County Finalizes 2027 Budget With Focus on Rural Bridges
Veblen, SD · September 27, 2026
Thick morning fog is draping the pastures early today, but it should burn off just in time for an unhurried Sunday drive. Grab a second cup of coffee and settle in.
The Lead
Marshall County has finalized its 2027 budget, closing out the annual financial cycle alongside a clean bill of health on its latest multi-year state audit. Meeting in Britton, county commissioners approved the final budget package without requiring a property tax opt-out, maintaining a steady baseline for county services and local emergency management.
A central focus of the session turned to the Rural Access Infrastructure Fund, known as RAIF, which provides targeted grant assistance to repair and replace aging small bridges and major culverts on secondary and township roads. With fall combines and heavy grain trailers putting peak pressure on rural routes this month, commissioners prioritized keeping secondary crossings rated for heavy agricultural loads. Landowners and township supervisors will have their say on longer-term priorities when the commission convenes its five-year highway planning session on October 5.
Local Pulse
- Cabinetry Students Complete Hand-Tooled Wood Projects Schools Britton-Hecla cabinetry students finished their first practical woodworking rotation this week, crafting custom timber pieces using traditional hand tools.
Today's Outlook
- High 72°F · Low 57°F — Fog
- Give the morning fog time to lift before heading out into the mild afternoon.
What's On Around Town
Today
- Back Forty Beef Adventure Farm and Corn Maze Back Forty Beef (42242 134th St), Pierpont, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM · Paid Twelve-acre themed corn maze, straw bale tunnels, and local food trucks.
Tuesday
Marshall County Farmland Auction Britton Event Center (1203 3rd St), Britton, 10:00 AM · Free
Fort Sisseton Commission Meeting Fort Sisseton Historic State Park Library (11907 434th Ave), Lake City, Noon · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Nicollet Tower
- Rising 75 feet above the Coteau des Prairies off Highway 10, this three-story timber lookout honors cartographer Joseph Nicollet's 1838 expedition. Climbers tackle nearly a hundred steps to view three states across the glacial basin, guided by Nicollet's original topographical sketches.
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