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South Dakota's mosquito war
A South Dakota county with the second-highest national rate of lethal West Nile virus in humans shares a border with a county that has never reported a single case. Between 1999 and 2023, Dewey County recorded 13.74 neuroinvasive cases per 100,000 people, just behind King County in Texas, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Neuroinvasive refers to those more serious cases that can affect the brain and can be deadly.
Former DSS employee indicted for $1.78 million theft
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A former state employee used a complicated scheme to steal nearly $2 million from South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS), South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said in a Thursday news conference. Lonna Carroll, 68, of Algona, Iowa, is accused of stealing $1.78...
ALGONA WOMAN CHARGED IN SOUTH DAKOTA THEFT OF OVER $1 MILLION IN FUNDS
AN ALGONA, IOWA WOMAN HAS BEEN INDICTED IN SOUTH DAKOTA FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING AN ESTIMATED $1.8 MILLION IN STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS FROM SOUTH DAKOTA’S DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES. SOUTH DAKOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL MARTY JACKLEY SAYS 68-YEAR-OLD LONNA CARROLL IS A FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES EMPLOYEE.
South Dakota Housing names Dona Mae Johnson as Top Loan Originator award recipient for a fourth time
South Dakota Housing has recognized the seven top loan originators of its homeownership loan programs. These programs provide affordable homeownership financing opportunities, which in turn provides security for families, stabilization for communities and the foundation from which dreams are built upon. One of the top South Dakota Housing loan originators...
Former SD employee charged with embezzling $1.8m over 10 years
PIERRE, S.D. – A former employee of South Dakota's Department of Social Services has been indicted for allegedly stealing $1.8 million in state and federal funds from Child Protection Services, according to Attorney General Marty Jackley. Lonna Carroll, 68, of Algona, Iowa, faces two felony counts of Aggravated Grand...
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