BANKRUPTCIES

Here are bankruptcy filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of South Dakota, for Jan. 10 through Jan. 16. Individuals can file Chapter 7 petitions (asking that debts be liquidated); Chapter 12 (a simplified reorganization method for farmers and ranchers whose gross debt does not exceed $1.5 million); and Chapter 13 (a plan to repay some debts in three to five years). Businesses can file Chapter 11 petitions to reorganize their debts under a courtapproved plan for repayment.

• Brookings: Robert Edward O’Dell, Chapter 7; Kayla Marie Mehlhoff, Chapter 7; Matthew David Mehlhoff, Chapter 7.

• Canton: Gregory Loren Ekle, Chapter 7; Tara Lynn Ekle, Chapter 7.

• Gregory: Francis Martin Langan, Chapter 7.

• Lead: Raymond Russell Pearce, Chapter 7; Betty Jean Pearce, Chapter 7.

• Mitchell: Joan Marie Nelson, Chapter 7.

• Rapid City: Patrick Henry Garcia, Chapter 7; Norma Jean Garcia, Chapter 7.

• Sioux Falls: Ellyn Rae Monzo, Chapter 7; Aziz Memic, Chapter 13; Mira Memic, Chapter 13; Richard Gerald Ferguson, Chapter 7; Lisa Ann Ferguson, Chapter 7; Cheryl Gay Miller, Chapter 7; Amy Elizabeth Hawes, Chapter 7.

• Sturgis: Belinda Mae Nelson, Chapter 7.

• Tea: Russell David Pies, Chapter 13; Jessica Beth Pies, Chapter 13.

• Yankton: Pamela Sue Meeker, Chapter 7.

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