Jones County, SD

Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages. Jones County South Dakota Urgency: Immediate Severity: Severe Certainty: Observed. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Aberdeen. Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.

RAPID CITY – Jones County, White River and Philip will all be represented at the Girls State B golf tournament following Monday’s Region 6B tournament at Hart Ranch Golf Course. Jones County’s only competitor, Kamri Kittleson, shot 98 and qualified after finishing third. White River will send three golfers to...

A Modesto, CA woman has been identified as the person who died Sunday night April 4, 2021, in a one-vehicle crash that occurred east of Murdo. Eight other people were injured. Preliminary crash information indicates a 2002 Chevy Suburban, pulling a trailer, was eastbound on Interstate 90 when the driver, 34-year-old Anthony Browning of Delhi, CA, lost control. The vehicle and trailer went into the ditch and rolled.

MURDO, S.D. (KELO.com) – A Modesto, CA woman has been identified as the person who died Sunday night in a one-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday night east of Murdo. Eight other people were injured. Preliminary crash information indicates a 2002 Chevy Suburban, pulling a trailer, was eastbound on Interstate 90...

JONES COUNTY, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - One person died and eight other people received injuries in a crash that happened Sunday night on I-90, east of Murdo. According to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, a 34-year-old man lost control while driving an SUV that was pulling a trailer. The vehicle and trailer went into the ditch and rolled.

As of last night (Tuesday, 6:30pm), the Dry Creek Fire nine miles northwest of Murdo in Jones County has been contained. Great Plains Fire Information says the total size of the fire was 9,911 acres and burned five structures. The fire was contained mostly on private land but a half section of South Dakota School and Public Lands property was also burned.

OKATON — While most of the attention on wildfires has been focused in the Black Hills and the Schroder Fire, another fire scorched central Jones County Monday. Jones County Sheriff Rich Silva says authorities were first alerted to the blaze around 12:30 pm…. The fire caused the closure of Interstate...

Information from Great Plains Fire Information says as of yesterday (March 31), the Dry Creek Fire in Jones County is only 80% contained. A summary on Tuesday said the fire was 100% contained. Great Plains Fire Information says the fire, 9 miles northwest of Murdo, is believed to have been...

Chuck A Duck was a fundraiser held on Saturday during the double header with Jones County at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium. The proceeds from the event will go to the Gregory Swimming Pool. Photo by Kristy Ring.

ARMOUR -- Tripp-Delmont/Armour pulled away from Avon to pick up a boys basketball win on Saturday. Tripp-Delmont/Armour (9-7): Dylan Van Der Werff 13 points and pulled down nine rebounds. Logan Vanpelt chipped in 17 points and seven rebounds. Kandon Bialas chipped in 10 points. The Nighthawks play Corsica-Stickney on Tuesday in Corsica.

On February 2, 2021 the Sully Buttes girls traveled to Murdo for a matchup against the Jones County Coyotes. The JV squad defeated the Coyotes 30-19 while the Sully Buttes girls Varsity squad lost 32-47. Sully Buttes JV girls versus Jones County. Going into halftime of their portion of the...

Friday night the Sully Buttes Chargers renew its rivalry with the Potter County Battlers in Onida in a girls and boys doubleheader. The Charger boys are coming off a resounding win on Tuesday beating the Jones County Coyotes by 22 as they improved to 7-8 on the season. Now, facing a Potter County team having won four in a row are 10-3 on the season, the Chargers will have a tough task against its Region 2B rival. The Battlers are on top of the 2B standings. It’ll be the first time these two teams met since the SoDak 16 contest last March.

MURDO -- A third-quarter run powered Jones County past the Mitchell Christian girls basketball team, 45-22, on Monday. Jones County went on a 15-2 run in the third frame, extending a 21-17 halftime lead. It gained a 36-19 lead at the end of the third quarter, and didn’t relinquish it the rest of the game.

The Lyman Raiders boys basketball team took on the White River Tigers in the championship game of the Jones County Invitational on Saturday in Murdo. The Tigers came away with a 67-60 victory. The Raiders started the game shooting over 50 percent from the field. They took a 17-12 lead...

MURDO – For the 15th time in the last 16 seasons, the White River Tigers are champions of the Jones County Invitational boys basketball tournament. White River rallied from 12 points down on Saturday at Harold Thune Auditorium to defeat Lyman 67-60. Joe Sayler led White River with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Dylan Marshall scored 18 with eight rebounds. Colbe Scott scored 16. They hit two three-pointers each and combined for 33 of the 41 second-half points for the Tigers (7-3). Sayler was named as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

The Stanley County and Lyman Raiders boys basketball teams both saw action on Thursday at the Jones County Invitational Tournament in Murdo. The Raiders took on the Colome Cowboys, while the Buffs faced the Bennett County Warriors. The first game of the day saw the Raiders defeat the Cowboys 65-30....