Crews break ground on new Turner County Courthouse

Crews break ground on new Turner County Courthouse

PARKER, S.D. (KELO) -- Crews in Turner County officially broke ground on a new courthouse Wednesday afternoon. The original courthouse was a cornerstone of governance in Turner County for over 120 years. In November 2023, severe structural issues were discovered, and it was ultimately demolished in February. Storm damages towns across KELOLAND "It's exciting because it's taken quite a while to get to this point," Turner County Commission C…

Scouting Sioux Metro: Turner County steps toward future with $20M courthouse groundbreaking

A rendering depicts what a new courthouse in Turner County will look like when finished in 2026.PARKER — One of South Dakota’s oldest courthouses is being replaced as Turner County officials this week broke ground on a new $20 million courthouse, marking the beginning of a new chapter in the county’s judicial and administrative history.A groundbreaking ceremony in Parker Wednesday commemorated the start of construction on a 34,000-square-foot, t…

Turner County breaks ground on new $20M courthouse

PARKER, S.D. — The work on a $20 million courthouse in Turner County is officially underway. With shovels in their hands, Turner County officials gathered in Parker on Wednesday, June 11, to break ground on the new courthouse, located in the same location as the old courthouse, at 400 South Main Avenue. The $19.8 million courthouse, funded by bond financing, will stand two stories and feature roughly 34,000 square-feet of space for county admini…

Turner County breaks ground on new courthouse

June 12, 2o25 History was made Wednesday in Turner County with the groundbreaking for its first new courthouse in more than a century. The new building in Parker will replace a historic courthouse that had served the county since 1902. In November 2023, severe structural issues were discovered, with trusses on the east side of the courthouse sinking by 19 inches, leading to a full evacuation of the courthouse in November 2024. The historic struc…