VALLEY SPRINGS, SD (KELO) — New Year’s Eve revelry has carried over into New Year’s Day in KELOLAND.
Only the people partying in Valley Springs Thursday weren’t so much looking ahead to 2026, but rather, they were focused on decades past.
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Jerry Merkouris’ Valley Springs man cave is a TV viewer’s delight. A dozen sets on display dating from 1949 to 1959.
“It’s quite a sight when you come in the first time. But I haven’t looked at the electrical bill. I don’t know what that’s going to be with all these old picture tubes running,” Merkouris said…