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Name released in single known fatality from record flooding
Authorities have released the name of the person killed in the only known fatality from the flooding that’s ravaged southeastern South Dakota over the past week. Merlyn D. Rennich, 87, was killed Saturday afternoon after driving a 2013 Kawasaki Mule all-terrain vehicle north onto a closed section of 480th Avenue from 273rd Street, about 5 miles northeast of Harrisburg. The east shoulder of the road had washed away in the flooding. According to a news release from the state Department of Public Safety, Rennich went backward over the edge of the washout, the vehicle began to roll, and Rennich was ejected.
Lincoln County gets state loan for new I-29/85th exit
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Lincoln County has received approval of a $15 million loan from the South Dakota Transportation Commission to help pay for a major highway project planned on the south side of Sioux Falls. The state commission gave its OK on Thursday after an hour of presentations,...
Name Released in Lincoln County Fatal UTV Crash
HARRISBURG, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Where: 27225 480th Ave (Lake Alvine/Nine Mile Creek), five miles NE of Harrisburg, SD. Driver 1: Merlyn Duane Rennich, 87-year-old male from Harrisburg, SD, fatal injuries. Vehicle 1: 2013 Kawasaki Mule side x side UTV. Seatbelt/Helmet Use: No. Lincoln County, S.D.- An 87-year-old man died Saturday afternoon...
'Not much sleep:' Residents share stories of flooding impact
Thousands of residents in Minnehaha, Lincoln and Union counties alone have been affected by the flash floods in the tri-state area, displacing some residents and inconveniencing others with water damage, destroying valuables and stopping travel. The Argus Leader has spent the last several days since flooding starting, trying to capture their trials and...
Rocky Hayes pleads no contest to child porn charge
CANTON, S.D. (KELO) —A Lincoln County man, who lived across the street from a Harrisburg Elementary School, admits to possessing child pornography. 48-year old Rocky Hayes returned to court to change his plea. We first told you about Rocky Hayes in 2022. That’s when authorities searched his Lincoln County...
Community works together as unprecedented rainfall strikes Southeast South Dakota
Flood warnings began popping up late Thursday night and continued into the weekend as 8+ inches of rain fell in the Tea area in a span of three days. On Friday, June 21 many residents woke up to water surrounding their property with some having water breach their homes and basements. The National Weather Service put many areas in a flood warning Friday, ranging from Chamberlain in the west to Lincoln and Minnehaha counties in the east. A broader flood watch extended through most of the eastern half of the state through Saturday morning, June 22.
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