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Man arrested for allegedly trying to strangle woman in Beresford

A 40-year-old Beresford man, Cephas Joseph Wood, was arrested for Aggravated Domestic Assault after an argument with his girlfriend escalated. The victim reported he choked her during the confrontation. Wood has since been indicted and is held on a $5,000 bond, with his next court appearance scheduled for January 6, 2025. Continue reading Man arrested for allegedly trying to strangle woman in Beresford

Iowa man alleges confused deputies mistakenly searched his home

Dustin Konrady, a resident of Cherokee, Iowa, is suing two deputies for mistakenly entering and searching his home while attempting to search a neighbor’s house. The deputies are being sued for trespassing, assault, and conducting a warrantless search. The lawsuit alleges that the deputies unlawfully entered the houses and covered their body cameras and microphones during the search. Continue reading Iowa man alleges confused deputies mistakenly searched his home

Union County Court: March 4-8, 2024

You may have noticed we’ve been neglecting to post the Union County Court Report on this site. I’m sorry for the lack of courtroom activity news on my part.

It could have been because I’ve been serving time in jail and haven’t had access to a computer in the hoosgow . . . but it’s not.

I just haven’t taken the time to transfer the information that Shannon Steckelberg, the Union County Deputy Clerk Magistrate works so hard to compile and send to me each week. My gosh, I’m having a shame attack just thinking about my lack of follow-through.

There. It’s over now. Whew! Continue reading Union County Court: March 4-8, 2024

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office activity report: Jan. 21 – Jan. 27, 2024

Below is the call log of the Lincoln County, S.D. Sheriff’s Office for Jan. 21 through Jan. 27, 2024. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office serves nearly 60,000 citizens spread across Lincoln County’s 579 square miles. Per capita, Lincoln County is the third largest county in South Dakota.  Canton is the county seat, and it houses their office, 911 communications and the courthouse.  Lincoln County is comprised of several small, medium and large-sized communities that include Harrisburg, Tea, Lennox, Canton, Worthing, Fairview, Hudson, Beresford and the southern portion of Sioux Falls.  Continue reading Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office activity report: Jan. 21 – Jan. 27, 2024

Union County Sheriff’s department arrest data for December 2023

Total arrests coming through the Union County Jail in December: 75

Total number of individuals incarcerated in jail awaiting trial, sitting out sentences, or awaiting extradition: 28

Below are the charges for the month stated above. You may notice that there may be more charges than arrests. This is due to individuals facing multiple charges. Continue reading Union County Sheriff’s department arrest data for December 2023

So, a few years ago this week . . .

Welcome to a new feature of The Siouxland Observer. It’s sort of like your hometown newspaper’s “Peeking in the Past” column — only different.

Here we present for your inspection, actual news items that appeared during the week of Dec. 10 – 16 1900 from area newspapers clipped from Newspapers.com. We thought you’d enjoy them. Of course, since they’ve been clipped just as they were printed, none have been edited to spare you the mirth or fear of what it was like back then. These may or may not be in any particular order. Higgledy-Piggledy, if you will. Sort of like the editor’s brain. Continue reading So, a few years ago this week . . .