BANKRUPTCIES

Here are bankruptcy filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of South Dakota, for Jan. 17 through Jan. 23. 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.

• Belle Fourche: John Eldore Steinbrecher, Chapter 7; Mary Jane Steinbrecher, Chapter 7; Steven Floyd Westland, Chapter 7; Rosemary Jean Westland, Chapter 7.

• Box Elder: James Adam Bolling, Chapter 7.

• Brandon: Joel Ronald Larson, Chapter 13.

• Dell Rapids: Bradley Lane Westergard, Chapter 7.

• Madison: Ruth Marie Stacey, 7.

• Midland: Patrick John Foley, Chapter 13.

• Rapid City: Beau James Lambert, Chapter 7.

• Sioux Falls: Shane David Krull, Chapter 7; Laura Leigh Lacey, Chapter 7; James Steven Hulse, Chapter 7. Cynthia Sweeney Hulse, Chapter 7.

• Tripp: Warren Lowell Brown, Chapter 7; Judith Benita Brown, Chapter 7.

• Watertown: Delvin Jesse Hutchins, Chapter 7.

• Wessington Springs: Michial Lynn Brodkorb, Chapter 13.

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