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Beadle County Commission seeks District 4 letters of interest
HURON The Beadle County Commission is accepting letters of interest for the vacant commissioner position for District No. 4 in Beadle County. This district includes all of Valley Township and a portion of the city of Huron. Letters can be emailed to [email protected] or letters can be mailed to or…
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Fire leaves residents looking for housing
HURON A fire on Tuesday evening left multiple residents of a Huron multiple-residence building seeking temporary housing. The fire, reported just before 7 p.m. at the intersection of Wisconsin Ave. SW and Sixth St., brought firefighters from the Huron Fire Department and Huron Volunteer Fire Department to the scene with…
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County extends deadline for commissioner vacancy
HURON The Beadle County Commissioners addressed the vacant District No. 4 commissioner spot during their meeting Tuesday. After a discussion with the states attorney and among themselves, the commission chose to extend the time to submit a written letter of interest in the commissioner spot to Monday, July 7. All…
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Downtown signage leads to split vote of City Commission
HURON A proposal that coincided with the Dusting off Dakota event on July 3 led to discussion among the commissioners and, eventually, a 3-2 vote to approve waiving the fee for new signs for downtown businesses. The proposal was brought forth as signage has been created for downtown businesses to…
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Lee honored for serving on School Board
HURON Outgoing School Board member Craig Lee was presented with a plaque and golden apple at Monday nights School Board meeting. Lee has served on the board for eight years. Being on this board has been extremely educational, seeing how things get funded, how start days get picked, how snow…
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Thune speaks in Huron
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) attended a memorial service held at the state American Legion meeting Thursday at the Huron Event Center. After the service, Thune spoke to the gathered Legion members.
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Beadle County Commission seeks commissioner for District 4
HURON The Board of Beadle County Commissioners are accepting letters of interest for a vacant commissioner position in District No. 4. Those interested in the position must be a registered voter residing within the boundaries of Commissioner District No. 4 (view attached maps or check the SD Secretary of State’s…
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City approves first step in library outreach to Wolsey
HURON The Huron City Commission on Monday night heard from library director Angela Bailey about a new book return and mailbox that the Huron Public Library would like to install in Wolsey on the Wolsey-Wessington school grounds. Bailey stated that a number of Wolsey residents enjoy picking up books at…
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County sets flags at half staff to honor Ramsell
HURON The Beadle County Commission met Tuesday in their first meeting since the passing of chairperson Doug Ramsell. Denis Drake led the meeting and opened with a moment of silence. Drake proposed that flags on county property be flown at half staff until after the funeral for Ramsell on Friday.…
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District hears report on Grab & Go meals
HURON It was reported at Mondays School Board meeting that 977 Grab & Go Meals were packed and distributed last Tuesday, a new high total for the summer meal program. Grab & Go meals are distributed each Tuesday and Friday at Huron Middle School for children ages 1 through 18.…
