The Fall River County Sheriff’s Office has received notification from a few individuals that there is a new telephone scam happening in our area. The scammers are calling local Verizon customer’s numbers. The scammer identifies himself as “William Johnson”. They have left messages to call 888-373-3660. One customer called back and then contacted Verizon to verify validity, while on the call with Verizon, a charge showed up on their account that the customer did not initiate. Later, when called again the 888-373-3660 number was not in service. Be vigilant with your accounts, regardless of the perceived significance. Scammers will prey on you however they can. Please contact the Fall River County Sheriff @ 605-745-4444 to report any suspicious activity.
Coldbrook Reservoir Drawdown
USACE Omaha lowering Cold Brook Lake level five feet
OMAHA,Neb. —
Omaha, NEB— A small release will be initiated Monday, Oct. 21, at Cold Brook Lake near Hot Springs, South Dakota, to lower the lake five feet. This drawdown will allow for installation of enlarged culverts and improvement of the low-water crossing on the northwest side of the lake. Larger culvert capacity will reduce backwater impacts to the campground upstream of the lake.
The current pool elevation is 3585.5 feet. The release will last two to three weeks or until the pool elevation nears the target elevation of 3580.0 feet. The lake will be held near this level for four to six weeks. Releases are not expected to exceed 10 cubic feet per second and shouldn’t impact any downstream landowners.
Releases have been coordinated with Fall River County Emergency Management and the City of Hot Springs, South Dakota.
Release no. 19-120
Commissioner Vacancy Information
There is an upcoming vacancy to the Fall River Board of County Commissioners. Please see attached for information regarding the vacancy.
Important Voter Information
Fall River County residents;
The County Auditor’s office would like to encourage any registered voters that may have experienced a change of address by either physically moving to a different location or their physical address being changed, to update their voter registration as soon as possible.
Once every two years, during non-election years, the South Dakota Secretary of State and counties do a process of list maintenance. A list of voters is generated to be mailed who have not updated their registration nor voted in the last 2 election cycles (4 years). If the address provided on the registration is incorrect or outdated (for example, if you had an old rural route address that has since been updated) this would impact you as the notice will be returned “Undeliverable”. This will potentially cause a voter’s registration to become inactive. This means you would need to fill out a new voter registration prior to voting at the polls.
You may contact the Auditor’s office @ (605) 745-5130 or mail correspondence to: Fall River County Auditor, 906 N River St., Hot Springs, SD 57747 or visit the office in person. You may also email the Auditor: [email protected]
Scams & Fraud
Fall River County State’s Attorney, Brian Ahrendt, has compiled information about current scams people commonly fall victim to. Visit the State’s Attorney page.
