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Tuesday Morning rain reports

Thanks to everyone who called in rain reports this morning. Take a look below at what the following individuals received for rainfall on Monday night:

Lynne Simkins, 12 miles west of Winner, received .75

Jeff Farner in Winner received .59

Cheryl Schroeder in Winner received .26

Pete Haukaas, southeast of Okreek, received .63 with pea sized hail

Greg Assman, 5 miles west of Winner, received .77

Delbert Klein, 4 miles east of Burke, received an inch of rain

Stan Bicek, 10 miles south of Colome, received .80

Linda Leber received .50 on the southeast edge of Colome

Laura Reuer in Herrick reported an inch 10

Jeff Schramm on East 10th street in Winner received .30

Steve Meyer, 3 miles east of Winner, recevied .60

Ruth Vote, 3 miles east of Carter, received an inch 10

Dennis Hansen at Carlock received .85

Chuck Keiser at Jordan Hill reported .70

Brian Hofeldt in Millboro reported .75

Short Haley in Colome received .48

Bev Keegan in Gregory reported .50

Scott Kirsch, north of Platte, reported .40

South Dakota State Fair gets underway tomorrow

The 2024 South Dakota State Fair will get underway tomorrow at the South Dakota State Fairgrounds in Huron! The event will run from August 28th through September 2nd. The Goo Goo Dolls will perform on Friday, August 30th at 8pm. Riley Green will take the stage on Saturday, August 31st at 8pm. Trace Adkins will entertain the crowd on Sunday, September 1st at 8pm.

Sunday evening rain reports

We had a few rain reports called in from Sunday evening.

Elaine Larson, Chamberlain .40 and light hail;

Delbert Klein, 4 miles east of Burke hail and wind;

Bev Keegan, Gregory 1.08 and ping pong size hail and wind;

Scott Kirsch, north of Platte 1″ rain and lots of wind damage.

South Dakota State Fair to get underway next week

The 2024 South Dakota State Fair will get underway next week at the South Dakota State Fairgrounds in Huron! The event will run from August 28th through September 2nd. The Goo Goo Dolls will perform on Friday, August 30th at 8pm. Riley Green will take the stage on Saturday, August 31st at 8pm. Trace Adkins will entertain the crowd on Sunday, September 1st at 8pm.

Gregory County Courthouse incident

This morning, there was an incident at the Gregory County Courthouse in Burke.  According to Gregory County Sheriff Tim Drey, this is now a crime scene at the Gregory County Courthouse.  There is a suspect in custody right now, and there is no threat to the public.  The Sheriff’s office is waiting for investigators to arrive, and D.C.I will be taking over the investigation.

Winner Livestock to hold Barbecue Sale tomorrow

The Winner Livestock Auction will hold their annual special stocker, feeder and replacement heifer barbecue sale this Friday, August 23rd. Feeders will sell at 8:30am, and barbecue starts at 11:30am. They are expecting over 6,000 head in the offering. Further information can be found at winnerlivestock.com.