As if you needed another reason to come to Madison, this Friday brings White Night to Prairie Village, here on the beautiful shores of Lake Herman. Here's the rundown of Friday night's events, courtesy of the Madison Area Arts Council:…
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The Lake Herman Sanitary District finds itself in an unusual situation. Our local sewage board lacks a quorum. Last month, long-time sanitary district board member Lawrence Dirks died. That leaves one vacancy on the board. A second seat on the…
This is not news. This is just how I spent my Saturday happily away from the computer. Prairie Village held its spring kickoff consignment auction yesterday. The event was well-stocked, well-attended, and lasted well past the three hours I spent…
South Dakota's state parks and recreation areas enjoyed a general increase in use in 2010. The statewide system enjoyed a 1.5% increase in visitorship, with Game Fish & Parks recording 6.88 million visits to their great outdoor facilities. 6.88 million:…
Lake Herman froze over on November 22; 132 days later, northerly gales swept back over half of the rotten ice. Here's the view this morning from my favorite western shore: We're a little behind last year, when the lake was…
The announcement that the Madison Area Arts Council is pulling up stakes and moving to Lake Herman has given momentum to a nascent municipal incorporation movement in Herman Township. Since resoundingly rejecting proposed county zoning ordinance revisions in a March…
Eminent Domain Imminent? The proposed Lake Herman recreation trail returns to the Madison City Commission agenda tonight. According to the March 3 minutes of Madison's recreation trail committee (included in tonight's agenda packet), whatever money the city has offered was…
Why yes, Secretary Pirner, that is pretty cool! The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has plugged its recent historical database of South Dakota lake levels into an online interactive map. You can now click on your favorite lake and…