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Groton Daily Independent
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drunken behavior that used to cover Whiteclay, Nebraska Liquor Control Commission Executive Director Hobert Rupe said Thursday.
Opponents of the commission’s decision said it hurts the Whiteclay stores’ owners and won’t help prob- lems with alcohol on the reservation.
“Closing the stores is not ... solving the problem, clearly,” said Rushville Mayor Chris Heiser. “The good people in Pine Ridge are still going to get their alcohol.”
The liquor store owners in Whiteclay have challenged the closings. The Nebraska Supreme Court has a hearing scheduled for Aug. 29.
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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, http://www.journalstar.com
Authorities identify victim of house re in Fairburn
FAIRBURN, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have identi ed a woman who died when a grass re spread to a home in the Custer County town of Fairburn.
The body of 26-year-old Julia Pawelski, of Rapid City, was found Tuesday morning in the home owned by her parents.
The grass re damaged at least three buildings in the small community in addition to the home, as well as several vehicles and hay bales before being brought under control.
Sheriff Marty Mechaley says a 7-year-old child started the re by lighting grass with a lighter. The inves- tigation is continuing.
Plastic Surgery Associates announces data breach
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Plastic Surgery Associates of South Dakota has announced a data breach that might have left some patient records open to hackers.
The company has locations in Sioux Falls, Dakota Dunes, Yankton, Mitchell, Watertown and Spencer, Iowa.
The company in a statement said it learned of a ransomware attack on Feb. 12 and hired third-party experts to determine what data was potentially accessed.
Plastic Surgery Associates is providing notice to about 10,200 people that some personal patient informa- tion might not have been protected. The company says it has no evidence that there’s been any misuse of patient information.
The company is reporting the incident to federal of cials, working to guard against future breaches and offering a year of credit monitoring to people who might be affected.
Jerauld County crash kills 2 men, seriously injures a third
WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — Two people died and another was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Jerauld County.
The Highway Patrol says a pickup truck crossed the center line on state Highway 34 and collided with a large truck shortly before noon Thursday. The pickup went into the ditch and started on re, about 8 miles west of Wessington Springs.
The 75-year-old man driving the pickup and a 30-year-old male passenger both died at the scene.
The 52-year-old man driving the large truck was own to a Sioux Falls hospital with what authorities said are life-threatening injuries.
The names of the victims weren’t immediately released.