Douglas County South Dakota

Month: October 2006

County Name: Douglas County

Largest City: Armour

County Seat: Armour

Population: 3,309

Founded: 1873

Nestled in the Southeastern corner of South Dakota, Douglas County includes the cities of Armour, Corsica and Delmont. Douglas County boasts 3309 residents.

The county seat of Armour, named after meatpacker Philip D. Armour, is home to the Lorain theatre. Reopened in 1999, the theater runs six showings a week of first-run movies. Apart from the restored theater, Armour is also home to a nationally-registered historic district comprised of homes on Main Street. In the past six years, Armour High School has had four National Merit Scholars. The city of Corsica is no slouch when it comes to education either. It boasts "Blue Ribbon School" Corsica High. Corsica is also home to the Corsica Historical Museum, which houses items from Corsica's earliest days.

Tim's Work in Douglas County:

As South Dakota's senior Senator, Tim is well-positioned to secure federal funding for projects that are important to Douglas County and to all of South Dakota. He has used his seat on the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee to secure funding for programs that directly impact the lives of people in Douglas County.

Tim Aids South Dakota Transit

In 2006, Tim announced Transit services throughout South Dakota will receive funding from the Federal Transit administration. $4.3 million will go support public transportation in communities with less than 50,000 people, and an additional $405,000 will be dedicated to elderly and rural bus service. $329,000 will go to Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) transit, which helps people leave the welfare rolls and enter the workforce by getting them to the areas where jobs are located.

In 2004, Tim announced funding for The Northern Great Plains Regional Authority. This organization helps coordinate transportation, infrastructure and other projects that are important for economic development throughout South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. In FY 2004, $1.5 million was provided for this program. In FY 2005, an additional $1.49 million was provided.

Tim Helps Clean Up Water

In 2005, Tim announced the town of Delmont would receive a total of $280,000 to finance improvement of its wastewater collection and treatment system. Funding included a $127,000 federal grant and a $153,000 low-interest loan.

Tim Works to Prevent Domestic Violence

In 2005, Tim announced that the South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault would receive $175,000 to purchase equipment and pay for programming. This organization works throughout all of South Dakota to train law enforcement officers, medical personnel and victims' advocates to respond to family violence and incidents of sexual assault.

Tim Gets Equipment for Law Enforcement

In 2005, Tim announced $100,000 in federal funding to buy equipment for the state's new criminal investigation facility, improving law enforcement investigation services throughout South Dakota. South Dakota recently built a $25 million law enforcement building that will house the Attorney General's office, the Division of Criminal Investigation, the state crime lab, the law enforcement training academy, the state radio communications center, indoor firing ranges, exercise facilities, a gymnasium, and a cafeteria. It also houses the Emergency Operations Center, which serves as a headquarters in times of tornadoes, blizzards, floods, and other disasters. The Emergency Operations Center includes a fortified amphitheatre that allows state officials to gather and coordinate emergency response. This particular funding will be used to purchase equipment for the facility.

Tim Helps Rural Areas Power-up

In 2005, Tim announced that Central Electric Cooperative would receive a $4.6 million low-interest loan to expand its distribution network. The cooperative serves residents of 15 counties, including Douglas County.
Tim Pushes for Community Health Care

In 2004, Tim announced health care centers would receive $250,000 federal funding for the implementation of an integrated management information system. This would include funding for computer equipment, training and maintenance of the integrated network plan for community health care centers throughout South Dakota.

Tim Fights for Rural Education

In 2003, Tim announced that Armour School District would receive $15,799 in Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) funding. The REAP program was established as part of the No Child Left Behind initiative to provide rural schools with flexible funding to address the areas they identify as being their biggest concerns.

Tim Helps Schools Get Wired

In 1999, Tim announced that two schools in Douglas County would receive e-rate discounts. Armour School District received $5,271, while Corsica School District received $7,619. These funds helped the schools provide their students with Internet access.

Interesting Fact:
Grand View was the county seat until a vote in 1894, at which time Armour was named the new county seat.

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