damman, Garretson SD; Mattea Leann Fiegen, Garretson SD; Tristan Lee Halverson, Garretson SD; Jennica Lauryn Pitts, Garretson SD; Rebekah Grace Roth, Garretson SD; Taylor Savannah Sage, Garretson SD; Kaleesta Rose Waysman, Garretson SD; Noel Elizabeth Johnson, Sherman SD; Tristin NaRene Dunn, Jasper MN

            Academic Honors: Rian Kaye Smidt, Garretson SD

South Dakota Mines Names Students to Spring 2024 Academic Recognition and Dean’s Lists

            RAPID CITY, SD (May 21, 2024) — South Dakota Mines has honored 721 students in the Spring 2024 semester for academic excellence. The university named 639 students to the Spring Dean’s List, and 82 students to the Spring 2024 Academic Recognition List. The Dean’s List recognition is for full-time students while Academic Recognition is for part-time students.

            “The number of students achieving academic excellence this semester is a testament to the dedication of our students in learning and applying the curriculum, our talented faculty leading the classrooms, and our comprehensive tutoring and other student success initiatives at South Dakota Mines,” says Mines Dean of Students Joseph Dlugos, Ph.D. “Many of the students on this list graduated on May 4, and we can’t wait to see how they impact their industries and communities.”

Alexander Reker of Sherman, SD attained a GPA higher than 3.5 to merit a spot on the Dean's List.

DSU Spring 2024 Honor's List released

A total of 661 full-time and 188 part-time students qualified for the President’s Academic Honors list for the 2024 spring semester at Dakota State University.

The following students achieved a grade point average of 3.5 to 4.0 to qualify for the honors list (^ denotes part-time student):

Julia Jenks, Garretson, SD; Trenton Cuperus, Garretson, SD ; Lucas Draper, Garretson, SD; Hannah Evans, Jasper, MN; Samantha Shellum, Sherman, SD; Mason Tillma, Garretson, SD; Travis Metzger, Garretson, SD ^

Looking for Frank Ashford

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Looking for Frank Ashford
John Andrews column header

By John Andrews

South Dakota Magazine

Frank Ashford may be one of the most consequential South Dakota artists that hardly anyone knows.

                  Ashford was born in Iowa in 1878 and moved with his family to Stratford, southeast of Aberdeen along the James River, in 1893. At age 18, he left to study art in Chicago, Philadelphia and New York. He had a studio in Paris for seven years and spent time in Minneapolis and Seattle before resettling permanently in South Dakota in the 1920s.

                  He painted three South Dakota Supreme Court justices, as well as governors Andrew Lee and Charles Herreid (he later painted governors Leslie Jensen, Sigurd Anderson and Joe Foss twice, once as a politician and again as a World War II aviator). Perhaps Ashford’s biggest professional achievement came in 1927 when he painted President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge during their summer in the Black Hills.

                  His portraits and landscapes ended up in galleries and collections around the world, but after his death in Aberdeen in 1960, he slowly faded into obscurity. The whereabouts of many of his paintings became a mystery.

painted self portrait

                  Frances “Peg” Lamont, a longtime state legislator from Aberdeen, remembered the quiet painter and in the early 1990s set out to learn more about him and to find his lost paintings. “For years, bits and pieces of Frank Ashford’s life had delighted me,” Lamont wrote. “Finally came the time to write about him, but libraries, art schools and records were scarce. The search for Ashford paintings has all the elements of untangling a mystery.”

Fortunately, there were still families in and around Stratford who shared their memories of Ashford. Those interviews, along with a smattering of publications and newspaper articles, revealed a prolific and energetic artist. “It seemed that wherever he stopped, even briefly, and found an interesting client, he established a studio and proceeded to paint with vigor and enthusiasm, turning out untold hundreds of artworks.”

                  Lamont successfully located several of those paintings, and today Troy McQuillen is continuing her work. He is the owner of McQuillen Creative Group, an advertising and marketing business located across the street from the building where Ashford lived his final years.

McQuillen first noticed Ashford’s work hanging in Aberdeen’s public library when he was young. As an adult, he began serving on the library board and developed an interest in local history, particularly in the painter from Stratford.

He is documenting his progress online at frankashford.com, which features photos of paintings that have been located. “My goal here is that if people or antique stores have paintings by him, then at least they would know who he is and what they have,” McQuillen says.

                  It’s a modest goal to honor an equally modest man, who should always be remembered in South Dakota’s art world and beyond.

John Andrews is the editor of South Dakota Magazine, a bi-monthly publication that explores the people and places of our great state. For more information, visit www.southdakotamagazine.com.

CAPTION: Frank Ashford, self-portrait

SDNA supports bill sponsored by Senator Rounds to improve mail delivery for newspapers

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SDNA supports bill sponsored by Senator Rounds to improve mail delivery for newspapers

            South Dakota NewsMedia Association today endorsed legislation sponsored by Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) to improve mail delivery of newspapers and urged Congress to approve it quickly.

            “The members of South Dakota NewsMedia Association are appreciative of Senator Rounds for sponsoring this important legislation,” SDNA Executive Director David Bordewyk said. “SDNA members view the U.S. Postal Service as a strategic partner in delivering their newspapers to readers. However, declining delivery and service coupled with double-digit rate increases over the last few years are unsustainable for our members. We need the Postal Service to succeed, and we fully support Senator Rounds in this legislation to help make that happen. Swift action by Congress would be meaningful in supporting local journalism."

            Sen. Rounds and Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the bipartisan “Deliver for Democracy Act” this week. The legislation would help South Dakota newspapers by rewarding the U.S. Postal Service for reliable postal delivery and limiting excessive rate increases.

            In recent years, the Postal Service has dramatically raised mailing rates for newspapers under the guise of increased efficiency and improved service. However, newspapers have yet to see those benefits and instead continue to experience delays in mail delivery to their subscribers.

            “Local journalists work hard every day to deliver news on a timely basis, and the U.S. Postal Service should too,” Rounds said in his press release announcing the legislation. “Periodical rates have cumulatively increased by over 40 percent since August 2021. Meanwhile, the Postal Service’s on-time delivery performances have not improved, leaving local journalists to pick up the slack by handling delivery on their own in order to make certain their readers receive their papers on time. Our common-sense bipartisan legislation helps protect rural newspapers and consumers from unjustified price hikes by making certain USPS is held to a standard for on-time deliveries.”

            The Deliver for Democracy Act is also endorsed by the National Newspaper Association and the News/Media Alliance, representing newspapers nationwide.

The Deliver for Democracy Act would:

•          Require the USPS to either achieve at least a 95% on-time delivery rate for Periodicals mail or an improvement of at least 2 percentage points to unlock its 2% surcharge authority for that class of mail; 

•          Direct the USPS to annually report to the Postal Regulatory Commission on its progress in including on-time delivery data for newspapers in its Periodical service performance measurement; and

•          Instruct the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on options for alternate USPS pricing schemes to improve the financial position of Periodicals.

            South Dakota NewsMedia Association, based in Brookings, represents the state’s newspapers and digital news outlets.

$32 million sales tax loss made up for with lost money, state investments, contractor taxes

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$32 million sales tax loss made up for with lost money, state investments, contractor taxes

By: Joshua Haiar,

South Dakota Searchlight

Despite a $32 million dip in sales tax revenue, South Dakota has collected about $115 million more in total revenue this year than it did the previous July through April.

That news was shared with the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors Tuesday by state Bureau of Finance and Management economist Derek Johnson. The council includes economists and businesspeople from around the state who review and critique the department’s forecasting.

Tax collection metrics begin in July because a fiscal year in South Dakota runs from July 1 to June 30 the following year. 

The state’s unclaimed property fund is the primary reason for the revenue uptick in the face of sales tax declines  The state has banked approximately $62 million more this year in abandoned or forgotten money from bank accounts, stocks, life insurance payouts, uncashed checks and the contents of safe deposit boxes. The holder of the money or items, such as a bank, tries to find the owners. After three years of dormancy, the property reverts to the state. The property represents a perpetual liability to the state, however, as the state is obligated to pay the rightful owner at any point.

“Kind of an unpredictable revenue source that we have in South Dakota,” Johnson said. 

It is difficult to say what caused the unclaimed property uptick, according to South Dakota Bankers Association President Karl Adam, who serves on the council.

“I’m not questioning the sustainability of it, but that is something that I know the state relies heavily on, and I don’t know if there would be an asterisk next to that for future years,” Adam said.

Adviser Derek Johnson agreed.

“As it pertains to unclaimed property, certainly there should be an asterisk by that number.”

Earnings from the state’s investments have jumped by $35 million this year, as well. This includes returns from assets the state holds, like bonds and stocks. The income might come as interest payments or dividends.

“Certainly was a big boost to the general fund,” Johnson said, referring to the state’s primary budget. 

Contractor’s excise tax revenues are also up about $24 million, referring to the tax contractors pay based on earnings from construction and repair projects. 

The $31.9 million decline in sales and use tax revenue was largely due to a reduction in the state sales tax rate from 4.5% to 4.2%. That happened in July 2023.

South Dakota Searchlight is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. South Dakota Searchlight maintains editorial independence.

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Rodent or riparian restorer: East-west views diverge as state considers beaver protections

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Rodent or riparian restorer: East-west views diverge as state considers beaver protections

Animals increasingly viewed as benefit to Black Hills but remain a nuisance to some

By: Joshua Haiar,

South Dakota Searchlight

         Some Black Hills residents have a growing appreciation for large rodents with environmental engineering prowess: beavers.

         The admiration spans from foresters to anglers and ranchers. It stems from beavers’ role in mitigating forest fires, retaining water during drought, and creating and maintaining wetland habitats.

         However, this newfound enthusiasm emerges as state data indicates a decline in the Black Hills beaver population. 

man reaching over dam to remove debris
Hans Stephenson, owner of Dakota Angler & Outfitter in Rapid City, helps do maintenance work on a beaver dam analog in the Black Hills. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)

         The state Department of Game, Fish and Parks periodically surveys the number of locations where beavers have stored food for the winter. There was a 73% drop in the number of those locations from 2012 to 2023, indicating severe population stress, according to the department. 

         At the May 2 Game, Fish and Parks Commission meeting, commissioners rejected petitions from Nancy Hilding of the Prairie Hills Audubon Society to reduce beaver trapping or require better monitoring of trapping in the Black Hills. But some commissioners suggested the department should draft its own proposal to achieve similar goals.

         Commission Vice Chair Travis Bies said the state needs to alleviate pressure on the Black Hills beaver population. 

         “Something needs to be done, more than what we’re doing,” Bies said. 

         He pointed out the folly of allowing year-round beaver trapping in much of the state while also investing in beaver reintroduction efforts in the Black Hills.

Beaver dam analogs

         The reintroduction effort includes installing human-made beaver dams – called beaver dam analogs – along creeks with deeply eroded streambeds and banks, with a goal of reintroducing beavers to some of those locations. 

         Deeply cut streams flow fast and rarely overflow or cause the water table to rise in surrounding land. If the streams had beaver dams, they would hold more water in the soils in the floodplain, which helps support grazing and mitigates the effects of drought and wildfires. 

         Floodplains with beavers also provide productive grazing land for cattle ranchers during a drought, according to Lori Brown, western South Dakota rangeland specialist with the Nature Conservancy. She said beaver dam analogs have long been used by ranchers in other Western states, and more recently became popular among western South Dakota ranchers.

         “We’ve seen the benefits already,” said Brown, who’s also a rancher. “Fire mitigation, water storage, there is tangible economic value we can tie to beavers on the landscape.”

         Krista Ehlert is a South Dakota State University assistant professor and range specialist. She said 80% of prairie life comes from only 2% of the land: riparian zones along creeks and streams. 

         “They’re the vein of blood that feeds prairies,” she said.

         Ehlert said a study in Oregon found the land near beaver-dammed creeks and streams benefitted from a 20% increase in vegetation and a 200% increase in the area holding water late in the grazing season.

         “You have forage that is staying greener longer,” she said. 

         But there’s more work needed to bring beavers to the analogs, according to Black Hills National Forest Rangelands Management Specialist Matt Scott. 

         He said his team, partners and volunteers have installed around 200 beaver dam analogs in the Black Hills. They look for locations with water flow conditions that will not break what they build, and suitable beaver vegetation.

         “If they don’t have that willow and aspen to eat, they’re not going to stick around,” he said. 

         Scott said that the goal is to create a home where the rodent then does the maintenance work. He said the newly created wetland habitats filter the water, mitigate downstream flooding, prevent excessive soil erosion by regulating streamflow, and bring more life to the Black Hills by creating habitat for fish, wildlife and insects. 

         Additionally, because the floodplain near a stream becomes soaked when dozens of beaver dam analogs are installed every 100 feet or so, investments into beavers are also seen as wildfire mitigation. 

         “Instead of having to jump two feet, that fire now has to jump 200 feet,” Scott said. 

beaver dam analog along a stream
 Beaver dam analogs are installed along a Black Hills stream every 100 feet or so. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)

Beaver believers

         The benefits have turned Hans Stephenson into a beaver believer. He is a Black Hills Fly Fishers board member and owns Dakota Angler & Outfitter in Rapid City, meaning his business and lifestyle depend on plentiful and healthy trout habitats.

         He has been helping with efforts to bring more beavers to the Black Hills. 

         “Pretty much every stream in the Black Hills is incised,” Stephenson said, referring to deeply cut streams. He said trout benefit from the ponds that beaver dams create, and those habitats can become prime fishing spots. 

         “A lot of my time anymore is spent thinking about this,” he said. “I want to get as many of these analogs on Rapid Creek as we can.”

         In Rapid City, beavers are viewed less favorably because they’ve chewed down trees in the parks along Rapid Creek. But now that there are more beaver dam analogs installed along creeks higher in the Black Hills, they can be live-trapped and relocated.

         “We don’t know how many there are, but there are a lot of them in town,” Stephenson said. 

         To mitigate beaver damage to trees in Rapid City, volunteers and city officials are covering the bottom of some trees with a coat of bark-colored paint mixed with sand, which they hope will deter beavers.

         Stephenson first learned of the benefits of beavers while reading “Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter.”

         Ben Goldfarb wrote the book. He’s excited to see the tide shifting in western South Dakota.

         “I now meet more ranchers who love beavers than hate them,” Goldfarb said. “And these are people whose dads shot beavers, and whose dad’s dad shot beavers.”

East River vs. West River

         Views on beavers are different in farm-laden eastern South Dakota, where wetlands are sometimes drained with perforated pipes buried in the ground to manage moisture in fields.

         “In the row crop community, there is definitely less tolerance and acceptance of beavers,” Goldfarb said.

         The divide was on display during the recent GF&P Commission meeting at Custer State Park.

         “I really do think we should shut the trapping down in the Black Hills for now,” said Commission Vice-Chair Bies, a rancher from Fairburn on the edge of the Black Hills. 

         Meanwhile, Commissioners Julie Bartling of Gregory and Robert Whitmyre of Webster said the beaver situation is different farther east, where many landowners see beavers as pests that flood cropland, block drainage systems and damage trees.

         “I can’t speak to what happens out here,” Bartling said of the Black Hills.

         Trappers can pursue beavers from January 1 to March 31 on national forest land in the Black Hills. From November 1 to April 20, they can trap on non-national forest land in the Black Hills.

         Elsewhere in the state, beavers can be trapped year-round. The state does not require trappers to report the numbers of beavers they catch.

From fur trade to a nuisance 

         Before European settlement in North America, the beaver population was an estimated 100 million to 200 million. 

         European trappers valued beaver pelts for the fur trade, particularly for making fashionable hats back in Europe. The demand led to widespread trapping during the 17th and 18th centuries, drastically reducing beaver populations. 

         The alteration of landscapes for farms, ranches and cities reduced areas available for beaver habitats. Wetlands were drained and streams were diverted, further diminishing the suitable environments necessary for beaver survival.

         By the late 19th century, beavers were nearly wiped out in many parts of the United States.

         Conservation efforts began in the early 20th century, including reintroduction projects and habitat restoration, which have helped to recover the beaver population to around 10 million to 15 million. 

         In South Dakota, beavers are one of the animals targeted by the state Game, Fish and Parks’ Wildlife Damage Management program. People can contact the department and ask it to trap or shoot beavers, deer, coyotes, geese and other animals that are damaging property, killing livestock or causing other problems.

         The department received 430 requests for help with beavers in 2023 and eliminated 1,126 of them, while spending $304,251 on those efforts. Most beaver-related requests came from counties east of the Missouri River such as Lincoln, Minnehaha, Roberts, Day and Brown, and also from Gregory County on the river’s western bank. 

South Dakota Searchlight is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. South Dakota Searchlight maintains editorial independence.

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Poll: Trump has sizable lead in South Dakota but shy of 2016 and 2020 numbers

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Poll: Trump has sizable lead in South Dakota but shy of 2016 and 2020 numbers

BY STU WHITNEY
South Dakota News Watch

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Republican nominee Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden by nearly 20 points in South Dakota but is struggling to get more than half of the statewide vote, according to a scientific poll of 500 registered voters co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch.

Trump was at 50%, well ahead of Biden’s 31% in the poll, which was also sponsored by the Chiesman Center for Democracy at the University of South Dakota.

Third-party challenger Robert Kennedy Jr., who is not yet on the ballot in the state, polled at 11% percent, while 7% were undecided.

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Those holdouts are keeping former President Trump from matching his previous election share of 62% in South Dakota the last two presidential cycles – against Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Biden in 2020. Trump won the presidency in 2016 and lost in 2020.

A Mason-Dixon poll sponsored by Argus Leader/KELO in October 2020 showed Trump at 51% in South Dakota (with 6% undecided). But the former Manhattan real estate mogul and reality TV star came in 11 points higher than that number on Election Day.

There could also be major movement this time around, said Jon Schaff, a political science professor at Northern State University in Aberdeen.

“The support you’re seeing for (RFK Jr.) is not uncommon for a quasi-significant third-party candidate at this stage of the game,” said Schaff. “When you get closer to the election and people realize that candidate doesn’t have a chance of winning, voters tend to drift back to a major-party candidate. And so I suspect that 11% (for Kennedy) will go down.”

The only third-party candidate to reach double-digits in South Dakota in the past century was Texas billionaire Ross Perot, who finished third in 1992 with 22% behind Republican George H.W. Bush (41%) and Democrat Bill Clinton (37%). Clinton won nationally against the incumbent Bush.

Trump's GOP favorability at 70%

Poll respondents were selected randomly from a telephone-matched South Dakota voter registration list that included landline and cellphone numbers. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter registration by county. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.

There is little question that Trump will receive the state’s three electoral votes in November. No Democrat has won the state since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, and Trump’s support remains stable in the Mount Rushmore State among the Republican base, with just a few cracks showing.

Of GOP respondents in the poll, 70% said they had a favorable opinion of Trump, compared to 10% unfavorable. Overall, his favorability in the state is 47%, including 13% with Democrats and 36% with Independents.

Republican Gov. Kristi Noem had an overall favorability of 39% in the poll.

Trump’s refusal to concede the 2020 election and being charged in four criminal cases could be eroding support from fence-sitting voters that he needs to corral to win nationally, the poll showed. Independents surveyed in South Dakota had a 46% unfavorable view of the former president, compared to 44% for Biden.

"This is going to be the third presidential cycle in a row where there's significant disgruntlement with the two major-party candidates," said Schaff. "It does make room for (an independent candidate). But the structural obstacles to third-party runs are so severe that they spend a lot of time and money just trying to get on the ballot."

Biden's Democratic favorability at 60%

Biden’s favorability is at 26% statewide, including 60% among Democrats and 5% with Republicans. His popularity with Independents in the state is similar to Trump’s, with 35% favorable and 44% unfavorable.

The last Democrat to finish within 10 points of a Republican nominee in a South Dakota presidential election was Barack Obama, whose 48% came up short against John McCain's 53% in 2008. Obama won the presidency.

Julia Hellwege, an associate political science professor at USD and incoming director of the Chiesman Center, said Trump likely doesn’t need to worry about winning South Dakota, but he might take some lessons from the poll numbers.

Among Republicans, for example, 77% said Trump was their preference, as opposed to 8% for Kennedy, 7% for Biden and 9% undecided. About five months away from the November election, that means nearly a quarter of GOP voters prefer someone other than Trump in deep-red South Dakota.

“It’s a winner-take-all system, so it doesn’t really matter on Election Day (in this state),” said Hellwege. “But those numbers suggest that a decent number of Republican voters wish they had another option.”

Kennedy Jr. faces Aug. 6 deadline

Kennedy Jr. first entered the national spotlight through associations with his famous family. His father served as attorney general and U.S. senator and was a 1968 Democratic presidential candidate before being assassinated in June of that election year. His uncle was former President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963.

RFK Jr.’s political agenda, formerly focused on the environment, shifted in the 2000s to skepticism over vaccines and the pharmaceutical industry, which endeared him to a segment of conservatives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Four of his siblings, including former Democratic U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy II, released a statement in October 2023 calling RFK Jr.'s candidacy "dangerous to our country" because of his views on vaccines and allegations of antisemitism.

The News Watch poll showed that despite his family's political legacy, RFK Jr. is an unproven commodity in South Dakota. Nearly 40% of those polled statewide were neutral when asked about favorability, compared to 21% favorable and 38% unfavorable.

His highest favorability was among Democrats (26%), followed by Independents (24%) and Republicans (18%). But more than half of Republicans (54%) remain neutral on the third-party candidate, who initially challenged Biden in Democratic primaries.

Kennedy Jr. has made the ballot in six states so far. His campaign needs to submit 3,502 signatures from registered voters by Aug. 6 to make the South Dakota ballot.

Rachel Soulek, election divisions director for the Secretary of State's office, told News Watch that her office has not had any communications with Kennedy’s team about ballot access in the state.

Biden most favorable in Sioux Falls

Trump is more popular with male voters in South Dakota than women, mirroring a national trend. His favorability among men was 53% in the poll, with 28% saying they have an unfavorable opinion of him. With women, it was 43% favorable and 42% unfavorable.

Biden's approval failed to reach 30% with either gender in South Dakota, but his approval is higher with women (29%) than men (21%). Disapproval of the first-term president is 66% with men and 51% with female voters.

Geographically, Trump's highest approval rating (50%) came from the East River/North region, including cities such as Aberdeen, Brookings and Watertown. He also remains popular (49% favorable; 31% unfavorable) in the West River region including Pennington County/Rapid City, which he won with 61% in 2020.

The poll found that Biden was most popular (32% favorable) in the Sioux Falls area, where the state's largest county, Minnehaha, gave him 44% of the vote in 2020.

Though political analysts see Biden struggling with young voters nationally, that's not the case in South Dakota, at least relative to other age groups.

Of South Dakota respondents ages 18-34, 34% view the Democratic president favorably, by far his best age group. In fact, when asked about presidential preference for 2024, Biden leads Trump 44-34 among those young voters.

This story was produced by South Dakota News Watch, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization. Read more in-depth stories at sdnewswatch.org and sign up for an email every few days to get stories as soon as they're published. Contact Stu Whitney at

Public Notices published May 30, 2024

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Public Notices published May 30, 2024
  • Minutes of the Minnehaha County Commissioners for May 21, 2024
  • NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION
  • INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VOTERS:
  • Minutes of the City Council of Garretson for May 21, 2024
  • RESOLUTION 2024-18
  • Notice of Hearing: for Adult Name Change
  • NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAMES AND ALTERATION OF BIRTH RECORDS
  • Notice of Hearing: for Adult Name Change
  • CITY OF GARRETSON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
  • NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF DECEASED SETTLOR AND SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE
  • NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL OFF-PREMISE LIQUOR LICENSE
  • NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Minutes of the Minnehaha County Commissioners for May 21, 2024

            THE MINNEHAHA COUNTY COMMISSION CONVENED AT 9:00 AM on May 21, 2024, pursuant to adjournment on May 7, 2024. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT WERE: Bender, Beninga, Bleyenberg, Karsky, and Kippley.  Also present were Kym Christiansen, Commission Recorder, and  Maggie Gillespie, Senior Deputy State's Attorney.

            Chair Karsky called the meeting to order.

            MOTION by Bleyenberg, seconded by Beninga, to Approve the Agenda. 5 ayes

CONSENT AGENDA

            MOTION by Bender, seconded by Kippley, to Approve the Consent Agenda. By roll call vote: 5 ayes. The consent agenda includes the following items:

            Commission Meeting Minutes for May 7, 2024

            Bills to be Paid $5,997,768.14

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$18, APPEARA Program Activities $158.15, APPRAISAL INSTITUTE Education & Training $145, ASH LAW OFFICE PLLC Child Defense Attorney $1211.31, AUGUSTANA Contract Services $13265, AVERA HEALTH PLANS I Insurance Admin Fee $3440.88, AVERA HEART HOSPITAL Safety & Rescue Equipment $1225, AVERA MCKENNAN Hospitals $16640, AVERA MCKENNAN Other Medical Services $6025.84, AVERA MCKENNAN Professional Services $140.58, AXIS FORENSIC TOXICO Lab Costs $2166, BAKER, MARY Business Travel $164, BALOUN LAW PC Attorney Fees $465, BALOUN LAW PC Child Defense Attorney $2118.3, BANGS,MCCULLEN,BUTLE Attorney Fees $7193, BECHTEL, DAVID Welfare Rent $700, BEN BAXA Taxable Meal Allowances $18, BENNY BASSETT Program Activities $250, BILLION AND WEBER LA Attorney Fees $647.3, BLUE DYNO LLC Welfare Rent $3200, BOB BARKER COMPANY I Inmate Supplies $4909.14, BOSMAN, JOSEPH Business Travel $98, BOYD, MICHELLE Business Travel $102, BP#6541635EXPRESSWAY Business Travel $28.6, BP#6615215GET'N GO # Gas Oil & Diesel $22.24, BRANDON VALLEY JOURN Publishing Fees $1907.68, BRAUN, MASON Investigators Expenses $214.2, BREACHER'S TAPE INC Other Supplies $297.84, BUDGET AUTO REPAIR Automotive/Small Equipment $386, BULLIS, MATTHEW Homeland Security $336, BULLIS, MATTHEW Investigators Expenses $16.32, BURGER KING #17489 Extradition & Evidence $11.14, BURNS, JASON Investigators Expenses $80.07, BUTLER MACHINERY COM Heavy Equip Repairs & Maint $137.74, BUTLER, CRAIG Business Travel $220, BWY*FBINAA NATL OFFI Memberships $125, BX CIVIL & CONSTRUCT Contracted Construction $68362, CAREERBUILDER LLC Publishing Fees $199.8, CARS TRUCKS N MORE R Automotive/Small Equipment $171.17, CASEYS GENERAL STORE Extradition & Evidence $13.42, CASEYS GENERAL STORE Gas Oil & Diesel $283.32, CBI*CLEVERBRIDGE.NET Other Repairs $-18.54, CENEX-C&E ENTERPRISE Gas Oil & Diesel $35.67, CENEX-PUMP N PAK Business Travel $39.58, CENTURY BUSINESS PRO Lease-Rental Agreement $208.08, CENTURYLINK Data Communications $1355.84, CENTURYLINK Telephone $1712.64, CERTIFIED FOLDER DIS Advertising $1468.32, CERTIFIED LANGUAGES Interpreters $163.35, CHAGOLLA, ALBERT Interpreters $564.11, CHARMTEX INC Kitchen/Cleaning Supplies $628.5, CHEMDRY OF SIOUX FAL Building Repairs & Maintenance $317.8, CINTAS CORPORATION Janitorial Chemical Supplies $175.32, CINTAS CORPORATION Uniform Allowance $32.46, CITRIX SYSTEMS INC Subscriptions $382.32, CITY GLASS & GLAZING HHS Maintenance $1275.14, CITY GLASS & GLAZING Jail Repairs & Maintenance $3098, CIVIL DESIGN INC Architects & Engineers $41009.5, CLASSIFIED VERTICALS Publishing Fees $549, COMFORT INN & STS O Extradition & Evidence $210.05, CONSTELLATION Natural Gas $22470.45, CORE & MAIN LP Bldg/Yard Repair & Maintenance $34.09, COREMR LC Maintenance Contracts $652.5, CORNAY, TANNER Homeland Security $336, CORRECT RX PHARMACY Contract Services $82.55, COSTCO WHOLESALE COR Office Supplies $423.25, COUNTRY INN & SUITES Business Travel $840.34, CRESCENT ELECTRIC SU Electrical Repairs & Maint $37.15, CSF* 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Attorney Fees $2495.5, EICH LAW OFFICE LLC Child Defense Attorney $6124, ELECTION SYSTEMS & S Election & Office Equipment $4718, ELECTION SYSTEMS & S Furniture & Office Equipment $-578, ELECTION SYSTEMS & S Printing/Forms $24113.24, ELECTION SYSTEMS & S Professional Services $7704.44, ELECTION SYSTEMS & S Software/Licensing $277.86, ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO I Bldg/Yard Repair & Maintenance $3440, EMB SUITES COLLEGE S Due to Other Govt-Pipeline $1287.12, ENGLISH LAW Attorney Fees $322, EQUIPMENT BLADES INC Truck Repairs & Maintenance $24888.6, ERIN M JOHNSON PLLC Bd Exp Fees (Minnehaha) $10200.5, ERIN M JOHNSON PLLC Crisis Intervention Program $57.5, ETTERMAN ENTERPRISES Small Tools & Shop Supplies $55.56, EXHAUST PROS OF SIOU Truck Repairs & Maintenance $450, EXXON CC #125 Gas Oil & Diesel $55.77, FACEBK *JDAW22U2L2 Advertising $99.89, FALL RIVER(SD)COUNTY Extradition & Evidence $125, FEDEX Postage $54.77, FIRST DAKOTA NATIONA Lease Interest $412.2, FIRST DAKOTA NATIONA Lease Principal $3443.55, FIRST RATE EXCAVATE Contracted Construction $91802, FLEET FARM 5500 Other Supplies $328.12, FLEET FARM 5500 Small Tools & Shop Supplies $9.99, FLEETPRIDE INC Parts Inventory $10.1, FLEETPRIDE INC Truck Repairs & Maintenance $1795.8, FONDER SEWING MACHIN Other Supplies $84.91, FOX, DANIEL Bd Exp Fees (Yankton) $334.28, G & R CONTROLS INC HHS Maintenance $890.82, G & R CONTROLS INC Jail Repairs & Maintenance $805.98, G & R CONTROLS INC Outside Repair $424.2, G&H DISTRIBUTING I Jail Repairs & Maintenance $148, GALLS Child Care Items $203.2, GALLS Uniform Allowance $7.99, GALLS PARENT HOLDING Uniform Allowance $254.16, GAN*1085ARGUSLEADCIR Office Supplies $26.55, GANNETT MEDIA CORP Publishing Fees $3249.66, GARRETSON GAZETTE Publishing Fees $2558.53, GBR INC Interpreters $120, GLOBAL TEL LINK (GT Telephone $1.74, GO OUTDOORS SOUTH DA Insurance-Other Costs $168, GOEBEL PRINTING INC Office Supplies $100, GOEBEL PRINTING INC Printing/Forms $50, GOLDEN WEST Telephone $75.95, 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$654.45, QUALITY EFFICIENCIES Welfare Rent $700, QUALITY INN Business Travel $86.05, QUALSETH, RYAN Business Travel $220, QUALSETH, RYAN Investigators Expenses $27.54, R&L SUPPLY LTD Building Repairs & Maintenance $43.9, R&L SUPPLY LTD Jail Repairs & Maintenance $906.25, RAM CONSULTING Education & Training $1500, RDO CONSTRUCTION EQU Heavy Equip Repairs & Maint $62.08, REDWOOD TOXICOLOGY L Testing Supplies $1090, RELIANCE TELEPHONE I Telephone $4.75, RESOLUTE LAW FIRM IN Attorney Fees $10015.9, RESOLUTE LAW FIRM IN Child Defense Attorney $535.25, REVIER PRESSURE WASH Small Tools & Shop Supplies $325.53, RICCI, KIEL Homeland Security $336, RINGING SHIELD,NICHO Bd Evaluations (Minnehaha) $550, RINGING SHIELD,NICHO Bd Exp Fees (Minnehaha) $440, RISTY, MAXINE J Court Reporters $230.6, ROCK COUNTY SHERIFF' Return Of Service $60, ROEMEN'S AUTOMOTIVE Gas Oil & Diesel $163.15, RUNNING SUPPLY INC Jail Repairs & Maintenance $754.74, RUNNING SUPPLY INC Other Supplies $449.97, RUNNING SUPPLY INC 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Board Of Prisoners-Meals $61377.47, SUMMIT FOOD SERVICE Child Care Food $745.62, SUMMIT FOOD SERVICE Inmate Supplies $376.11, SUMMIT FOOD SERVICE School Lunch Program $1713.63, SUPER SAVE 2 Gas Oil & Diesel $27.92, SURAJ CHHETRI Extradition & Evidence $11.5, TCN INC Telephone $50.92, TECHNOLOGY HEIGHTS A Welfare Rent $1081, TECHNOLOGY HEIGHTS I Welfare Rent $500, TEEL, CLYDE Program Activities $300, TEGRA GROUP INC Architect, Engineers, and PMgt $12773.12, THE HOME DEPOT 4301 Small Tools & Shop Supplies $7.94, THE LODGE AT DEADWOO Education & Training $4924, THOMAS LUKE Sign Deposits $50, THOMSON REUTERS - WE Amounts Held For Others $829, THOMSON REUTERS - WE Legal Research $4252.52, THOMSON REUTERS - WE Subscriptions $288.11, TIE, DIVISION OF BHS Education & Training $25, TIMOTHY OCKENGA Sign Deposits $50, TIRES TIRES TIRES IN Gas Oil & Diesel $75.31, TOMACELLI'S TOO Jury Fees $134.88, TRAFFIC AND PARKING Sign Supply Inventory $571, TRANSOURCE TRUCK & E Truck Repairs & Maintenance $49.39, TRANSUNION RISK & AL Investigators Expenses $75, TRI-STATE NURSING Professional Services $3043, TRIANGLE PROPERTIES Welfare Rent $1500, TRIJICON, INC. Other Supplies $45.1, TRINITY POINT Welfare Rent $720, TSCHETTER & ADAMS LA Child Defense Attorney $2334.57, TWO WAY SOLUTIONS IN Communication Equipment Repair $1494.94, TYLER TECHNOLOGIES I Software $4800, TZADIK SIOUX FALLS I Welfare Rent $2187, TZADIK SIOUX FALLS P Welfare Rent $700, TZADIK WOODLAKE Welfare Rent $700, UNITED 01623746 Business Travel $408.5, UNITED 01642864 Business Travel $17, US FOODS INC Professional Services $712.29, US POSTAL SERVICE Postage $1084.93, VER BEEK, KELSEY Attorney Fees $1322.5, VER BEEK, KELSEY Bd Exp Fees (Minnehaha) $69, VER BEEK, KELSEY Child Defense Attorney $2814.1, VERIZON CONNECT FLEE Professional Services $95.7, VITAL RECORDS Archive/Preservation Supplies $600, VITAL RECORDS Records Storage $4023.45, VOGEL MOTORS LLC Automotive/Small Equipment $40, VOGEL MOTORS LLC Gas Oil & Diesel $163, WALGREENS Professional Services $35.68, WALMART STORES INC Automotive/Small Equipment $14.64, WALMART STORES INC Bd Exp Fees (Minnehaha) $2.98, WALMART STORES INC Child Care Items $55.88, WALMART STORES INC Janitorial Chemical Supplies $47.52, WALMART STORES INC Office Supplies $13.94, WALMART STORES INC Other Supplies $673.15, WALMART STORES INC Professional Services $13.41, WALMART STORES INC Program Activities $75.7, WALMART STORES INC Road Maint & Material $74.91, WALMART STORES INC Supplemental Food $327.19, WALMART STORES INC Uniform Allowance $55.98, WASTE MANAGEMENT OF Trash Removal $3804.61, WEERHEIM LAW OFFICE Bd Exp Fees (Minnehaha) $7406, WEERHEIM LAW OFFICE Crisis Intervention Program $149.5, WHENTOWORK INC Subscriptions $412, WHITE CAP, LP Bridge Repair & Maintenance $1462.39, WHITTIER APARTMENTS Welfare Rent $1443, WOODBURY COUNTY SHER Return Of Service $30, WWW.NCHSOFTWARE.COM Software $205.5, WYATT WALTON Taxable Meal Allowances $18, XCEL ENERGY Electricity $3850.18, XCEL ENERGY Road Maint & Material $17.09, XCEL ENERGY INC Welfare Utilities $1438.47, YANKTON COUNTY Attorney Fees $1589.25, YANKTON COUNTY Return Of Service $200, YELLOW ROBE, LUTHER ICWA Professional Services $32412.5, YESWAY 1193 Gas Oil & Diesel $65.52, ZISHKA, ADAM MacArthur SJC Grant $189.72, ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICA Professional Services $299.8.

            The following reports were received and placed on file in the Auditor's Office:

Minnehaha County EMS First Quarter Report for 2024

Auditor's Account with the County Treasurer for April 2024

Register of Deeds Statement of Revenue Report for April 2024

Public Advocate Annual Report for 2023

Highway Monthly Construction Updates for March 2024

Routine Personnel Action

New Hires

            1. Amanda Jeseritz, variable hour Airport Deputy Sheriff for the Sheriff's Office, at $30.00/hour effective 5/7/2024.

            2. Luke Schoolmeester, seasonal Grounds Worker for the Facilities Department, at $18.15/hour effective 5/15/2024.

            3. Andy Schmahl, seasonal Grounds Worker for the Facilities Department, at $18.15/hour effective 5/29/2024.

            4. Spencer Harkin, seasonal Laborer for the Highway Department, at $18.50/hour effective 5/13/2024.

            5. Branden Buettner, seasonal Intern for the Highway Department, at $19.50/hour effective 5/20/2024.

            6. Britteny King and Rylie Wurtz, seasonal Laborer for the Highway Department, at $18.50/hour effective 5/28/2024.

            7. Xavier Higgins, seasonal Laborer for the Highway Department, at $18.50/hour effective 5/29/2024.

            8. Ronnelle Hill, variable hour Juvenile Correctional Worker for the Juvenile Detention Center, at $22.00/hour effective 5/20/2024.

            9. Christin Bartmann, Juvenile Correctional Officer I for the Juvenile Detention Center, at $24.13/hour (13/1) effective 5/20/2024.

            10. Madeleine Kobes and Joshua Nichols as seasonal Interns for the Museum, at $15.50/hour effective 5/20/2024.

            11. Rebecca Beck, variable hour Park Worker for the Planning Department, at $18.15/hour effective 5/28/2024.

            12. Riley Danielson, Deputy Sheriff for the Sheriff's Office, at $30.88/hour (17/2) effective 5/25/2024.

            13. Kinze Stradtman, Legal Office Assistant for the State's Attorney's Office, at $20.80/hour (10/1) effective 5/20/2024.

Step Increases

            1. Monica Rishling, Senior Accounting Technician for the Auditor's Office, at $25.98/hour (12/4) effective 5/16/2024.

            2. Melinda Storley, Commission Assistant for the Commission Office, at $36.70/hour (14/14) effective 5/23/2024.

            3. Elizabeth Schely, Administrative Secretary for the Extension Office, at $23.54/hour (10/4) effective 5/3/2024.

            4. Bowan Change, Corrections Systems Operator for the Jail, at $24.13/hour (10/5) effective 4/2/2024.

            5. Sean Boyle, Correctional Officer for the Jail, at $26.64/hour (14/2) effective 3/18/2024.

            6. Michael Gayo Gatluak, Correctional Officer for the Jail, at $27.98/hour (14/3) effective 4/2/2024.

            7. Michael Long, Correctional Officer for the Jail, at $27.98/hour (14/3) effective 4/2/2024.

            8. Joseph Veen, Correctional Officer for the Jail, at $27.98/hour (14/3) effective 4/2/2024.

            9. Benjamin Green, Correctional Officer for the Jail, at $29.38/hour (14/5) effective 4/2/2024.

            10. Donald Heesch, Correctional Officer for the Jail, at $36.70/hour (14/14) effective 4/2/2024.

            11. Julie Ladwig, Correctional Officer for the Jail, at $36.70/hour (14/14) effective 4/2/2024.

            12. Anthony Stransky, Corporal for the Jail, at $32.45/hour (17/3) effective 3/19/2024.

            13. Monica McFarland, Administrative Assistant for the Public Advocate's Office, at $27.98/hour (12/7) effective 5/1/2024.

            14. Tracy Miller, Senior Deputy Public Advocate for the Public Advocate's Office, at $3,852.80/biweekly (22/5) effective 4/2/2024.

            15. Lori Ebright, Senior Records Technician for the Register of Deeds, at $28.68/hour (12/8) effective 5/1/2024.

            16. Justin Duchene, Administrative Secretary for the Sheriff's Office, at $25.37/hour (10/7) effective 4/18/2024.

            17. Sheyanne Home, Legal Office Assistant for the State's Attorney's Office, at $23.54/hour (10/4) effective 5/2/2024.

            18. Elise Rasmussen Deputy State's Attorney for the State's Attorney's Office, at $3,667.20/biweekly (23/3) effective 5/13/2024.

            19. Aaron Lougheed, Senior Deputy State's Attorney for the State's Attorney's Office, at $3,852.80/biweekly (22/5) effective 5/16/2024.

            20. Mandi Mowery, Senior Trial Attorney for the State's Attorney's Office, at $5,183.20/biweekly (23/13) effective 5/2/2024.

            21. Karen Weeldreyer, Tax and License Supervisor for the Treasurer's Office, at $35.82/hour (16/9) effective 5/9/2024.

Special Personnel Actions

            1. To reclassify a vacant Certified Civil Process Server (pay grade 14) to Deputy Sheriff (pay grade 14) to Deputy Sheriff (pay grade 17) effective June 2024.

            2. To hire Matt Lancto, Senior Building Facilities Maintenance Technician, for the Facilities Department, at $29.38 (16/2) effective 5/29/2024.

Abatement Applications

Recommended for Approval by the Director of Equalization

Parcel-88842, Veteran Exempt PT10-4-40, 2020 Property Taxes, $2,250.81

Parcel-88842, Veteran Exempt PT10-4-40, 2021 Property Taxes, $2,223.88

Parcel-88842, Veteran Exempt PT10-4-40, 2022 Property Taxes, $2,163.96

Parcel-88842, Veteran Exempt PT10-4-40, 2023 Property Taxes, $2,041.60

Parcel-76743, Haneke Ranch LLC, 2023 Property Taxes, $980.69

Notices and Requests

            South Dakota Department of Health Notice of Disinterment Permit for the Remains of Jeanne Cannon

Items within Policy Guidelines

            Motion to Approve Special Event Consume & Blend Beverage License Number C&B 24-03 for an Event on June 8, 2024

PUBLIC HEARING

            Scott Anderson, Planning Director, was present for the scheduled hearing on a complaint on the property legally described as Tract 1 Opland Addition in the NE1/4 Section 15-T104N-R50W Burk Township, a Public Nuisance and Enact SDCL 21-10-6.  Mr. Anderson stated that a complaint was received about the accumulation of inoperable vehicles and other junk on the property. This property has a history of reoccurring nuisance violations. In previous cases, the immediate problems were taken care of, such as dilapidated manufactured homes, or auctioning vehicles off the property. During a staff visit to the property, it was noted that there was some improvement since earlier site visits, but many vehicles, junk, and scrap remain on the property.

            Chair Karsky asked for proponents and opponents to speak about the public nuisance complaint.  There were no proponents or opponents in attendance to speak on the public nuisance complaint.

            MOTION by Bender, seconded by Kippley, to Declare the Property Legally Described as Tract 1 Opland Addition in the NE1/4 Section 15-T104N-R50W a Public Nuisance and Enact SDCL 21-10-6. By roll call vote: 5 ayes.

PRESENTATION

            Julie Hofer, Public Advocate, gave a briefing on the Office of Public Advocate and highlighted the following areas: 2023 caseload, the cost savings to the County and court location changes. The presentation also provided a detailed breakdown of the Public Advocate caseload as well as an overview of the workload of the office.

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

            Mike Mattson, Warden, presented a request for authorization to have the Chair sign a purchase agreement between the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office and 4 SightLabs for Jail Overwatch Sensors. The purchase agreement would be for 20 wearable devices that would aid in monitoring the wellness of detainees admitted to the Minnehaha County Jail. The Jail continues to see people admitted that are highly intoxicated from alcohol and narcotics and these individuals are at a much higher risk from a medical wellness perspective. The proposed wearable devices track biometric signs such as pulse, skin temperature, oxygen saturation and movement. The devices will alert both medical staff and corrections staff when any of the biometric fall above and below a threshold, affording advanced warning that the person is in medical distress. Funding for this technology has been secured through partnering with the South Dakota Attorney General's with support for the purchase and have provided $59,666 towards the purchase. The Sheriff's Office also applied for and was awarded $36,650 from the opioid settlement fund through the Department of Social Services that will also be spent towards this project. There are also existing funds for the Jail's medication assisted treatment program through DSS and they are indicated the purchase is eligible expense through these funds as well. The Sheriff's Office will be able to fund this project for two years with the funds that have been secured. MOTION by Beninga, seconded by Bender, to Authorize the Chair to Sign a Purchase Agreement between the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office and 4Sight Labs for Jail Overwatch Sensors. 5 ayes.

CONTRACT AMENDMENT

            Steve Groen, Highway Superintendent, presented a request to approve an adjustment to the Highway Department summer hours and authorization of the Chair to sign the amendment #2 to the Highway Union Contract. The Highway Department is requesting to change the summer hours from 7 am until 5:30 pm, Monday through Thursday, to 6:30 am until 5 pm, Monday through Thursday. The proposed hours take better advantage of the morning light, during the heat of the summer it reduces the exposure during the hottest portion of the day, and it aligns with other neighboring Highway departments. MOTION by Beninga, seconded by Kippley, to Approve an Adjustment to the Highway Department Summer Hours and Authorize the Chair to Sign Amendment #2 to the Highway Union Contract. By roll call vote: 5 ayes.

PURCHASE AUTHORIZATION

            Steve Groen, Highway Superintendent, presented a request for authorization for the Highway Department to purchase slip-lining for culverts through Union County's Culvert PVC Slip-Lining Bid under SDCL 5-18A-22(3). Minnehaha County dedicates funding annually to repair or replace culverts under the County Highways. Various culverts are identified throughout the year as needing to be improved and PVC slip-lining is a cost-effective way to make that improvement, while not having to close and tear up the road. The Highway Department has $250,000 in the budget for culvert slip-lining. Union County bids culvert slip-lining annually and Subsurface, Inc., located in Moorhead, MN, was the successful bidder. The Highway Department is requesting to purchase slip-lining form this bid to assist in repairing highway culverts. MOTION by Bleyenberg, seconded by Kippley, to Authorize the Highway Department to Purchase Slip-lining for Culverts through Union County’s Culvert PVC Slip-Lining Bid under SDCL 5-18A-22(3). By roll call vote: 5 ayes.

PRESENTATION

            Traci Smith, Public Defender, gave a briefing on the Office of the Public Defender and highlighted the following areas: how Minnehaha County manages Indigent Defense, background on public defense, and the procedure for requesting counsel. The presentation also provided an overview of the organizational chart for the Public Defender's Office. The following goals were accomplished over the past year: prioritize non-incarcerable programs that respect the dignity of humanity of our clients, expand efforts to encourage employee well-being, focus on prioritizing retention and enhancing leadership training; identify and reduce barriers and inequities that result in disproportionate jail stays and case processing delays, and examine current defense model to ensure it is conducive to the growing needs of Minnehaha County. The current challenges for the Public Defender's Officer were mentioned as well as current strategies and commitments. Finally, the presentation highlighted 2025 budget considerations for the Office of Public Defender.

 ALCOHOL LICENSE RENEWAL

            Kym Christiansen, Commission Recorder, presented the 2024-2025 Malt Beverage & SD Farm Wine License Renewal Applications. The applications were reviewed by the State's Attorney's Office, the Sheriff's Office, and the Planning and Zoning Department. There were no violations, objections, or concerns were reported. The following renewal applications were presented for approval: Buffalo Trading Post, Post 307 Emerald Pines Barn, LLC, Northern Links Golf Course, Strawbale Winery, Hunter's Pointe Shooting Complex, Renner Corner, Pilot's Roadhouse, Huset's Speedway, I-90 Speedway, The Alibi Casino, Pump N Pak, Chaser's Food and Spirits, State Line Casino, Uncle Ed's Specialty Meats, W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds, Izaak Walton League, A Homestead Brew, LLC, Crooks Gun Club, Wall Lake Oil Co, Mighty Corson Art Players, Circle K #2746530. Baltic Corner, Wild Water West Waterpark, Bottom's Up, Wilde Prairie Winery, and Yogi Bear Campground. MOTION by Bender, seconded by Kippley, to Approve the 2024-2025 Malt Beverage & SD Farm Wine License Renewal Applications. By roll call vote: 5 ayes.

AGREEMENT AMENDMENT

            Tom Greco, Commission Administrative Officer, presented request for authorization for the Chair to sign an amendment to the agreement fixing county payment for medical screenings and first day of care of persons on SDCL 27A-10 holds between Minnehaha County and Avera Behavioral Health Center. Minnehaha County entered into an agreement with Avera Behavioral Health on December, 22, 2023 for the purpose of establishing payment amounts and schedules associated with Mental Health Hold Medical Screenings and Mental Health Hold First Day of Care costs. First Day of Care are not the subject of this current proposal. The County and Avera agreed in 2022 to set the annual cost of MH Hold Medical Screenings at a lump sum of $100,000, payable over four quarters, with a provision written into the contract to review data from 2023 in order to make any necessary adjustments to the cost. A review of the data was completed earlier this year and staff determined that the volume of medical screenings warrants a change to the lump sum payments. The proposed agreement per the Amendment before the Commission is $140,000 from the County to Avera Behavioral Health Center beginning in 2024 with a 2.5% increase each year thereafter. Medical screenings under the provisions of the current contract and this amendment, if approved, are funded through ARPA until December 31, 2024. Beginning in 2025, Medical Screenings will be funded through the General Fund. MOTION by Bender, seconded by Beninga, to Authorize the Chair to Sign an Amendment to the Agreement Fixing County Payment for Medical Screenings and First Day of Care of Persons on SDCL 27A-10 Holds between Minnehaha County and Avera Behavioral Health Center. By roll call: 5 ayes.

OPPORTUNITY FOR

PUBLIC COMMENT

            Bob Kolbe, Sioux Falls, spoke about the history of the Commission meeting and a piece of artwork.

            Dan Kippley, Sioux Falls, thanked the various elected officials and departments heads for the hard work that is done.

COMMISSIONER LIAISON REPORTS

            Commissioner Beninga reported on the recent meetings of the Housing Resource Group, Fairgrounds Board, and Juvenile Justice Center as well as the Sioux Metro Growth Alliance bus tour.

            Commissioner Bleyenberg reported on the Safety and Justice Conference along with the Leaders of Tomorrow graduation.

            Commissioner Bender reported on the local meeting of the Safety and Justice Committee.

            Commissioner Kippley reported on recent meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission.

            Commissioner Karsky reported on the recent meeting of the Sioux Metro Growth Alliance.

            MOTION by Bender, seconded by Kippley, to enter into Executive Session pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2 (1), (3), (4), and (6) at 10:23 a.m. 5 ayes.

            Chair Karsky declared the executive session concluded at 10:47 a.m.

            MOTION by Bender, seconded by Beninga, to adjourn at 10:48 a.m.  5 ayes.

            The Commission adjourned until 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28th, 2024.

APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION:

Dean Karsky

Chair

ATTEST:

Kym Christiansen

Commission Recorder

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Minutes of the City Council of Garretson for May 21, 2024

City of Garretson

May 21st, 2024

            The City Council of the City of Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met in special session on Tuesday, May 21st, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at Garretson City Hall with Mayor Brown presiding.

            5:32 P.M. Mayor Brown called the regular meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance.

ROLL CALL:      Bruce Brown – Mayor

                        Alysha Kientopf – Ward I

                        Vacant – Ward I

                        Dave Bonte – Ward II

                        Tom Godbey – Ward II

                        Jackie Rotert – Ward III

 - absent

                        Brayden Beaner -- Ward III

            OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Paetyn Dreckman, Ryan Story, and Mason Story

CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL:

            A.         Agenda – 05-21-2024 Special Meeting                    

            Council member Bonte made a motion to approve the consent agenda with a second from council member Beaner. 4 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. Motion passed. 

APPOINTMENTS: 

•          Mayor Brown presented his proposed appointment to Ward I vacancy as Ryan Story. Council member Godbey motioned to approve the appointment with a second from council member Kientopf. 4 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. Motion passed.

OATH OF OFFICE:

•          Ryan Story – Ward I Council member – Oath of Office Taken

APPOINTMENTS:

•          Mayor Brown presented council member committee/department appointments as follows. Council member Bonte motioned to approve appointments with a second from council member Kientopf. 5 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. Motion passed.

o          Finance and Professional – Council members Bonte and Beaner

o          Planning/Zoning/Streets/Sidewalks - Council members Bonte and Story

o          Personnel - Council members Rotert and Kientopf

o          Utilities - Council members Kientopf and Beaner

o          Parks/Recreation/Tourism - Council members Godbey and Rotert

ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS:

•          Resolution 2024-18 – Authorized Signers – Mayor Brown presented resolution to amend the authorized signed at the office depository to include the council president. Council member Beaner motioned to approve the resolution as presented with a second from council member Kientopf. 5 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. Motion passed.

City of Garretson

RESOLUTION 2024-18

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FIRST BANK & TRUST OF GARRETSON REPRESENTATIVES

            WHEREAS, The First Bank & Trust of Garretson (herein referred to as Financial Institution) is designated as a depository for the funds of the City of Garretson (herein referred to as the Corporation) and to provide other financial accommodations as indicated of formatted banking powers, requirements and certifications.

            NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARRETSON, SOUTH DAKOTA, does grant the following to be agents for the corporation as spelled out on the attached bank form:

Paetyn Dreckman, Finance Officer

            Bruce Brown, Mayor

            Jackie Rotert, Council President

Adopted this 21st day of May 2024.

Bruce Brown, Mayor of the City of Garretson

(SEAL)

ATTEST:Paetyn Dreckman

Municipal Finance Officer

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OTHER ITEMS BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL:

•          Council member Godbey advised the council on asphalt quote received for north portion of Split Rock Park campground and would like it listed for discussion in the June council meeting. Council member Godbey would also like to revisit placing sidewalks in a few areas in town and requested it be on the June agenda.

•          Council member Beaner requested looking into recording and posting council meetings to the city website and/or social media platforms. Dreckman will look into options and report back to Beaner. 

            5:47 PM council member Godbey motioned to adjourn with a second from council member Bonte. 5 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. Motion passed.

Meeting Adjourned.

Bruce Brown, Mayor

ATTEST

Paetyn Dreckman

Finance Officer

(Unapproved)

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INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VOTERS:

VOTING RIGHTS

            Any voter who can't mark a ballot because the voter has a physical disability or can't read, may ask any person he or she chooses to help the voter vote.

            Any voter may ask for instruction in the proper procedure for voting.

            Any voter at the polling place prior to 7:00 p.m. is allowed to cast a ballot.

            If your voting rights have been violated, you may call the person in charge of the election at 605-367-4220, the Secretary of State at 888-703-5328, or your state's attorney.

            Any person who is convicted of a felony on or after July 1, 2012, loses the right to vote. However, any such person may register to vote following the completion of the person's felony sentence.

            Any person who is convicted of a felony on or before June 30, 2012, and who receives a sentence of imprisonment to the adult penitentiary system, including a suspended execution of sentence, loses the right to vote. Any such person so sentenced may register to vote following completion of the person's sentence. Further information is available at www.sdsos.gov.

ELECTION CRIMES

            Anyone who makes a false statement when voting, tries to vote knowing he or she is not a qualified voter, or tries to vote more than once has committed an election crime.

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Sample BallotDownload

NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION

            A Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in all the voting precincts in Minnehaha County.

            The election polls will be open from seven a.m. to seven p.m. central time on the day of the election.

            The polling place in each precinct of this county is as follows:

Precinct              Location

01-04  Active Generations (Main Campus)

01-05  Active Generations (Main Campus)

01-06  Sunnycrest United Methodist Church

01-09  Peace Lutheran Church

01-10  Sioux Falls First Church (LifeChange Church)

01-17  Sioux Falls First Church (LifeChange Church)

01-19  De Dios Es El Poder Ministerio de Restauracion

02-01  De Dios Es El Poder Ministerio de Restauracion

02-02  Southern Hills United Methodist Church

02-03  Morningside Community Center

02-06  Westminster Presbyterian Church

02-08  Embrace Church

02-09  Embrace Church

02-14  Gloria Dei Lutheran Church

02-17  Gloria Dei Lutheran Church

02-18  Eastside Baptist Church

03-01  First Presbyterian Church

03-05  SD Military Heritage Alliance Inc

03-09  Saint Michael’s Catholic Church

03-10  Good News Church

03-11  Church at the Gate

03-12  Career & Technical Education Academy

03-13  Kuehn Community Center

03-14  George McGovern Middle School

03-15  Connection Church

03-16  Memorial Middle School

03-17  Memorial Middle School

03-18  George McGovern Middle School

03-19  Prairie West Library

03-20  McCrossan Visitor Center

04-02  Emmanuel Baptist Church

04-03  East Side Lutheran Church (Barn)

04-04  Wesley United Methodist Church

04-05  The Word of Life Pentecostal Church

04-06  Faith Lutheran Church

04-07  Kenny Anderson Community Center

04-08  Saint Lambert’s Catholic Church

04-09  Grace Lutheran Church

04-10  Active Generations (East Campus)

04-11  Wild Flower Presbyterian Church

04-12  Hilltop United Methodist Church

04-13  Grace Lutheran Church

04-15  Lord of Life Lutheran Church

04-16  The Word of Life Pentecostal Church

04-17  Ben Reifel Middle School

04-18  Ben Reifel Middle School

04-19  Kenny Anderson Community Center

05-01  First Lutheran Church

05-02  First Lutheran Church

05-03  Zion Lutheran Church

05-04  DakotAbilities

05-06  Hope Lutheran Church

05-07  All Souls Church

05-08  Instructional Planning Center

05-09  Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

05-10  First Presbyterian Church

05-12  Instructional Planning Center

05-15  Sioux Falls Main Library

05-16  Sioux Falls Main Library

05-18  Faith Family Church

05-19  Saint Mark’s Lutheran Church

05-20  Oyate Community Center

05-21  Trinity Baptist Church

05-22  SD Military Heritage Alliance Inc

05-23  Sioux Falls Main Library

VP-01  Valley Springs American Legion Club

VP-02  Split Rock Fire Station

VP-03  Brandon Municipal Golf Course

VP-04  Mapleton Township Hall

VP-05  Brandon City Hall-Council Chambers

VP-06  Risen Hope Baptist Church

VP-07  Hartford Senior Center (next to City Hall)

VP-08  Humboldt Community Center

VP-09  Baltic Elementary Gymnasium

VP-10  American Legion-Garretson

VP-11  Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids

VP-13  Taopi Community Hall

VP-15  Brandon Fire Station

VP-16  Crooks Community Center

VP-17  Wall Lake Township Hall

VP-21  Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids

            Any voter who needs assistance, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may contact the county auditor at 605-367-4220 before the election for information on polling place accessibility for people with disabilities.

-Leah Anderson,  County Auditor

Minnehaha County

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Notice of Hearing: for Adult Name Change

49CIV: 24-1863

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA) SS   COUNTY OF  MINNEHAHA)

IN CIRCUIT COURT

SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

In the Matter of the Petition

of Karl Gerard Zimmer,

For a Change of Name to

Karl Gerard Cass

 49CIV: 24-1863

            Notice is hereby given that a Verified Petition for Adult Name  Change has been filed by Karl Gerard Zimmer, the object and prayer of which is to change Petitioner’s name from Karl Gerard Zimmer to Karl Gerard Cass.

            On the 2nd day of July, 2024, at the hour of 11:00 a.m. said Verified Petition will be heard by this Court before the Honorable Douglas Hoffman Presiding, at the Court Room in the Minnehaha County Courthouse, City of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, or as soon thereafter as is convenient for the court. Anyone may come and appear at that time and place and show reasons, if any, why said name should not be changed as requested.

            Dated this 13th Day of May, 2024 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Attested by,

Cathy Arant, Clerk of Court

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NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAMES AND ALTERATION OF BIRTH RECORDS

49CIV. 24-1683

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ) :ss

COUNTY OF MINNEHAHA )

IN THE MATTER OF THE NAME CHANGE OF

JULIUS LADO DEAN JOB and JAMARIUS MODI DESMOND JOB,

MINOR CHILDREN.

            Heidi Nicole Hardiman f/k/a Heidi Nicole Pedersen, natural mother and guardian of Julius Lado Dean Job and Jamarius Modi Desmond Job, minor children, has filed a petition to change the name of Julius Lado Dean Job to Julius Dean Pedersen-Hardiman, and the name of Jamarius Modi Desmond Job to Jamarius Desmond Pedersen-Hardiman, and to alter their names on their respective birth records. Please take notice that a hearing on the Petition for Change of Names and Alteration of Birth Records will be brought on for hearing before the Honorable Robin J. Houwman, Circuit Judge, at the courtroom in the Minnehaha County Courthouse, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, on the 9th day of July, 2024 at the hour of 11:00 A.M. (CST), or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard.

Dated this 1st day of May, 2024.

JOHNSON, JANKLOW & ABDALLAH, LLP

BY /S/ Kimberly J. Lanham

Kimberly J. Lanham

Erin Schoenbeck Byre

101 S. Main Avenue, Ste. 100 Sioux Falls, SD 57104

(605) 338-4304

Attorneys for the Petitioner

Filed: 5/1/2024 3:08 PM CST

Minnehaha County, South Dakota 49CIV24-001683

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Notice of Hearing: for Adult Name Change

49CIV:24-1994

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA) SS   COUNTY OF  MINNEHAHA)

IN CIRCUIT COURT

SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

In the Matter of the Petition

of Shelby Rose Liesner-Fertig,

For a Change of Name to

Shelby Rose Fertig

 49CIV: 24-1994

            Notice is hereby given that a Verified Petition for Adult Name  Change has been filed by Shelby Rose Liesner-Fertig, the object and prayer of which is to change Petitioner’s name from Shelby Rose Liesner-Fertig to Shelby Rose Fertig.

            On the 9th day of July, 2024, at the hour of 11:00 a.m. said Verified Petition will be heard by this Court before the Honorable Houwman Presiding, at the Court Room in the Minnehaha County Courthouse, City of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, or as soon thereafter as is convenient for the court. Anyone may come and appear at that time and place and show reasons, if any, why said name should not be changed as requested.

            Dated this 22nd Day of May, 2024 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Attested by,

Cathy Arant, Clerk of Court

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CITY OF GARRETSON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

            Notice is hereby given that the City of Garretson will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 3rd, 2024, regarding a variance applied for by the resident of Lot 5 Block 3 WIESE ADDN TO CITY OF GARRETSON. Upon approval, the variance will allow for a chain link fence to be placed in the front yard of the residence. The public is invited to attend and comment.

            This public hearing will be held at the following time, date, and location:

6:30 P.M.

June 3rd, 2024

American Legion

504 N. Main Ave.

Garretson, SD 57030

            In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the Garretson Finance Officer at (605) 594-6721.  Anyone who is deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech-disabled may utilize Relay South Dakota at (800) 877-1113 (TTY/Voice). Notification 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this hearing.

Paetyn Dreckman

City of Garretson Finance Officer

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF DECEASED SETTLOR AND SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE

            Notice is given that on April 22, 2024, Janet M. Clark died, who was a Settlor of the Clark Living Trust, dated April 12, 2004, and any amendments thereto.

            Scott D. Clark, whose address is PO Box 171, Early, IA 50535, is the current Trustee of the Clark Living Trust, dated April 12, 2004, and any amendments thereto.

            Creditors of the deceased Settlor must file their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or any claim or collection efforts which otherwise could have been asserted or enforced against the trust or assets thereof may be barred.

            Claims may be submitted to the Trustee by mailing a written statement of the claim to the Trustee at the address above.

Dated this 23 day of May, 2024.

Scott D. Clark, Trustee

            PO Box 171

            Early, IA 50535

PREPARED BY:

Thompson Law, PLLC

5027 S. Western Avenue

Sioux Falls, SD  57108

(605) 362-9100

www.cathompsonlaw.com

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5-23-24-3tc

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL OFF-PREMISE LIQUOR LICENSE

            Notice is hereby given that the City Council in and for the City of Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, on the 3rd day of June 2024, at 6:30 p.m. will meet in Regular Session to consider the following application for Special Off-Premise Liquor License to be held within the City of Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota:

            Saturday, June 15th, 2024 – in front of The Sports Cabin on Main Avenue

            Notice is further given that any person, persons, or their attorney or attorneys may appear at said public hearing and present objections to any or all of the above applicants, if any objections there be.

Dated this 20th day of May 2024.

Paetyn Dreckman

Finance Officer

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5-23-24-2tc

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

49PRO 24-163

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA )

: SS

COUNTY OF MINNEHAHA )

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

CHAD CARTER BAUER, Deceased.

IN CIRCUIT COURT SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

49PRO 24-163

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

            Notice is given that on May 24, 2024, Jennifer Lynn Bauer, whose address is 510 N. Oaks Ave., Hartford, South Dakota, 57033, was appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate of Chad Carter Bauer.

            Creditors of decedent must file their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or their claims may be barred.

            Claims must be filed with the Personal Representative or may be filed with the Clerk, and a copy of the claim mailed to the Personal Representative.

Jennifer Lynn Bauer 510 N. Oaks Ave. Hartford, SD 57033 Personal Representative

Angelia M. Gries

Minnehaha County Clerk of Courts 425 N. Dakota Ave.

Sioux Falls, SD 57104

(605) 367-5900

Mary R. Ash

Ash Law Office, PLLC

5101 S Nevada Ave. Suite 130

Sioux Falls, SD 57108

(605) 800-1071

Attorney for the Personal Representative.

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