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Hand County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 4, 2026
Board of County Commissioners meets
Regular monthly meeting, 1st Tuesday.
Meeting location
Commission chambers, 2nd floor, Hand County Courthouse, 415 West 1st Avenue, Suite 203, Miller, SD 57362.
County Auditor
415 W 1st Ave. · Miller, 57362 · (605) 853-2182 · fax (605) 853-2769
Agendas posted at
https://handcountysd.gov/commission/agendas-minutes/
Board of County Commissioners
Daniel Jensen (D1, 2025 Chairman), Jim Jones (D2, 2026 Chairman — the chairmanship appears to rotate annually), Greg Palmer (D3), Jim Eschenbaum (D4, 2023 Vice-Chairman), Luke Wernsmann (D5) — d.jensen@handcountysd.gov.

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

  • Miller 29-4 · School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

  • Miller · City
  • Ree Heights · Town
  • St. Lawrence · Town
  • Wessington · City

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024

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