By Dave Baumeister, County Correspondent
SIOUX FALLS – More than 400 people attended a meeting of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday,...
Palisades Township will be receiving funds to re-build the road to Palisades State Park after a nail-biting legislative session, a large crowd was in attendance at the Summit Carbon Solutions PUC meeting held last week, and three Garretson Middle School students received accolades at the District Science Fair in Brookings. Plus, an open house will be held at the Food Pantry this Saturday from 8:30-11:30 a.m. to encourage the community to learn more about its programs, and more!
Zion Lutheran has a new pastor and secretary, and we get to know Pastor Corey Scott, Rich Holzapfel has been hard at work with his grandson Finnlay on the train room in the museum, and we continue our coverage of last week's council and school board meetings. Plus, Prairie Rose Community Fund awarded nearly $40,000 in grants and scholarships to local organizations and students, and more!
This week is Sunshine Week, a time where newspapers across the country highlight transparency and open government. City Council, School Board, County Commission, and State Legislature are all covered in this issue. Also, the Youth Wrestling participants had fun at districts, with 12 heading to State, Jesse James 4-H has been busy, and the 3rd grade girls basketball team had a Cinderella season you won't want to miss reading about!
The Exercise Place is settled in at its new location down at Depot Square, an overview of 624 Main Ave and how it's such a "treasure", and local landowners had a meeting to organize against the proposed CO2 pipeline. Plus, the Blue Dragon Basketball team wrapped its season last week and Youth Wrestling Districts were held in Garretson, plus much more!