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County Road 7-5 Slated for Month-Long Closure Due to Severe Frost-Thaw Bridge Deck Damage
Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Codington County Highway Department has issued a formal public service announcement regarding an upcoming emergency road closure on a heavily utilized commercial thoroughfare, necessitated by structural deck degradation following previous seasonal weather shifts.

Steve Jurrens
6 days ago1 min read


Codington County Establishes New Pretrial Case Manager Position to Combat Soaring Court-Appointed Attorney Costs
Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - In a strategic effort to arrest an expanding line item in the public defense budget, the Codington County Board of Commissioners authorized the immediate creation of a new, full-time Pretrial Case Manager position within the Community Service Office. The position, classified at competitive pay grade 40, is designed to perform routine, non-legal coordination duties that are currently billed to the county treasury at premium attorney ho

Steve Jurrens
6 days ago2 min read


County Approves $633K Bid for Highway Shop Upgrades, Defers Standby Generator Due to Increasing Electrical Panel Costs.
Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Codington County Commissioners voted unanimously to award a substantial commercial remodeling contract to Basin Construction & Tile of Hayti, South Dakota, for infrastructural modernization at the County Highway Shop. The authorized contract total of $633,521 covers core structural remodeling alongside two critical system overhauls, while a third planned alternative for a secondary facility-wide emergency standby generator was ind

Steve Jurrens
6 days ago2 min read


Watertown Man Injured in Single Vehicle Crash on 4th Avenue SW; 17-Month-Old Child Taken to Hospital with No Reported Injuries
Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A Watertown man was seriously injured Monday morning after his vehicle crossed into oncoming lanes and struck a tree on 4th Avenue SW, according to the Watertown Police Department.

Steve Jurrens
6 days ago1 min read


Deuel County Sets June 2 Special Referendum on Rezoning for Proposed Power Plant Near Toronto
Northeast Radio SD News – Deuel County, SD - Deuel County voters will decide on June 2 whether a 71‑acre parcel of farmland in Scandinavia Township should be rezoned from agricultural to commercial‑industrial to allow Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) to pursue a natural gas power plant near Toronto. The Special Referendum Election will be held countywide on the same day as the statewide Republican Primary.

Steve Jurrens
7 days ago2 min read


Watertown Rotary Honors Outstanding Middle School Students
Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - This past Thursday, the Watertown Rotary Club hosted its annual Student of the Month luncheon, celebrating an elite group of eighth-grade students from Watertown Middle School for their exceptional scholarship, leadership, citizenship, and character.

Steve Jurrens
7 days ago2 min read


Pitkin’s Two‑Day Cycle, Dominant Pitching Send Watertown Back to State Tournament
Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A historic offensive weekend from Markus Pitkin and back‑to‑back standout pitching performances powered Watertown to a Super Regionals sweep of Sioux Falls Lincoln, securing the Arrows’ return to the SDHSBA Class A State Tournament for the second straight year.

Steve Jurrens
May 173 min read


Vehicle Fire Destroys Pickup, Burns Grassland Near Arlington
Northeast Radio SD News – Arlington, SD - A pickup was destroyed Saturday afternoon after a vehicle fire spread into a nearby field north of Arlington, according to the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office.

Steve Jurrens
May 171 min read


Final Ballot Explanation Filed for 2026 Constitutional Amendment on Citizenship and Voting Eligibility
Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has filed the final ballot explanation for a proposed Constitutional Amendment clarifying that only United States citizens are eligible to vote in South Dakota elections.

Steve Jurrens
May 162 min read


Texas Children’s Hospital to Pay Over $10 Million, Establish Detransition Clinic Under DOJ Settlement
Northeast Radio SD News – National News - The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a landmark resolution with Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH), marking the first enforcement action in the Department’s national investigation into alleged violations of federal law involving medical procedures performed on minors.

Steve Jurrens
May 162 min read
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