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Bond for jail inflates Codington County’s 2026 budget

By JT Fey - September 23, 2025 in Featured, Government, News Reading Time: < 1 minute

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Due to the construction of the new detention center, Codington County’s 2026 budget will exceed $50 million. The county Board of Commissioners on Tues...

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J.T. Fey grew up in Turton, SD, earned degrees in mass communications and geography at South Dakota State University and worked 45 years, 5 months and 4 days at the Watertown Public Opinion where his roles changed from sports editor to tech support and finally reporter. He’s done free lance work since June of 2021. And he’s a Dodgers fan.

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