Open fire burn ban now in effect for rural Minnehaha County

Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – Due to severe dry conditions, Minnehaha County Commissioners voted unanimously to immediately enact a county-wide burn ban at their Tuesday, March 25, meeting.Emergency Management Director Jason Gearman, and Mike Harstad, the president of the Minnehaha County Fire Chief’s Association, both recommended the ban.On Thursday, March 20, the…