Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A representative from Wishard Insurance urged the Codington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, to consider the long-term impact of narrow health insurance networks on smaller local health care providers.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Construction spending on the new Codington County jail facility is about 51%, with contingency budgets remaining in strong shape, Commissioner Lee Gabel (District 1) reported Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - During the open public comment period at the Codington County Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday, July 30, 2026, Watertown resident Zach Thompson presented local budget concerns and introduced a four-part government efficiency proposal.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - State-level prison overcrowding has transformed into an unexpected revenue driver for Codington County. In his May 2026 report to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Sheriff Brad Howell revealed that space shortages across South Dakota’s penitentiary system have forced state authorities to routinely rely on regional county facilities, driving local jail revenues upward.

Northeast Radio SD News - Milbank, SD - The Grant County Board of Commissioners took a decisive step in securing the future of county leadership Tuesday, appointing Jeremy Steffensen as the next Grant County Sheriff.