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Elections Today in South Central South Dakota

South Dakota Elections take place today including state primaries, county elections, city elections and school board elections.  Polls open at 7AM and close at 7PM.

Running for Tripp County Commissioner District 4 are Greg English and Joyce Kartak.

WINNER CITY AND SCHOOL ELECTIONS ARE POSTPONED U’TILL JUNE 30TH.

Winner City and School Board elections are currently set for June 30th.

For the city of winner running for ward 1 are Frank Finny and Justin Schuyler.

For the winner school board there are three individuals running for two positions:

  1. Bill mann (incumbent)
  2. Rusty blare (incumbent)
  3. Nelle schlomer.

Running for Todd County Commissioner are Howard Heinert and Viola Waln.

Running for a position on the Todd County School Board are incumbent Linda Bordeaux, Sage Fast Dog, Glen Yellow Eagle, and Jennifer Bordeaux-Black Bear.

For the City of Gregory, there are 2 city council positions up for reelection.

Running for Mayor are Justin Jelinek and Incumbent Scott Anshutz.

Running for Ward 1 are Kristi Drey and Mona Taggart.

For Charles Mix County There is a Commissioner  Race for District 2 between Neil Von Eschen and Colin Soukup.

The City of Platte has an election in Ward 1 which is
between incumbent Dave Carter and Ryan Lantz and for Ward 3 there’s a race between Cole Anderson and Randal Brumbaugh, neither of which are a current incumbents.  The election will be held June 2nd at the Platte Community building in conjunction with the primary election and the Platte-Geddes school board election.

For the Platte-Geddes School Board the terms of Jess Sondgeroth and Duke Starr expire as of June 30, 2020 and Two positions will be voted on, each for a 3-year term.

Those running include:

  • Jess Sondgeroth (incumbent)
  • Stephanie Leader
  • Randal Brumbaugh
  • Duke Starr (incumbent)
  • Tracy Harrington

For Lyman County there is a County Commissioner at Large race between Incumbent Bill Lengkeek, Brian Kraus and Incumbent Leslie Reuer.

For Jones County School Board elections there are two available seats on the school board up for election between Cody W Mckenzie, Levi Newsam, LaTonya Erikson, Rachel Talich, and Rodney Mann with One polling location at Harold Thune Auditorium in Murdo.

For Mellette County there is a local race for county commissioner district 2 between  Leon Huber and Joyce Glynn.

For the White River School Board Election, there are three Candidates up for two positions who are incumbent Brandi Schmidt-Moran, Incumbent Louann Krogman and Summer Lunderman.

Republican State Primary Races include:

A state senator race in District 21 between Erin Tobin and Lee Qualm.

A United states representative race between Liz Marty May and Dusty Johnson.

A United States Senator Race between Mike Rounds and Scyller J. Borglum.

There is also a Democrat State Race for District 26A between Shawn Bordeaux and Alexandra Frederick.

There is a States Attorney Race between Steven R. Cotton and Pamela S. Hein.

Polling Locations:

Tripp County:

Clearfield Consolidated…………………………………Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Colome Consolidated……………………………………………………..Colome Firehall in Colome

Hamill Consolidated…………………………………….Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Ideal Consolidated……………………………………… Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Lake Consolidated……………………………………………………..Colome Firehall in Colome

Lamro Consolidated …………………………………….Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Sully Consolidated ………………………………………Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Witten Consolidated …………………………………….Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Winner City-SE 1st ..…………………………………… Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Winner City-E 2nd ………………………………….… Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Winner City-W 2nd …………………………………….Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Winner City-E 3rd ………………………………………Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Winner City-W 3rd ……………………………………. Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Gregory County:

#1  Gregory area: Gregory City Auditorium

#2  Burke area: vote at the Burke Community Room

#3  Bonesteel area: vote at the Bonesteel Community Room

Charlies Mix County:

Precincts 1 & 3 – Wagner National Guard Armory – 610 E SD Hwy 46 Wagner, SD

Precinct 2 – Dante Church – 103 Church Dr. Dante, SD

Precinct 4 – Ihanktonwan Community College – 200 S. Main Marty, SD

Precinct 5 & 6 – 4H Center – 100 School St. Lake Andes, SD

Precinct 7 – Rainbow Room – 310 White Swan Dr. Pickstown, SD

Precinct 8 & 12 – Multi-Purpose Center – 409 Michigan Ave. Geddes, SD

Precinct 9 & 11 – Platte Community Building – 310 S. Main St. Platte, SD

Precinct 13 – Ravinia Fire Hall – Main St. Ravinia, SD

Lyman County:

#1 Iona – Iona Community Center, 26511 266th St, Iona, SD 57533

#4 Oacoma – Oacoma Community Center, 100 E 3rd St, Oacoma, SD 57365 NO ELECTIONS

#6  Reliance -Reliance Town Hall, 405 E Chamberlain St, Reliance, SD 57569

#7 Lower Brule – Golden Buffalo Convention Center, Lower Brule, SD 57548

#9  Kennebec – Kennebec Gym, 509 E 2nd St, Kennebec, SD 57544

#12  Presho – UM Church Social Room, 100 W Willow Ave, Presho, SD 57568

#13 Vivian – Vivian Fire Hall, 738 Main Ave, Vivian, SD 57576

Brule County:

1 . Chamberlain City: Brule County Courthouse ,Chamberlain & Brule Twps. 300 S. Courtland   Ste. 103 Chamberlain SD 57325

2.  Kimball City Wards 1,2 3, Kimball LegionKimball, Plainfield, Wilbur, Main Street , Richland, Highland, Waldro, Plummer,            Kimball SD 57355 Lyon & Willow Lake Twps.

3. Pukwana Town  Brule County Ag Bldg West Point, Union, Cleveland, Smith, Pukwana SD 57370 Red Lake & Pukwana Twps.

4.  Torrey Lake, Eagle, Pleasant Grove Twps. Academy Fire Hall Platte, SD 57369

5 . America, Ola & Grandview Twps. Ola Church Meeting Room ,Ola, SD

Mellette County:

Precinct 6 West is located in Norris at the Norris Hall 2716 SD Hwy 63, Norris.

Precinct 2 Central, 5 White River, and 3 East is located at the Mellette County EMS building located at 415 N. Roosevelt, White River.

Jones County:

Harold Thune Auditorium 307 Kennedy Ave, Murdo, SD 57559

Todd County:

PRECINCT                                                                 POLLING PLACE

Lakeview Consolidated                                         Lakeview School

Jeannette Consolidated                                       Littleburg School

Mission-North Antelope Consolidated       Father Paul Hall in Mission

Bordeaux Consolidated                                         Spring Creek School

O’Kreek Consolidated                                            O’Kreek School

Parmelee                                                                        St. Agnes Hall in Parmelee

Rosebud Consolidated                                         Clark Hall in Rosebud

South Antelope                                                       Father Paul Hall in Mission

St. Francis Consolidated                              Icimani Ya Waste’ in St. Francis

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Elections Tomorrow in South Central South Dakota

South Dakota Elections take place tomorrow evening including state primaries, county elections, city elections and school board elections.  Polls open at 7AM and close at 7PM.

Running for Tripp County Commissioner District 4 are Greg English and Joyce Kartak.

Winner City and School Board elections are currently set for June 30th.

For the city of winner running for ward 1 are Frank Finny and Justin Schuyler.

For the winner school board there are three individuals running for two positions:

  1. Bill mann (incumbent)
  2. Rusty blare (incumbent)
  3. Nelle schlomer.

Running for Todd County Commissioner are Howard Heinert and Viola Waln.

Running for a position on the Todd County School Board are incumbent Linda Bordeaux, Sage Fast Dog, Glen Yellow Eagle, and Jennifer Bordeaux-Black Bear.

For the City of Gregory, there are 2 city council positions up for reelection.

Running for Mayor are Justin Jelinek and Incumbent Scott Anshutz.

Running for Ward 1 are Kristi Drey and Mona Taggart.

For Charles Mix County There is a Commissioner  Race for District 2 between Neil Von Eschen and Colin Soukup.

The City of Platte has an election in Ward 1 which is
between incumbent Dave Carter and Ryan Lantz and for Ward 3 there’s a race between Cole Anderson and Randal Brumbaugh, neither of which are a current incumbents.  The election will be held June 2nd at the Platte Community building in conjunction with the primary election and the Platte-Geddes school board election.

For the Platte-Geddes School Board the terms of Jess Sondgeroth and Duke Starr expire as of June 30, 2020 and Two positions will be voted on, each for a 3-year term.

Those running include:

  • Jess Sondgeroth (incumbent)
  • Stephanie Leader
  • Randal Brumbaugh
  • Duke Starr (incumbent)
  • Tracy Harrington

For Lyman County there is a County Commissioner at Large race between Incumbent Bill Lengkeek, Brian Kraus and Incumbent Leslie Reuer.

For Jones County School Board elections there are two available seats on the school board up for election between Cody W Mckenzie, Levi Newsam, LaTonya Erikson, Rachel Talich, and Rodney Mann with One polling location at Harold Thune Auditorium in Murdo.

For Mellette County there is a local race for county commissioner district 2 between  Leon Huber and Joyce Glynn.

For the White River School Board Election, there are three Candidates up for two positions who are incumbent Brandi Schmidt-Moran, Incumbent Louann Krogman and Summer Lunderman.

Republican State Primary Races include:

A state senator race in District 21 between Erin Tobin and Lee Qualm.

A United states representative race between Liz Marty May and Dusty Johnson.

A United States Senator Race between Mike Rounds and Scyller J. Borglum.

There is also a Democrat State Race for District 26A between Shawn Bordeaux and Alexandra Frederick.

There is a States Attorney Race between Steven R. Cotton and Pamela S. Hein.

Polling Locations:

Tripp County:

Clearfield Consolidated…………………………………Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Colome Consolidated……………………………………………………..Colome Firehall in Colome

Hamill Consolidated…………………………………….Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Ideal Consolidated……………………………………… Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Lake Consolidated……………………………………………………..Colome Firehall in Colome

Lamro Consolidated …………………………………….Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Sully Consolidated ………………………………………Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Witten Consolidated …………………………………….Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Winner City-SE 1st ..…………………………………… Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Winner City-E 2nd ………………………………….… Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Winner City-W 2nd …………………………………….Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Winner City-E 3rd ………………………………………Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Winner City-W 3rd ……………………………………. Community room/Courthouse in Winner

Gregory County:

#1  Gregory area: Gregory City Auditorium

#2  Burke area: vote at the Burke Community Room

#3  Bonesteel area: vote at the Bonesteel Community Room

Charlies Mix County:

Precincts 1 & 3 – Wagner National Guard Armory – 610 E SD Hwy 46 Wagner, SD

Precinct 2 – Dante Church – 103 Church Dr. Dante, SD

Precinct 4 – Ihanktonwan Community College – 200 S. Main Marty, SD

Precinct 5 & 6 – 4H Center – 100 School St. Lake Andes, SD

Precinct 7 – Rainbow Room – 310 White Swan Dr. Pickstown, SD

Precinct 8 & 12 – Multi-Purpose Center – 409 Michigan Ave. Geddes, SD

Precinct 9 & 11 – Platte Community Building – 310 S. Main St. Platte, SD

Precinct 13 – Ravinia Fire Hall – Main St. Ravinia, SD

Lyman County:

#1 Iona – Iona Community Center, 26511 266th St, Iona, SD 57533

#4 Oacoma – Oacoma Community Center, 100 E 3rd St, Oacoma, SD 57365 NO ELECTIONS

#6  Reliance -Reliance Town Hall, 405 E Chamberlain St, Reliance, SD 57569

#7 Lower Brule – Golden Buffalo Convention Center, Lower Brule, SD 57548

#9  Kennebec – Kennebec Gym, 509 E 2nd St, Kennebec, SD 57544

#12  Presho – UM Church Social Room, 100 W Willow Ave, Presho, SD 57568

#13 Vivian – Vivian Fire Hall, 738 Main Ave, Vivian, SD 57576

Brule County:

1 . Chamberlain City: Brule County Courthouse ,Chamberlain & Brule Twps. 300 S. Courtland   Ste. 103 Chamberlain SD 57325

2.  Kimball City Wards 1,2 3, Kimball LegionKimball, Plainfield, Wilbur, Main Street , Richland, Highland, Waldro, Plummer,            Kimball SD 57355 Lyon & Willow Lake Twps.

3. Pukwana Town  Brule County Ag Bldg West Point, Union, Cleveland, Smith, Pukwana SD 57370 Red Lake & Pukwana Twps.

4.  Torrey Lake, Eagle, Pleasant Grove Twps. Academy Fire Hall Platte, SD 57369

5 . America, Ola & Grandview Twps. Ola Church Meeting Room ,Ola, SD

Mellette County:

Precinct 6 West is located in Norris at the Norris Hall 2716 SD Hwy 63, Norris.

Precinct 2 Central, 5 White River, and 3 East is located at the Mellette County EMS building located at 415 N. Roosevelt, White River.

Jones County:

Harold Thune Auditorium 307 Kennedy Ave, Murdo, SD 57559

Todd County:

PRECINCT                                                                 POLLING PLACE

Lakeview Consolidated                                         Lakeview School

Jeannette Consolidated                                       Littleburg School

Mission-North Antelope Consolidated       Father Paul Hall in Mission

Bordeaux Consolidated                                         Spring Creek School

O’Kreek Consolidated                                            O’Kreek School

Parmelee                                                                        St. Agnes Hall in Parmelee

Rosebud Consolidated                                         Clark Hall in Rosebud

South Antelope                                                       Father Paul Hall in Mission

St. Francis Consolidated                              Icimani Ya Waste’ in St. Francis

Sports

Platte/Geddes, Burke news for the Argus Leader Sports Awards Show

The Argus Leader Sports Awards event will be done online on June 18th. The Platte/Geddes competitive dance team is a nominee along with Dakota Valley and SF Washington. Burke High School Athletics will receive the Courage Award while the Burke Lady Cougar Volleyball team is a nominee for the top fan vote award, while Burke’s Taylee Indahl is a nominee for volleyball player of the year.

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Golf Tournament results from Saturday

We had a couple of golf tournaments take place in Central South Dakota on Saturday. At the Winner Country Club, the team of Ryan Radant and Blake Bauer won the championship flight of the early bird tournament as they shot a 62. At the Lake Platte Golf Club, the team of Shay Nelson and Calby Plooster won the Platte Killer Tomato Golf Tournament as they shot 11 under par. In Gordon, Nebraska, the team of Mike Beardt and Rich Crow Eagle won the championship flight of the Swalley Memorial as they shot a 61.

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Golf happening in Winner and Platte today

The Platte Killer Tomato Amateur Baseball team is holding their annual golf tournament today at the Lake Platte Golf Course. Registration is at 9am and shotgun start is 10am. There will be some great pin prizes and door prizes. The front 9 will be scotch while the back 9 will be a scramble. In Winner, the early bird golf tournament is going on today with a 10am shotgun start. Stay tuned to kwyr.com and KWYR sports on Monday to see who wins the tournaments!

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SDSU Extension Advises on Student Loan Payment Suspension

 Almost 45 million Americans have student loans, and during months where everything seems uncertain, meeting those payments can be challenging. The federal CARES Act has addressed this issue, but for those not familiar with interpreting legislation, it can be confusing to sort through.
Lorna Saboe-Wounded Head, SDSU Extension Family Resource Management Field Specialist, shared, “The first thing you need to know is who owns your loans, as the CARES Act only applies to any federal loans, and not any that have been consolidated with private lenders.”
Information related to loan ownership can be found online at www.studentaid.gov/login. It’s important to note that private companies may still offer assistance during the pandemic but aren’t subject to the same rules outlined here.
Saboe-Wounded Head says the CARES Act includes a break in student loan interest accrual and suspension of payments until September 30, 2020 for loans with the Department of Education. Perkins loans would also fall under this category if they were held by the Department of Education, but not if held by the individual school, for example.
Suspended payments count towards income-driven repayments (IDR) plans and public service loan forgiveness (PSLF). The payment and interest suspension were backdated to March 13 instead of March 27, so suspended payments count towards loan rehabilitation, and garnished wages and tax refunds seized after March 13, 2020 can be refunded.
“If you are still in a position that allows you to pay, I recommend keeping up payments,” Saboe-Wounded Head adds. “The payments will reduce the principle of your loan after accrued interest is paid, which means you could be paying off more of your original debt by sticking with your monthly payments during the pandemic.”
She continues, “If your loans apply, the interest rate should automatically read as 0% starting in early April with no extra paperwork needed from you.” However, as with any large financial change, it is always recommended that you follow up and verify that the correct changes have been made to your accounts.
For more information, contact Lorna Saboe-Wounded Head, SDSU Extension Family Resource Management Field Specialist at Lorna.woundedhead@sdstate.edu or 605-782-3290.
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Amateur Baseball from Thursday

In amateur baseball last night, the Alexandria Angels shutout the Platte Killer Tomatoes, 7-0. Ethan Davis was the winning pitcher. Tyson Gau led the Angel offense as he had a two run homerun to get things started early. For Platte, Richard Sternberg led the offense with two hits. At Leahy Bowl, Winner/Colome picked up their second victory of the season as they beat South Central in seven innings, 12-2. Austin Calhoon was the winning pitcher as he struck out seven and allowed just three hits over five innings. Reed Harter led the way at the plate with three hits while Derek Graesser and Calhoon drove in two runs each.

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Rodeo news for next week

An annual open horse clinic will take place on June 2nd and 3rd at the Tripp County Fairgrounds in Winner. There will be a 9 am start time each day. It is open to all ages, bring your horse and have some fun! Come learn about horsemanship, new skills and drills, and how to be a team with your horse! There will also be some young horse demonstrations, so bring them along! Calves will be available to rope Wednesday later afternoon for anyone who wants to come in and rope! For any questions or to register for the clinic, call Bonnie Rutten at (605)530-0667. Cost is $25 for one day or $40 for both days.