Dear Savvy Senior, What tips can you recommend for choosing a good active adult housing community? My husband and I, who recently retired, are planning to relocate to an area closer to our grandkids and are interested in buying a house in an age-restricted 55-plus housing community. Active Retirees Dear Active, If you’re contemplating moving into an age-restricted community, finding one that’s right for you takes some legwork.

By Bruce Odson For the past several years Clay County has shipped prisoners out of the county with Union County being a beneficiary. Clay County commission has asked for a vote Nov.

By Bruce Odson The strength of one Legion region became evident when Vermillion came back through the consultation bracket in an eight inning 8-7 win over Winner/Colome. In the third game Vermillion lost to Winner/Colome 8-3.

Throughout the week ahead and continuing for the duration of the month of August, South Dakota joins the nation and world in celebrating and supporting World Breastfeeding Awareness Week and National Breastfeeding Awareness Month.

Bob Hutcheson and Beth Sherard-Fennel were united in marriage Aug. 4, 2022 at the Union County Courthouse in Elk Point.

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission held their meeting at the Spearfish Holiday Inn, July 7-8. WILDLIFE FINALIZATIONS The commission voted to finalize several proposals from previous meetings.

The South Dakota Depart- mentofHealthconfirmedSouth Dakota’s first two human West Nile virus (WNV) detections of the 2022 season, in residents of MinnehahaandSpinkCounties. South Dakota has reported more than 2,681 human cases and 47 deaths since WNV was first reported in 2002.

Bart Pfankuch South Dakota News Watch Trey Wharton of Sioux Falls has made numerous sacrifices in his life in order to maintain a healthful lifestyle centered around a vegan diet and consistent consumption of organic foods. To afford organic products that are sometimes double or triple the cost of conventionally grown foods, Wharton works two jobs, doesn’t take vacations and drives a dented SUV.

By Beth Sherard-Hutcheson times1@iw.net At the request of a citizen, the council directed a stop sign be installed for the safety of Elk Point residents. Greg Hollenbeck approached the Elk Point City Council Aug.

While the Missouri River basin has seen improved runoff for two consecutive months, it is not enough to overcome the long-term drought persisting in much of the basin. July runoff in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa was 3.2 million acre-feet, which is 98% of average and 0.7 MAF more than was forecast last month. This has led to an annual runoff forecast of 20.6 MAF, which is 80% of average and 0.6 MAF higher than last month’s forecast. “As expected, reservoir inflows in July have been declining due to the warmer and drier conditions in the upper Missouri River Basin,” said John Remus, chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Basin Water Management Division. “Per the July 1 System storage check, navigation support was increased slightly to 500 cubic feet per second above minimum-service levels. The navigation support season will be 3 days shorter than normal per the guidance in the Master Manual.” USACE will evaluate lower Missouri River flow conditions to set Gavins Point releases to ensure that flows at the four downstream navigation target locations will be at or above the target levels. “The monthly study indicates that the winter release from Gavins Point, which is based on the September 1 System storage check, will likely be at a minimum rate of 12,000 cfs,” Remus added. System storage peaked on July 20 at 52.1 MAF. System storage Aug. 1 was 51.8 MAF, 4.3 MAF below the base of the Annual Flood Control and Multiple Use Zone. “System storage is expected to continue to decline further into the Carryover Multiple Use Zone during the remainder of 2022 as we make releases during the drier summer and fall periods to meet the authorized purposes,” Remus said.