City of Alcester

10/05/2026

We are aware of an issue with water pressure currently. City crews are actively working to correct the issue and resume normal operations as quickly as possible.

10/05/2026

🍂🎃 Alcester-Hudson Fall Fest is coming! 🎃🍂
Join us Tuesday, October 20th from 6:00–7:00 PM for an evening of games, treats, prizes, and fun for the whole family! ❤️💛
K–6th grade students and families can enjoy:
🎯 Pumpkin Ring Toss
🎲 Bingo
🎃 Pumpkin Tic-Tac-Toe
🏃 Relays
🔎 Spot It!
✨ Glow-in-the-Dark Tattoos
…and MORE!
There will also be some great prizes up for grabs, including pumpkin patch tickets, corn maze tickets, Alcester-Hudson bags, candy baskets, Cubs gear, soda, and more! 🎁
📍 Alcester-Hudson Elementary – Auxiliary Gym
🚪 Please enter through the event entrance doors.
Come ready to play, win, and have some FALL FUN! 🍁

10/03/2026

📚🎉 CONGRATULATIONS, PAIGE! 🎉📚

The City of Alcester is proud to recognize Paige German, Alcester Community Library Librarian, for earning her librarian certification through the South Dakota State Library! 🏅

Paige’s dedication, hard work, and commitment to continuing her professional development are just a few of the many ways she works to make our library a wonderful resource for the Alcester community.

We’re fortunate to have someone who cares so much about our library and the people it serves.

Please join us in giving Paige a well-deserved congratulations on this accomplishment! 👏📖

Way to go, Paige! Alcester is proud of you! ❤️

Congratulations to the 10 libraries and 35 librarians who obtained accreditation and certification!

The following libraries earned accreditation:
✔ Canton Public Library
✔ Custer County Library
✔ Deadwood Public Library
✔ Lemmon Public Library
✔ North Sioux City Community Library
✔ Piedmont Valley Library
✔ R.E. Rawlins Municipal Library (Pierre)
✔ Scotland Community Library
✔ Tripp County Library Grossenburg Memorial
✔ Wall Community Library

The following librarians earned certification:
🏅 Paige German, Alcester Community Library
🏅 Tiana McKinney, Canton Public Library
🏅 Sarah Myers, Custer County Library
🏅 Kathy McKillip, Deadwood Public Library
🏅 Monica Nepper, Deadwood Public Library
🏅 Kennedy Penk, Deadwood Public Library
🏅 Shanai Schwindt, Deadwood Public Library
🏅 Jessica Tolar, Deadwood Public Library
🏅 Natasha Noethlich, Doland Community Library
🏅 Kelly Namminga, Evelyn Lang Public Library (Springfield)
🏅 LeeAnn Kostur, Grace Balloch Memorial Library (Spearfish)
🏅 Amber Wilde, Grace Balloch Memorial Library (Spearfish)
🏅 Shonda Kelly, Harrisburg Community Library
🏅 Angela Bailey, Huron Public Library
🏅 Jennifer Littlefield, Huron Public Library
🏅 Mary Jo Parker, Lake Andes Public Library
🏅 Kevin Kenkel, Mitchell Public Library
🏅 Margaret Meiers, North Sioux City Community Library
🏅 Hannah Mosterd, North Sioux City Community Library
🏅 Kristin Britt, Piedmont Valley Library
🏅 Emily Marshall, Piedmont Valley Library
🏅 Megan Stietz, Piedmont Valley Library
🏅 Abby Edwardson, R.E. Rawlins Municipal Library (Pierre)
🏅 Krista Licht, Rapid City Public Library
🏅 Sarah Jones-Lutter, Redfield Carnegie Library
🏅 Tanya Bult, Scotland Community Library
🏅 Billie Jo Hays, Scotland Community Library
🏅 Alysia Boysen, Siouxland Libraries (Sioux Falls)
🏅 Jayde Hart, Siouxland Libraries (Sioux Falls)
🏅 Hannah Voudry, Siouxland Libraries (Sioux Falls)
🏅 Janet Schmidt, Sisseton Memorial Library
🏅 Sierra Frazier-Riggs, Sturgis Public Library
🏅 Daniel Burniston, Edith B. Siegrist Vermillion Public Library
🏅 Ester Johannesen, Wall Community Library
🏅 Maria Gruener, Watertown Regional Library

10/02/2026

I know you've all been wondering, and we can finally update you!

Paving work on Park Ave and 4th Street will begin MONDAY 10/5 with this tentative timeline:
Monday: final prep work for the road base
Tuesday: raise manhole lids and valve boxes
Wednesday through Friday: paving operations starting on Park Ave

A piece of news we are happy to share for those of you on 4th Street! BOTH sides of the street will now be getting repaved instead of just the South half.

REMINDER for all: We ask non-residents to avoid these new roads if possible and residents in this area to reduce the amount of driving on the new asphalt as much as possible for the first 24 hours.

10/01/2026

We were finally able to get a picture to post. A heartfelt thank you to Farmers Coop Society for their generous donation of $5,000 earlier this year towards the Herb Anderson Memorial Park Revitalization! Your support greatly appreciated!

10/01/2026

Rural Office of Community Services is now accepting applications for their Thanksgiving Box program. Each Thanksgiving Box provides a free holiday meal to income-qualified households. Each box includes turkey breasts and a selection of shelf-stable Thanksgiving foods. A limited number of boxes are available, so eligible households are encouraged to apply early.

09/30/2026

📚 Join us tomorrow evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Alcester Community Library - USA for a special Author Visit with Jessy Paulson! Come hear Jessy share about her writing, her journey as an author and the inspiration behind her work. Let’s fill the library and show our support for Jessy and this wonderful community event!

09/24/2026

Please remember ALL dogs must be kept on a leash or somehow tied up at all times when outside!

For the second time this week we have received complaints of dogs running at large. This is a reminder that this is prohibited by City Ordinance 5.0202 and is punishable by fine and if any dog running at large does not have a visible tag it can be deemed a stray and impounded at the Owner's expense. Both of these reports also included that these dogs showed aggression. While we all know that this can just be a sign of fear in dogs City Ordinance 5.0206 allows for these dogs to be deemed as vicious.

Link to City Ordinances below, see page 40-44 of the document for referenced ordinances:

https://alcester.sdcity.gov/_files/ugd/a355fa_c6870233eb38449bbd7cbf8b12d58e69.pdf

09/21/2026

Beware of scams!