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Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - After postponing a vote for one week to gather employee union feedback and compare competing insurance proposals, the Codington County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, to remain with Sanford Health Plan for county employee health insurance.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Codington County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, to authorize advertising and hiring for an administrative assistant position in the Codington County Director of Equalization office.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Codington County Sheriff Brad Howell presented his September 2026 monthly activity and financial report to the Codington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, highlighting 579 calls for service, cross-country prisoner transports, jail population numbers, and an Officer of the Year award within the department.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Codington County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved purchasing a new half-ton pickup for Codington County Emergency Management and heard a monthly update on emergency grants and multi-agency training at its regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Representatives from Agwrx Cooperative and Codington County officials met Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, to examine the legal process for vacating an unbuilt 66-foot road right-of-way near Lake Pelican southwest of Watertown.

Northeast Radio SD News – Colman, SD - Four people died, and a fifth person sustained life-threatening injuries Monday night, Oct. 26, 2026, following a three-vehicle crash involving a wrong-way driver on Interstate 29 in Moody County.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Three Watertown Fire Rescue firefighter-paramedics recently reunited with Doug Swanson, a cardiac arrest survivor whose life they helped save, at the Watertown fire station after playing an off-duty round of golf in Aberdeen. According to Watertown Fire Rescue, the incident occurred on Aug. 20, 2026, at Lee Park Golf Course in Aberdeen. Lt. Andrew Sebek, Fire Apparatus Operator (FAO) Zach Ordal, and Firefighter Blaine Marlow II were p

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A new five-year electric cost-of-service rate study presented to the Watertown Municipal Utilities (WMU) Board on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, recommends a 5% overall annual rate increase from January 2027 through 2031 to keep pace with rising wholesale power costs, transmission fees, and planned infrastructure investments.

Northeast Radio SD News – Brookings, SD - Law enforcement agencies booked 46 arrests at the Brookings County Sheriff's Office during the 2026 Hobo Day weekend, with driving under the influence and zero-tolerance charges up by nine from 2025, according to official reports released Monday, Oct. 26, 2026.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Sanford Health has issued a contract termination notice to insurance provider Wellmark, effective July 1, 2027, after months of negotiations over terms affecting patients in South Dakota.