Water disputes leading to legislation in 2010
Posted: Monday, Feb 8th, 2010
A measure that would roll back the maximum amount of tax revenues that water development districts in South Dakota could levy to their 2008 levels is pending in the Senate.
The bill also changes the manner in which counties can join or withdraw from water development districts.
Sen. Tom Hansen, R-Huron, a co-sponsor, said the bill "is really creating quite ...more

Deputy Sheriff announces intent to run for sheriff
Posted: Saturday, Feb 6th, 2010
Beadle County Deputy Sheriff Manuel (Manny) Gonzalez, a Navy veteran, has announced his candidacy for Beadle County sheriff.
He is running on the Independent ticket.
Gonzalez has been a Beadle County deputy since 2006.
A native of Puerto Rico, he moved to Oklahoma in 1996 and after graduating from high school he attended Oklahoma State University and Rogers State University ...more

Wessington Springs now considering four-day school week
Posted: Saturday, Feb 6th, 2010
WESSINGTON SPRINGS, The Wessington Springs School District is looking into the possibility of going to a four-day week beginning in September.
Supt. Lance Witte said Friday that Dean Christensen, superintendent of the Deuel School District in Clear Lake addressed a public meeting last Sunday.
Witte said he talked about the successes of the four-day week at his school in Clear ...more

Volesky speaks about his run for governor
Posted: Friday, Feb 5th, 2010
Waste and fat should be eliminated from the state budget, but an underlying revenue crisis won't be solved unless South Dakotans institute a corporate profits tax, a Democratic candidate for governor said.
"We have one of the most unfair, regressive, antiquated tax systems in America," Ron Volesky of Huron said Thursday.
He said 20 percent of the poorest residents pay ...more

President Obama’s budget gets mixed reviews from S.D.
Posted: Thursday, Feb 4th, 2010
A proposed 2011 budget from President Obama that more than doubles the debt, increases spending to $3.8 trillion and the deficit to $1.6 trillion and raises taxes more than $2 trillion in the next 10 years is unacceptable in terms of the nation's ability to function effectively, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said.
Instead, government must find ways to get the ...more

Tailgate reopens, investigation of accident continues
Posted: Thursday, Feb 4th, 2010
Two Iroquois teenagers were injured Tuesday afternoon when a pickup truck hit the southeast corner of the Tailgate Restaurant.
Driver Jacob Langland, 17, and passenger Tyler Anderson, 15, were taken by ambulance to Huron Regional Medical Center.
They were northbound on Dakota Avenue South just after 5 p.m. when the 1995 Ford pickup crossed two lanes of traffic and struck ...more

Truck hits Tailgate Restaurant
Posted: Wednesday, Feb 3rd, 2010
Huron police officer Kevin VanDiepen and Tom Myers, who owns the Tailgate Restaurant and Lounge, chat outside the establishment after a vehicle struck the building late Tuesday afternoon. ...more

Mattke to run for re-election to Beadle County Commission
Posted: Wednesday, Feb 3rd, 2010
Beadle County Commissioner Larry Mattke of rural Huron is seeking re-election. He is a Democrat representing District 5.
"As a commissioner for the people of Beadle County, I will continue to serve you with honesty and integrity," he said. "The experience and knowledge I have gained serving on the commission will enable me to continue to serve all the people ...more

Aguayo sentenced in shooting death of friend
Posted: Wednesday, Feb 3rd, 2010
Christopher Aguayo of Huron has been sentenced to 25 years in the state penitentiary for first-degree manslaughter in last February's death of his friend Richard Bosque-Gonzalez.
In handing down the sentence Tuesday, Circuit Judge Jon Erickson said the case came down to a life cut short one night due to an excess of alcohol and recklessness with a firearm.
"This ...more

Rodriguez pleads guilty in shooting
Posted: Wednesday, Feb 3rd, 2010
The Huron man accused of firing a weapon and injuring another Huron man in his legs as a result of an ongoing argument over a cell phone in early December has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge.
Yomar Rodriguez, 21, faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $30,000 fine when sentenced on the sole count of ...more

Coffee with the Legislators on Saturday
Posted: Wednesday, Feb 3rd, 2010
The second in a series of Coffee with the Legislators forums will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at City Hall in Huron.
District 22 and District 6 legislators have been invited to address issues in the Legislature and answer questions from the audience. The forums are hosted by the Governmental Affairs Committee of the Huron Chamber & Visitors Bureau.
Invited ...more

City to consider HCC marketing
Posted: Tuesday, Feb 2nd, 2010
A resolution for City Commission consideration is expected next week after the executive director of the Huron Community Campus requested permission to place static marketing signs at city recreational facilities to advertise the school.
With a limited marketing budget, it would be a good way for the campus to promote its course offerings to the public, Steve Ochsner said.
The ...more

Huron hockey's future
Posted: Tuesday, Feb 2nd, 2010
Members of the Huron Mini-Mites
All-Stars performed during the break between the first and second periods at the Huron Lady All-Stars game against Watertown on Sunday at Bergman Arena. ...more

District 22, 6 representatives give report of 2010 session so far
Posted: Monday, Feb 1st, 2010
Cash-strapped townships and counties desperately are in need of money to fix roads, and legislators are considering a proposal to boost vehicle license fees to help them.
But less attractive to lawmakers is a gas tax increase that would go to the state.
Sen. Art Fryslie, R-Willow Lake, a member of the Senate Transportation Committee, doubts there are enough votes ...more

Mayor McGirr to run for re-election
Modified: Monday, Feb 1st, 2010
Mayor David McGirr is running for re-election, saying he wants to build on the city's successes during his first term by pursuing the feasibility of recycling municipal solid waste into fuel pellets and making sure a new capital assessment management plan is on solid footing.
"In the first term, I think we had some success stories that make me want ...more

Legislative leaders speak out
Posted: Friday, Jan 29th, 2010
PIERRE -- The Republican and Democrat leaders of the House and Senate agreed Thursday that the budget is the major issue facing the state Legislature this session.
Four leaders from each party addressed members of the South Dakota Newspaper Association during "News-paper Day" at the Capitol.
The Republicans were Rep. Kristi Noem, Castlewood; Rep. Bob Faehn, Watertown; Sen. Tom Dempster, ...more

Rounds responds to budget, playhouse
Modified: Friday, Jan 29th, 2010
PIERRE -- Gov. Mike Rounds Thursday said he was disappointed in the recommendation that came from a task force he appointed to look into what improvements can be made in the Black Hills Playhouse.
Addressing a roomful of South Dakota Newspaper Association employees, Rounds was responding to the first question he was asked at his press conference.
Actually, the question ...more

South Dakota delegation hopes for news on jobs, security, debt reduction
Posted: Thursday, Jan 28th, 2010
As they and the rest of the country awaited President Obama's first State of the Union address, members of South Dakota's congressional delegation said they hoped to hear the administration's plans for job creation, deficit reduction and national security.
"I would like to hear him talk more about creating a stronger middle class and making sure that rural America isn't ...more

Counties, water district at odds over tax refund
Posted: Wednesday, Jan 27th, 2010
A refund of more than $115,000 in taxes collected years ago for the Oahe Conservancy Subdistrict in Beadle, Spink and Brown counties should go to the county governments rather than to the James River Water Development District, the chairmen of the county commissions say.
The money should be distributed directly into county general funds to help pay for roads, law ...more