Here are bankruptcy filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of South Dakota, for Dec. 18 through Dec. 24. 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.
• Aberdeen: Stacy Leigh Lickfelt, Chapter 7.
• Hartford: Robert Wayne Ruf, Chapter 7; Chieko Ruf, Chapter 7.
• Rapid City: Noreen Mae Rose, Chapter 7; Sheryl Fay Bauman, Chapter 7.
• Sioux Falls: Kristy Kay Matthies-Smith, Chapter 7; John Andrew Muehl, Chapter 7; Darlis Faye Halverson, Chapter 7; Fred Raymond Singleton Jr., Chapter 7; Vicki Leigh Singleton, Chapter 7; Jerad Dale Clelland, Chapter 7; Tamara Kaye Solum, Chapter 7; Dennis L. Souhrada, Chapter 7; Velma J. Souhrada, Chapter 7.
