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Commissioners vote to deny joint jurisdiction to Hartford

By Dave Baumeister, County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – Although their decision might change later, the Minnehaha County Commission denied a joint jurisdiction request with the City...

County declares property near Baltic a nuisance, but hopes the issue can still be solved without action

By Dave Baumeister, County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – While commissioners were reluctant to do so, they declared a Minnehaha County property a “public nuisance” at their...

Barth uses comment time to address subject of mass shootings

By Dave Baumeister, County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – Minnehaha County Commissioner Jeff Barth changed sides of the desk at the Tuesday, Aug. 13, commission meeting to...

From the Desk of Commissioner Jeff Barth:

County government is often referred to as the “service station” for government. It is where you go to pay property tax, bail your college buddy...

Commission goes after county treasurer for lack of bank statement reconciliation reports

Tensions were high during the Tuesday, Aug. 6, Minnehaha County Commission meeting when commissioners confronted county treasurer Pam Nelson about the lack of reconciled bank statements and monthly reports.

‘The Equalizer’ can help citizens with assessment woes

Since a vast majority of people pay their property taxes through home mortgage escrow, much work done by a county office of equalization truly goes on “behind the scenes.”
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