HEART OF DAKOTA WINNERS HONORED

09/25/2024 08:01 AM

The 26th Annual Heart of Dakota Award winners were recognized at a reception and awards presentation at the Britton Country Club Monday night. This year’s recipients (from left to right) were Angie Olson, People’s Choice winner; Linda and David Deutsch, People’s Choice winners; Kelsi Heer, Community Involvment; Robyn Sporhase, Customer Service; Dan Hagen (Dan Hagen Repair), Agribusiness winner.

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Poll: REGIONS FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE? A legislative task force is considering a plan to organize South Dakota’s ambulance services into eight to 14 regions, potentially with state oversight and funding to help keep emergency medical services sustainable. The proposal comes as many ambulance services face financial challenges, low reimbursement rates and an aging, often volunteer workforce. Lawmakers say the goal is to ensure an ambulance can respond when someone calls 911, but establishing the regions and determining how they would be funded could take years. Do you support creating regional ambulance service systems with state oversight and potential state funding?

Yes, regional systems could help ensure reliable ambulance service.

No, ambulance services should remain organized locally.

Unsure. I would need more information about how it would work.

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