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Curt Nettinga

Curt Nettinga

Curt Nettinga is the managing editor of the Huron Plainsman and previously served as editor of the Hot Springs Star.

The Recovery Runners team prior to the Jack 15 road race on Sept. 23, 2023, in Brookings. (Curt Nettinga, for South Dakota Searchlight)

Running event showcases impact of state’s special courts
By: - October 2, 2023

BROOKINGS — Brookings resident Gordon Opatz says he was always athletic, but wasn’t a “school athlete.” When life decisions landed him in the Brookings County Drug and DUI Court, he was looking for something he could do to both occupy some time and improve his life. “I started running for some exercise,” Opatz said Sept. […]

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