County valuation increases slightly

The good news is Hot Springs County’s valuation has grown by 6.13% for 2019 over the valuation for 2018.

In 2018, the county was valued at $143,770,630. In 2019 it rose to $152,593,199. These numbers are just an estimate and should become final by the end of the week according to County Assessor Daniel Webber.

The locally assessed number came out to just a bit above $50.9 million for 2019.

State Assessed Utilities show $7.166 million, railroads are $4.65 million and hard minerals topped in at $3.7 million.

Oil production came in at $85.9 million and gas production at $56,178.