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South Dakota Selling Land

South Dakota Selling Land

Ryan Brunner Photo: WNAX


The sale last week of the former Star Academy near Custer was the latest in a string of public land sales for the state.

South Dakota School & Public Lands Commissioner Ryan Brunner says they have moved a lot of land over the past few years….

Brunner says the Star Academy sale took some time and several attempts…

Brunner says it was a large property to move all at once…

The facility was used as a juvenile detention center but was closed in 2016. The money from the sale will go into a trust fund for the Department of Corrections.

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