🌱 Driver sentenced in fatal I-29 crash near Baltic

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• Driver sentenced in fatal I-29 crash near Baltic

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cooler with partial sunshine, with a high of 52 and low of 27 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and colder, temps: high: 38, low: 23.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 41 and low of 24 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Madison man convicted of manslaughter in 2024 fatal I-29 crash near Baltic (siouxfallslive.com) — A Madison man received five years of unsupervised probation after pleading guilty Monday to second-degree manslaughter in a fatal I-29 crash near Baltic. Bhanu Vejendla's 10-year prison sentence was suspended under the plea agreement. The April 2024 rollover killed 21-year-old Revanth Aachanta of Madison and seriously injured Vejendla and two others.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Baltic

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★ Featured events ★

Friday November 13

• Baltic High School →
  Baltic High School, 1 Bulldog Avenue, Baltic
  7:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday November 12

• Girls Basketball: Chester vs Baltic (Junior High)
  Baltic High School MS Gym
  4:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Blod Drive - Sponsored by the Baltic National Honor Society
  Baltic High School Fitness Center
  7:00 am
• Girls Basketball: Parker/Marion vs Baltic (Junior High)
  Baltic High School MS Gym
  4:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• 2026 USAPL South Dakota State Championship
  Baltic High School Middle \/ Elementary Commons Baltic High School Middle / Elementary Commons
  8:00 am

Monday November 16

• Girls Basketball: Baltic vs Tri-Valley (Junior High)
  Tri-Valley Middle School
  4:00 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Girls Basketball: Dell Rapids vs Baltic (Junior High)
  Baltic High School MS Gym
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday November 13

• Oral Interp
  Tri-Valley School District Colton, SD 57018
  8:00 am

Monday November 16

• Girl Scouts
  Tri-Valley Crooks Elementary Commons
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 3

• Fresh Wreath Make & Take Night @ The Local! →
  The Local, 503 East 4th Street, Dell Rapids
  5:30 pm

Friday December 4

• Trivia Night with Full FX - First FRIDAYS of the Month PRIZES!! →
  TJz Bar & Restaurant, 311 E. 4th St, Colton
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 10

• Bert Kreischer →
  Sioux Falls Convention Center, 1201 N W Ave, Sioux Falls
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Raising Cane's posted a job opening for Cashier in Baltic. Apply here.
• Terex Corporation posted a job opening for Machine Operator II in Brandon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Baltic here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Brandon

• South Dakota Raises Over $50K For Fallen Deputy Katherine Frank (kxrb.com)
• Gloria Jean (Kuhnert) Kelderman (heartlandfunerals.com)
• Huset's Plans 20 Nights Of Racing In 2027 (speedsport.com)

Sioux Falls

• Sioux Falls School District students start from behind state averages but catch up by middle school (siouxfallslive.com)
• VCP receives helping hand from other veteran (keloland.com)
• License Plate Readers Help Authorities Find Missing Powell Teen Safe In Minnesota (cowboystatedaily.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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