Petition Puts Ambulance Tax Opt-Out to a Public Vote

Funding gap threatens service viability, election before Oct. 1 in Wessington Springs and AlpenaJerauld County voters will decide the fate of a five-year tax opt-out to fund the county’s ambulance service after a petition was filed to refer the measure to a public vote.The opt-out, approved unanimously by county commissioners on July 8, would raise an additional $150,000 annuall...