RED OWL, SD – A 30-year-old man was pronounced dead after being shot while hunting near Red Owl, South Dakota, on Sunday.

The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. in an area north of Red Owl.

Deputies arrived and found a male subject who had been shot one time, while he was walking through a field, according to the Meade County Sheriff’s Office.

The deceased has been identified as 30-year-old Dylan Evans of Piedmont. The Meade County Sheriff’s Office reported that Evans had been hunting with several other subjects, including several juveniles when he was shot.

Emergency units from the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks, along with the Enning Ambulance Service responded to the scene.

The Meade County Sheriff says this is an ongoing investigation.

 

WATERTOWN, SD – Watertown will have one fewer elementary school beginning next fall.

At Monday night’s Watertown School Board meeting, the board voted to close Roosevelt Elementary at the end of the current academic year.

The school board has been studying the issue for months, as enrollment levels among elementary age students in the district have declined.

State statute requires a school district to notify patrons of a school’s closure by December 1st of the preceeding school year.

The Watertown School District will bring forward a plan in the coming months on where Roosevelt Elementary students will attend school in the future.

In a statement, Superintendent Jeff Danielsen said, “Roosevelt Elementary has long served the community in educating students. It has lived up to the namesake and produced resilient students and staff. We are committed to making sure that our students and staff members currently at Roosevelt are cared for as we move through this transition time in the next year.”

 

RAPID CITY, SD – Rep. Jess Olson (R-Rapid City) announced Monday that she has resigned from the state House of Representatives, citing ongoing health issues.

Representative Olson has represented District 34 in the State House of Representatives since 2019.

Upon Olson’s resignation, Gov. Kristi Noem requested public input on filling the District 34 vacancy. Those wishing to be considered for the House of Representatives vacancy, or to offer nominations, should email Ben Koisti at Ben.Koisti@state.sd.us. Nominations should include the candidate’s name, current physical address, resume, cover letter, and letters of recommendation. All nomination materials must be submitted by December 5th, 2023.

Olson is the second lawmaker to resign in the past few months.