Announcements and Notices

Depot provides window into Redfield’s past

Monday, September 16, 2019

“A building does not have to be an important work of architecture to become a first-rate landmark … The essential feature of a landmark is not its design, but the place it holds in a city’s memory.” ~Herbert Muschamp One of Redfield’s important landmarks is the Chicago and North Western (C&NW) Railroad Depot. The city received a federal grant to help preserve the historic structure in 2002. Today the restored depot serves as a museum with model trains, engines and artifacts to help educate about the early days of the railroad in Redfield. The Depot was constructed in the likeness of th...

Be Safe This Hunting Season

Monday, September 09, 2019

Hunting is a historic South Dakota tradition. And Redfield features some of the finest ring-neck pheasant hunting in the world. We want to ensure everyone has a safe and successful hunt. It’s important for new hunters to be educated on firearm safety and basic shooting skills. HuntSAFE courses are for youth age 12 through 15 are available locally. Students learn about hunting safety, including safe loading, unloading and transporting of weapons. They’re taught first aid and survival skills. The course also emphasizes ethical hunting, including respecting natural resources, other hunters, landowners and non-hunters. Hunting responsibly and safely helps decrease the chance of accident...

NOTICE OF FREE DUMPING - Redfield City Landfill - September 10, 2019

Thursday, September 05, 2019

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Get back to nature at Hav-a-rest Campground

Monday, September 02, 2019

Camping offers a peaceful respite from everyday life. Fresh air and nature are proven to have positive effects on the body and mind. And families build relationships when cooperatively setting up camp and sitting around a fire together. The Hav-a-rest Campground in Redfield offers a great getaway experience. Open from April–November, it offers RV and tent camping as well as a slew of amenities like water, restrooms and electric hookups. It also has picnic shelters and playground facilities. The campground also fun options for water recreation. There’s a fishing pier and a boat launch for Redfield Lake. Learn more about this loca...

What’s Happening in the Redfield Region?

Monday, August 26, 2019

The internet is a terrific resource for helping raise awareness about local events. Redfield’s community calendar is a useful tool for communicating details about area happenings. The online calendar displays a variety of upcoming events, such as the upcoming Quilt Show, CMH Auxiliary Craft & Vendor Fair and the Pheasantennial celebration. We also encourage you to submit community events to the calendar so we can help promote them.

Enjoy the Outdoors in Redfield

Monday, August 19, 2019

Parks help demonstrate a community’s vitality. They encourage people to be active, improving their health. They provide opportunities for socializing and recreation, contributing to overall quality of life, which can help attract new residents. Packard Park is one of Redfield’s beloved green spaces. A short walk from downtown, this beautiful park features a lovely footbridge and is fast becoming a favorite site for weddings and family photos. The park boasts a lighted walking trail, three separate playgrounds for the kids, a softball field, disc golf course and several scenic sitting areas to take a break and relax along the path. Find additional way...

Telemedicine Ensures Quality Patient Care

Monday, August 12, 2019

Telemedicine is great innovation for remote and rural areas because it improves patient access to quality care. Such technology is also useful because it helps cut down on healthcare spending. The Community Memorial Hospital and Redfield Clinic offers cutting edge Avera eCARE telemedicine services in the emergency room as well as for specialist consultations and pharmacy services. Exam rooms are set up with video cameras and monitors so that patients and physicians can see and hear one another. On-site staff members assist the remote physician with diagnoses. Learn more about area telemedicine options.

2018 City of Redfield Audit

Tuesday, August 06, 2019

City of Redfield Audit Financial Statement...

Redfield’s Critical Access Hospital

Monday, August 05, 2019

Redfield area residents have The Community Memorial Hospital and Redfield Clinic was named as a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) in 2000. The federal designation is meant to improve and maintain access to healthcare in rural communities. CAHs typically serve older, sicker and poorer patients than their urban counterparts. They also have a harder time recruiting physicians, which makes them financially vulnerable. As a CAH, the Community Memorial Hospital receives certain financial benefits to help keep its doors open. There are about 1,300 CAHs in the U.S. They are held to certain standards and receive information and technical assistance to improve healthcare outcome...

Summer Safety Tips

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

When the weather warms up, everyone wants to get out to enjoy it. We’re fortunate to have wonderful outdoor recreation options in Redfield. But before heading out to play, it’s good to have some precautionary measures in mind. Prevent sunburn and potential melanoma: Applying sunscreen before heading outside. For best results, reapply after sweating or swimming. Another option is to sit in the shade and wear a wide brimmed hat with loose fitting clothes to cover arms and legs. Avoid heat stroke and heat exhaustion: Be sure to take frequent breaks when exerting yourself in the heat. Drink plenty of water an...

Pheasantennial Celebration this Fall

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

People have been enjoying the thrill of pheasant hunting in South Dakota for 100 years. The state’s first pheasant hunting season was a one-day hunt that took place right here in Spink County on October 30, 1919. To commemorate this historic event the City of Redfield has partnered with Grow Spink and members of the community to host a Pheasantennial Celebration this fall. The Pheasantennial Celebration will take place on October 30. Much of the day will be dedicated to the Mayor’s Hunt, which will take place throughout Spink County. State and local leaders have been formally invited to attend. “We’re pretty excite...

Pheasantennial Banquet October 30, 2019

Monday, July 15, 2019

Tickets are on sale for the banquet and can be purchased at local businesses, Depot, or contacting City Hall.

2018 Redfield City Drinking Water Report

Tuesday, April 09, 2019

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Redfield man inducted into SDHS Basketball Hall of Fame

Thursday, April 04, 2019

For a decade the South Dakota High School Basketball Hall of Fame has strived to research, document and illuminate the splendid careers of the very finest players ever to display their talents on the basketball courts across our state. On their 10th annual induction banquet on Saturday, March 23, in Sioux Falls, SD, fifteen all-time greats were inducted into the Hall of Fame, bringing total membership to 158 of the most recognizable names in South Dakota basketball history. Three hundred attended the banquet and ceremony with twenty-six of them belonging to Cregg Skarin’s fan club. Congratulations to Mr. Cregg Skarin. Rea...

SOUTH DAKOTA WORKS TO EXPAND ITS DAIRY INDUSTRY

Monday, April 01, 2019

According to the International Dairy Food Association, the dairy industry has an economic impact of more than $628 billion annually in the U.S. In trying to identify the states with the biggest impact on that figure, you might say Wisconsin or California. But another state is adding value by growing its dairy footprint: South Dakota. Vikram Mistry, head of the dairy science department at South Dakota State University (SDSU), has seen an increase in the number of students in his classes. Read full article.

Entrepreneurs are key to reigniting the Heartland’s economy

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Most of the fastest growing metropolitan areas are located on the coasts. What do they have in common? Almost always, the most successful cities excel at entrepreneurship. As a group, such metro areas have found ways to foster job creation for their residents by amassing entrepreneurs and the early-stage financing that supports the process of company formation and scale-up. Which is why the recent State of the Heartland Factbook, published by Brookings and the Walton Family Foundation, looks closely at Heartland states’ and metro areas’ current shares of employment at young firms (five years old or less) as a core indicator of economic vitality...

2019 Sanitary Sewer Letter

Friday, February 08, 2019

February 7, 2019 To City of Redfield Residents and Businesses: During the past couple of months, the City of Redfield has seen four instances of cloth rags in the sanitary sewer lift stations. These rags have clogged and stopped both pumps from working; which today almost lead to sanitary sewer backup in residences, shops, etc. Enclosed is a picture of the rags wrapped around one of the pumps. If this happens again in the sanitary sewer lift station pumps the City of Redfield per City Ordinance 13.08.010 will inspect each hookup to ascertain where the rags are coming from. Please see the Cit...

Quilt Raffle Commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the First Pheasant Hunt

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

Raffle tickets for this beautiful Pheasant Quilt are now on sale at the Chicago & NorthWestern Depot. This quilt commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first Pheasant hunt, October 30, 1919. Drawing will be held on December 14, 2019, at the Depot and you do not need to be present to win! Cost: $5.00 per ticket or a book of 5 tickets for $20.00. Proceeds will go toward the Kathy Maddox Model Train Project.