Here are bankruptcy filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of South Dakota, for Feb. 18 through Feb. 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: Craig Dow Hinds, Chapter 7.
• Brookings: Dawn Rena McKinney, Chapter 7.
• Rapid City: Cari Lynn Grahek, Chapter 7.
• Sioux Falls: Larry J. Donald Robertson, Chapter 7; Amy Marie Robertson, Chapter 7; Melanie Marie Weigandt, Chapter 7; Ember Joy Bartels, Chapter 7; Randy Allen Klinger, Chapter 7; Valorie June Urinko, Chapter 13; Stacey Lee Hosmer, Chapter 7; Jesse Michael Lewis, Chapter 7; Denise Renea Williams, Chapter 7.
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• Tea: Jodyne Lynnette Erschens, Chapter 7.