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Mork and Mechels lead Madison Post 25 to win over Baltic
After suffering their 2nd loss of the season on Sunday, the Madison Legion Post 25 team got back in the win column Monday with a 15-9 win over Baltic Post 206. Madison jumped out to an early lead in the slugfest, scoring 3 runs in the 1st inning and 4 in the 2nd.
Commissioners Choose to Let ATV and Dirt Bike Ordinance Die
Madison will, for now, not pursue an ordinance regulating ATV and dirt bike use in the city. The City Commission approved a First Reading of the ordinance at their last meeting in June. It came about after complaints were made to police about their use at at least one residence in town. At the time, commissioners said they wanted to receive more public comment before giving the ordinance final approval.
Lots Annexed for Kwik Star Construction, Trees to be Burned by Trojan Village
During Monday’s regular Madison City Commission meeting, commissioners approved a resolution to annex Lot 1 and 2 of Schultz’s Second Addition. The lots are located directly to the south of Prostrollo’s, across 10th Street SE. The location is set to be developed into a Kwik Star convenience store.
Madison Communications Survey Now Available
Those wishing to give feedback to city officials have a new tool to do so. Monday, the City of Madison launched its Communications Survey for residents. The survey’s primary goals are to gauge resident perceptions, optimize communication, and enhance engagement. It is short and simple, yet comprehensive and inclusive, allowing all residents to voice their opinions and share their experiences. Savannah Olinger, the City of Madison’s Communications and Marketing Coordinator, says feedback will “guide our progress in communication and engagement, helping us understand what we do well and where we can improve.”
New Location for Fireworks by Lake Herman This Year
For years families in Madison have gathered near Lake Herman to take in the 4th of July fireworks show, that’s been traditionally shot from the Isaac Walton’s League grounds on the Northeast corner of the lake. But that show will have a new location this year, says Madison Area Chamber of Commerce Director Eric Hortness.
County Commission approves fireworks permit, other items
The Lake County Commission approved a firework display permit for Village Creek Inc. for late July at its Tuesday meeting. The commission approved the public display permit application for consumer fireworks to be shot off from the grounds of the Wilbur-Ellis Company in Chester on July 27, at 10 p.m. This is part of a three-day Village Creek Days celebration, set for July 26-28.
High school journalism removed from Opportunity Scholarship
High school journalism courses no longer count toward South Dakota's general merit-based scholarship, though schools can seek a waiver, and teachers in the state haven't been told why. "There was never any knowledge of this being an issue, and the school district didn't know about it either, as far as...
More Storms in the Forecast; Are We Drying Out in Time for Fireworks on Thursday?
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Tonight will become calm and mainly clear throughout the overnight hours. A few small clouds in the sky, but low temperatures around 57° with the northwest wind up to 15 miles an hour are expected. Now looking ahead for tomorrow. We will see sunshine to start us off in the morning but by the afternoon and around lunchtime, we will see thunderstorms start developing and a few of those could pack a punch. We’ll see 77° for a high temperature for tomorrow that will be around lunchtime, but we do have that severe risk. A marginal, level one out of five risk is in effect for all of KOTA Territory. A slight, level two out of five, is an affect for the Black Hills and Rapid City, extending into portions of central South Dakota. Futurecast shows that those thunderstorms are fairly scattered throughout the day tomorrow and they could pack a punch but by Thursday those storms start to redevelop again. Good news as we start to dry out by the time the sun sets, making for some great firework weather. Here’s the forecast for Fourth of July. During the day we have those scattered thunderstorms around 60s are likely for high temperatures but as we head into the afternoon and evening, we start to clear out. By fireworks time, we start to see 50s dominate and mostly clear skies will settle in. Overnight tonight, we will see those temperatures fall into the 50s across all of the area. Few spots may even drop into the upper 40s. Mainly clear skies and calmer conditions are expected throughout the overnight hours and tomorrow we see more thunderstorms in the forecast. A few of those thunderstorms could be severe with temperatures in the 70s and 60s and around the black hills. We could see a few spots on the South Dakota Plains making it into the low to mid 80s. Northeast winds up to 15 miles an hour outside of those thunderstorms are possible. We start to dry out by the end of the work week, with Gillette, Sheridan and Spearfish all seeing sunshine returning by Friday. Deadwood could see some isolated thunderstorms around on Friday. Rapid City also seen that isolated storm chance of Friday and Saturday, but 80s return for the weekend and the start of next week.
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