Hand County News

Tornado warnings have been issued for Davison and eastern Aurora counties until 5:45 p.m. National Weather Service radar indicated a tornado near Mount Vernon moving east at 15 mph at 5:11 p.m., the weather service in Sioux Falls said.

A St. Lawrence man has been acquitted of eight counts in a rape trial. Jurors in Hand County Circuit Court in Miller deliberated for two days before finding Levi Wade Fry not guilty.

The 2009 South Dakota 4-H State Dairy Judging Contest is set for June 11 at the South Dakota State University animal sciences arena.

Producers who missed a workshop for ranchers held in February in Highmore can watch the speakers' presentations online.

The threat of a shortage of primary care physicians in South Dakota and other parts of the country is nothing new.

February storms usually involve snow, but that wasn't the case Monday. The calendar says winter, but Monday KELOLAND saw a spring-like storm, complete with periods of heavy rain.

Public Safety officials have advised NO TRAVEL on secondary roads in Hand County until 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 4. For more information, contact the Hand County Sheriff's Office at 853-2408. Kealey Bultena

Authorities in Hand County say a 25-year-old Highmore man died from injuries suffered in a weekend snowmobile accident.

A workshop for ranchers and producers with livestock is set for Jan. 13 at the Grand Lodge in Highmore.

The agreement with Rolling Thunder 1 Power Partners, which is owned by BP Wind Energy and Clipper Windpower, is the first renewable source of energy to be made available to customers in NorthWestern Energya TMs ...