Beadle County Suspends Plowing Operations

No Travel is being advised across Beadle County and most all of South Dakota as a New Year’s Eve blizzard cuts across the state. Beadle County Highway Superintendent Jerry Batien (ba-teen) says the county has pulled plow equipment off of county roads and highways…

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Batien says his crews have already plucked one driver from a ditch and wants hopes people stay put…

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Plows will return to Beadle County roads when winds subside and Batien says it could be Saturday afternoon before crews can will get out.