The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, June 9. Auditor Sheri Lund was present for the Auditor’s 2027 budget presentation to County Commission. “The budget is not a staff budget or an auditor’s budget, it is the county’s commission budget. The public expects its elected officials to make the difficult choices required to balance community needs, statutory obligations, contractual obligations, and taxpayer resources. The responsibility cannot be delegated, avo

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Thursday, June 4. Commissioners heard agenda items including the county canvass, post election audit drawing, and request for proposals for indigent defense services. Auditor, Sheri Lund was present for the County Canvas of the June 2, 2026, Primary Election with action to follow. “Lincoln County had a total of 44,309 registered voters eligible to participate in this election, consisting of 26,628 republican voters and 17,681 no

Two newcomers are poised to join the Lincoln County Commission following victories in the June 2 primary election, bringing new faces to the county’s governing board. In the District 3 race, Amy Harms defeated incumbent Commission Chair Tiffani Landeen, earning 930 votes, or 63 percent of the vote, compared to Landeen’s 543 votes, or 37 percent. A total of 1,473 ballots were cast in the race, with all six precincts reporting. Harms, a local marketing manager and current chair

The Lincoln County Commission met Tuesday, May 26. A public hearing regarding the termination of hangar leases for Sites K-5, K-6, & D and intent to enter into lease agreements for Sites K-5, K-6, & D, for a term exceeding 120 days and an amount exceeding $500 at the Marv Skie/ Lincoln County Airport was the first order of business. “This is another round of leases here that are being updated to the new term with 40 cents. One would be a termination and a transfer of the le

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday May 12. Commissioners heard agenda items including roof structure updates and clarifications on the consent agenda. Building Superintendent, John Rombough was present for an Old Courthouse roof structure update. Rombough introduced Robbie Veurink from Midwest Engineering, LLC to give a presentation to the commission. “John had us come and do an inspection of the roof and we looked back at it in 2020 and there was a valle

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, May 5 in the Lincoln County Boardroom. Commissioners heard agenda items including AED replacement and IT equipment. Building Superintendent, John Rombough requested the commission consider a motion to approve the purchase of five Automatic External Defibrillators from Avera Heart Hospital for the amount of $7,625. “About six years ago, the sheriff’s department was getting in new AED’s and we had the old ones left over wh

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, April 28. Commissioners heard agenda items including a Safe Streets for All presentation and a public hearing. Highway Superintendent, Terry Fluit requested the commission consider a Safe Streets for All presentation and board action to adopt a resolution for the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. “Back in 2023 Lincoln County applied for discretionary funding out of the bill that came out of congress. We applied for the S

The Lincoln County Commission met Tuesday, April 14. The first order of business was a first reading for an ordinance of Lincoln County, SD, amending the Code of Ordinances of the County by changing the zone of a portion Approximately acres of the property described as the East 318.5 feet of the South 372 feet of the South half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter S1/2 SE1/4 SE1/4 except Lot H-1 thereof of section 15, Township 98 North, Range 49 West of the 5th

The Lincoln County Commission met Tuesday, April 14. The first order of business was a first reading for an ordinance of Lincoln County, SD, amending the Code of Ordinances of the County by changing the zone of a portion Approximately acres of the property described as the East 318.5 feet of the South 372 feet of the South half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter S1/2 SE1/4 SE1/4 except Lot H-1 thereof of section 15, Township 98 North, Range 49 West of the 5th

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Wednesday, April 8 for a Special meeting. Commissioners heard agenda items including an annexation agreement with the City of Canton and a Road and Utility Construction agreement. Chief Civil Deputy State’s Attorney, Drew DeGroot requested the commission consider a motion to authorize the chair to execute an Annexation Agreement with the City of Canton. “This is kind of putting a bow on all the previous agreements that we’ve had