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Auditor Outlines Absentee Voting Benchmarks for 2026 Primaries; Receives Opioid Settlement Cash
Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Absentee voting operations are actively underway across Codington County ahead of the anticipated 2026 Primary Election cycle, according to a comprehensive departmental report delivered by County Auditor Brenda Hanten during Tuesday’s Commissioner meeting.

Steve Jurrens
3 days ago1 min read


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
3 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
3 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
3 days ago2 min read


Codington County to Close 460th Avenue for One Month for Bridge Repairs
Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Codington County Highway Department will close a section of County Road 75 (460th Avenue) beginning Monday, May 18, to complete major bridge repair work.

Steve Jurrens
May 131 min read
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