Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A pending annexation of nearly 100 acres into the City of Watertown has brought a dispute between a local gravel pit operator and Codington County officials to a boiling point. J&J Land Sales, LLC is seeking city annexation to continue its mining operations, a move that township and county officials fear could wipe away a trail of recent zoning and right-of-way violations.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - In a companion move to the Parcel 2 decision, the Watertown Planning Commission unanimously approved an annexation request for a 54.65-acre tract of land that currently hosts an active gravel pit.