Speed limits lowered on several roads in the area

Motorists will have to slow down a little sooner when entering several area communities after the state Transportation Commission last Thursday, Aug. 25, approved speedzone changes on area highways.

On South Dakota Highway 63 in Little Eagle the 35-miles-perhour speed zone will be lengthened through a school area. In addition, a 35 mph zone in Eagle Butte will be extended farther west and east to a…