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The study is the first step in exploring a new detention center.

{KXLG -Watertown, SD} Intending to be proactive, Codington County Sheriff Brad Howell initiated the discussion with the County Commissioners about having potential future action to increase the out-of-county contracts for

{KXLG -Watertown, SD} Codington County Sheriff Brad Howell and Chief Corrections Officer Matt Blackwelder presented to the County Commissioners the 2023 Yearly Report.

{KXLG -Watertown, SD} The Codington County Justice Advisory Committee convened Thursday, January 18, 2024, to discuss whether to recommend a new jail study and partner with Tegra as a consultant;

{KXLG -Watertown, SD} Codington County Commissioners voted unanimously to keep indigent funeral rates the same for 2024 after hearing from Codington County Community Service Director Sara Foust that funeral directors

{KXLG -Watertown, SD} Codington County Commissioners approved an increase of 4% to the Commissioners salary for 2024.

{KXLG -Watertown, SD} KXLG News initially reported the story of the Codington County Sheriffs Office in the early stages of discussing a Rural School Resource Officer in October of 2022

{KXLG -Watertown, SD} Majority of Codington County Commissioners feel a new detention center is necessary and today approved a request for proposals for pre-design architectural services regarding a new jail

Codington County Commissioner decided to move forward with a preliminary “turnkey” budget from Johnson Controls for $1,220,000 for HVAC equipment to upgrade generators and install fire protection in the Courthouse

Summit Carbon Solutions, a company hoping to construct a CO2-capturing pipeline to store the carbon in North Dakota, was present at the Codington County Commissioners meeting during the open public