Fall River County is preparing to place this summer’s replacement order for faded road signs and address markers.  If you are aware of a county 911 sign that has faded and is no longer readable please inform our office before July 1st so we can add it to this year’s order.

You can report faded signs to [email protected], 605-745-7584, or via facebook message.  Please let us know the full address, both number and street, if reporting a faded address marker. Please report the intersection for road signs.  If possible please send a photo of the faded sign (this can be especially helpful for our office for the road name signs).

Although our GIS office does review roads on a rotation we do not have the staff to get to every road every year. We appreciate those in the public that assist us with this project.

The Fall River County Director of Equalization is accepting applications for Data Entry and Assessor positions.  Both positions are full-time with full benefits.  Starting wage between $15.00 and $18.00 depending on position and experience. See employment page for details.

Update 6/25/2024 2:23 pm:  Work has been completed and railroad crossing is again open.

Original Post: Those traveling to Smithwick from June 25th to 27th may need to take an alternative route. The Smithwick railroad crossing on Smithwick Road (County Road 1) will be closed beginning Tuesday, June 25th, 2024 for plank replacement. This replacement may take 1 to 3 days.

Those traveling from the south are advised to take North Butte Road off of US Highway 18. Those traveling from the north or west are advised to take Hay Canyon and Sand Creek Roads.

SECRETARY OF STATE UPDATES VOTERS ON POST-ELECTION AUDITS

 (Pierre, S.D.) – With the June 4th Primary Election quickly approaching, Secretary of State Monae L. Johnson would like to update voters on the newest process being implemented to ensure the accuracy of South Dakota’s elections: post-election audits.

Post-election audits must be conducted within fifteen days of the completion of the state canvassing of a primary or general election, which means that they will occur between June 12-26 this year. During an audit, voted ballots from five percent of the precincts in each county (randomly selected by the county auditor in front of the county canvassing board without the use of a computer) will be hand counted, and the results of the hand count will be compared with the results produced by the automatic tabulating equipment that was used in the election. All audits will be conducted by a county auditing board composed of members appointed by the county auditor. In order to provide added transparency, each county auditing board must have members from different political parties. Voters can be confident in the integrity of South Dakota’s elections. Tabulating machines, in use for over twenty years, will be verified with post-election audits by our county auditors.

“A post-election audit is another check and balance to ensure integrity of South Dakota elections,” said Secretary Johnson. “It gives voters assurance their vote was counted and that all election results can be trusted.”

Just like the mandatory tests of automatic tabulating equipment that occur before each election as well as all election-day processes, post-election audits are open to the public. We encourage everyone to go watch and participate if they get the chance. Please visit the Secretary of State’s website at https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/election-resources/post-election-audits.aspx to learn more about South Dakota’s new post-election audits.

The Fall River County Courthouse will be closed Monday, May 27th, in observance of Memorial Day.  Regular office hours will resume Tuesday, May 28th.