Here are bankruptcy filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of South Dakota, for Aug. 30 through Sept. 5. 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 court-approved plan for repayment.
• Baltic: Nathan Scott Vrchota, Chapter 13; Emily Ann Vrchota, Chapter 13.
• Brookings: Richard Daniel Kelley, Chapter 7; Teri Ellen Kelley, Chapter 7.
• Rapid City: Patrick Dale Beem, Chapter 7; Mary Emily Maicki-Farrell, Chapter 7; Jonathan Clark Vick, Chapter 7; Deborah Lee Vick, Chapter 7; Nancy Jean Trautman, Chapter 7.
• Redfield: Tracy Lynn Green, Chapter 7.
ADVERTISEMENT
• Sioux Falls: Heather Ann Prestin, Chapter 7; Lisa Marie Coon, Chapter 7; James Lee Hamilton, Chapter 7; Tiffany Rae Dahl, Chapter 7; Christopher Lee Nicolaisen, Chapter 7.
• Yankton: Arlene Van Arsdale, Chapter 7; Michael Andrew Mulford, Chapter 7.