MITCHELL — The dispute between Dakota Protein Solutions (DPS) and the Turner County Board of Adjustment over a conditional use permit is headed to court. DPS, a rendering facility located southeast of Freeman, is asking the Turner County First Judicial …

PARKER — The ongoing dispute between Dakota Protein Solutions (DPS) and Turner County over the conditional-use permit for the agricultural company’s rural Freeman rendering facility has veered into the state court system. Turner County Circuit Court Judge …

FREEMAN, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) The Turner County Board of Adjustment voted 4–1 this week to impose strict new conditions on Dakota Protein Solutions’ rendering plant near Freeman, following complaints about odors and permit violations. According to the …

PARKER, S.D. — In a tense 2-hour, 40-minute meeting Tuesday night at the Parker Community Building, the Turner County Board of Adjustment voted 4–1 to approve a sweeping set of conditions aimed at holding Dakota Protein Solutions (DPS) accountable for its …

Daisy Johnson, zoning administrator for Turner County, presents her evidence of DPS non-compliance issues to the board of adjustment in the Parker Community Building Tuesday night. Additional action expected when Turner County Board of Adjustment meets …

PARKER — A rural rendering plant that has produced a foul odor enveloping the Freeman area has run afoul of Turner County officials. The five-member Turner County Board of Adjustment on Tuesday night unanimously determined that there is substantial …

Daisy Johnson, zoning administrator for Turner County, presents her evidence of DPS non-compliance issues to the board of adjustment in the Parker Community Building Tuesday night. By a unanimous vote, the five-member Turner County Board of Adjustment has …

Renae Hansen | Editor The Dakota Protein Solutions (DPS) plant on the edge of the Freeman has been a source of contention for residents in the area for the past year, and now the Turner County Board of Adjustment has taken up the issue at their monthly …

Dakota Protein Solutions is located on 440th Ave., just north of 280th St. a mile southeast of Freeman. Plans for the rendering facility began in 2019, construction followed and a ribbon-cutting took place on Sept. 3 of this year. PHOTO BY JEREMY WALTNER …

PARKER, S.D. — More than 40 concerned citizens packed into Miller’s Garage in Parker Tuesday morning, Aug. 19, as the Turner County Board of Adjustment met to review the conditional use permit for Dakota Protein Solutions (DPS), a rendering plant southeast …