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Within the next several weeks, Day County emergency manager Wes Williams plans to send out letters to township officials asking them to help update the county’s GIS map listing of all the current E911 addresses. Read More »
Communities
Study to identify Britton’s housing needs
A grant for a housing needs survey in Britton has been approved by the South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA). Read More »
Faulkton student’s work against obesity attracts film crew
Kyle Ortmeier brought a few guests to school with him on Friday, Jan. 25: a documentary film crew. Ortmeier will be part of a big-name documentary discussing the national pandemic childhood obesity. Katie Couric of CBS News and Laurie David, producer of "An Inconvenient Truth," are co-producers on the project. Read More »
Clark Wind Farm is a step closer to reality
Oak Tree Energy, LLC received some really good news last week. On Tuesday, Jan. 22, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission gave a verbal order as a final decision in regard to the Clark Wind Farm, developed by Oak Tree Energy. Read More »
Maintenance of old U.S. Highway 12E near Groton questioned
In 1983, an agreement was reached between the City of Groton and the Brown County Commissioners regarding the maintenance of the old U.S. Highway 12 that enters Groton from the east. A group of Groton officials reminded the commissioners of this agreement during the Brown County Commissioners meeting on Monday. Read More »
Carnival of Silver Skates celebrates 75 years in Groton
From its humble beginnings, the Carnival of Silver Skates has grown to a major event that celebrated its 75th year this past weekend. The Jubilee performance featured 108 skaters from the community, both young and past skaters. Read More »
Opportunity for “unique” business venture in Faulkton
Wanted: New ownership for a very “unique” Faulkton business. Sharon Huss and JoDee Bryant have decided to retire and are offering their business, Uniquely Yours, for sale. Read More »
Bradley Christian School offers educational alternative
When Bobby and Anna Postal of Bradley wanted their children to have an education that centered around Christian principals, they decided the public school system wasn’t where they wanted to send their kids. Instead, they started their own one-room schoolhouse in their community. “It’s about implementing Christ in their education and into the lives of our youth,” Bobby said. “It’s about making that be a bigger part of the (education) process.” Read More »
Day County sees dip in tourism despite statewide increase
“In 2012, our vibrant visitor sector once again proved that it is a job-creating, revenue-generating industry,” Gov. Dennis Daugaard said. “Tourism produced $291 million in state and local tax revenues last year and eased the tax burden on South Dakotans to the tune of $878 per household.” In Day County, tourism was a $23,602,300 industry last year which represents 4.9 percent of county sales and .6 percent of state tourism sales. That figure is down .1 percent from 2011 when $23,631,000 was reported. Read More »
Well-dressed Christmas gift made from cherished ties
From a box containing 130 of Robert Cooper’s neckties and an idea, Cherry Frasier, Carol Duncan, Ron Leighty and Kerry Leighty created a very special gift for Robert’s widow, Evelyn Cooper. Most, if not all the ties in question were gifts to Bob from Evelyn or the rest of their family. Read More »