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Area residents awoke on Saturday morning to news of a high-speed chase that had started in the dark hours of the early morning that day. The Huron Police Department had been in pursuit of a stolen vehicle and the chase brought them south to the rural Sanborn and Jerauld County line. According to the Jerauld County Sheriff’s Office, “The pursuit ended in a corn field in rural Jerauld County and a perimeter was setup. Officers located the vehicle and prepared to use Police Service Dog Mack [of Jerauld County Sheriff’s Department] to locate the suspects.” Once the officers announced they would be sending the dog in to search, a female from the car gave herself up prior to Mack being deployed to search. The vehicle was then cleared and towed.

Later, on Saturday, officers were called out to a rural Jerauld County home where it was reported that a male the homeowners did not know was seen on their property. The location was not far from the original location, so when officers arrived, a male was taken into custody. It was then determined that there was another male still at large. Jerauld County Deputy Sheriff Sheldon reported, “Due to the homeowners not knowing where the first male had come from, officers cleared the property in search of the last male. Police Service Dog Mack was deployed into the home to search for the other male suspect. No other suspects were located at this time.”

…Read on and see a picture in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

On Sunday, July 3, stormy weather hit the area and delayed the Water Festival’s schedule slightly, but not without doing some serious damage to crops in the northern part of Sanborn County. Pictures of piles of hail in the ditches and people’s yards were posted on social media, and if a person didn’t read what was said about the picture, they would think it was snow that had fallen. No reports of structural damage were reported to the news office, but there were reports of total crop loss in many fields in the area. 

A stronger and more potent storm came through most of the state on Tuesday, July 5, that took out power for several hours and made for a couple days of cleanup all over every town in the county. It was indicated as another “derecho” similar to the one that hit the area a few weeks ago. It consisted of violent winds up to 98 miles per hour and torrential rains that made rivers in the streets. Rain gauges measured over three inches of rain in Woonsocket and most of the surrounding area. The aftermath was many trees uprooted and others split apart. Yards and streets were filled with branches, trees and debris from neighbors’ yards. 

At press time, most of the mess that the Tuesday storm had left was cleaned up with the help of city and state crews and many volunteers who came out to help their neighbors and friends. Again, there were no reports of major structural damage, but there was enough yard, tree and plant damage to last everyone for the rest of this summer.

…See pictures in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

Running short on youth 4-H program space is a good problem to have.  4-H supporters have continually worked to promote and expand area membership and participation, along with having a robust community center. Local community and 4-H leaders are working to solve that problem with their “Raise the Roof” fundraising efforts – seeking to expand the indoor space. Building Committee member, Rod Weber, recently accepted a $2,500 donation from the Santel Communications cooperative out of Woonsocket for the expansion project. While the wider area has shown wonderful initial support, there is still more to do. The committee’s efforts are getting closer to meeting the financial goal. 4-H, its youth programming and community engagement are key in rural South Dakota. If you’d like to support this project or follow its progress, visit the 4-H webpage, http://sanborncounty4h.com/4-h-building-addition-project.html.

Santel also donated another $500 in Dr. Rod Weber’s honor, in recognition of his Community Leader of the Year award from the SD Superintendent Association.

…See a picture in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

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