State government offices in 32 counties will be closed Friday due to the approaching winter weather.
Governor Dennis Daugaard had ordered that Bennett, Brule, Buffalo, Butte, Campbell, Corson, Custer, Dewey, Fall River, Faulk, Gregory, Haakon, Hand, Harding, Hughes, Hyde, Jackson, Jones, Lawrence, Lyman, Meade, Mellette, Oglala Lakota, Pennington, Perkins, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Walworth and Ziebach, are to be closed.
Only essential personnel within state offices in those counties should report to their work stations.
Officials are monitoring the storm closely and evaluating whether further state-office closures might be necessary.
Citizens with business at state offices in other South Dakota counties impacted by the storm should call ahead to make sure the office remains open.