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The votes are in, and the Ward 3 city council seat will be awarded to Jackie Rotert, who received 36 of 56 total votes. Two long-time Garretson Middle School teachers will be retiring at the end of this year, the Minnehaha County Commission voted to send a letter to the South Dakota PUC regarding their stance on the CO2 pipelines that are proposed, and track is off to a fine start this season, plus more!

Two candidates are in the running for next week Tuesday's Ward 3 City Council election, and we get their views on how they would serve their constituents. The election will be held from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and all registered voters in Ward 3 will be able to cast a vote. We also hear about the history of Devil's Gulch and Jesse James from both Owen Wiese and historian Wayne Fanebust, and learn about the 1969 track stars as the 2022 track season begins with the Jesse James invite this weekend.

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!

By the Gazette Staff and Oran Sorenson, Palisades Township             After a long hard battle to secure funds for the Palisade Park Road, a major...

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!