DEATH NOTICES

Mass of Christian Burial for Eunice Hill-Thome, 96, will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 2nd at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Turton. Father Gregory Tschakert will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Bernard’s Cemetery, Redfield at 2:30 p.m. under the direction of Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel, Groton. Services will be broadcast live on GDILIVE.COM Visitation will be held at the funeral chapel from 5-7 p.m. with a rosary beginning at 5:00 p.m. A wake service will start at 6:30 p.m. Eunice passed away March 24, 2024 at Avera Mother Joseph Manor in Aberdeen.

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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.

10/27/2026 – 11/27/2100