By Watertown Current - July 2, 2026 in STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
COUNTY OF CODINGTON
IN CIRCUIT COURT
THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA IN THE
INTERESTS OF J.K., MINOR CHILD, AND CONCERNING
Melissa Ann Keoke
Joseph Patrick Kohl Jr.
RESPONDENTS
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF HEARING
To: Joseph Patrick Kohl Jr.
BY THESE PRESENTS you will take notice that a Petition alleging the child, J.K. with a birth date of October 3, 2013, is your child and that child is an abused or neglected child as defined by SDLC Chapter 26-7A and 26-8A, has been filed with the Clerk of Courts for Codington County, South Dakota, in the Codington County Courthouse in Watertown, South Dakota with an address of 14 1st Avenue SE, Watertown, SD 57201.
The Court has scheduled a Review hearing in this matter for Monday, August 24, 2026, at 1:15 P.M., in the Codington County Courthouse in Watertown, South Dakota, in the Ground Floor Courtroom at which time you must appear and answer the Petition, and failing your appearance at such hearing, the said disposition may be entered, including termination of your parental rights.
Dated this 16th day of June 2026.
/s/Scott Polski
Codington County Deputy State’s Attorney
14 1st Avenue SE
Watertown, SD 57201
605-882-6276
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