MAURICE NEHLS

The funeral service for Maurice Nehls will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 27, 2026 at Evangelical Lutheran Church in Langford, SD. Pastor Dan Cole and Diane Hoines will officiate the service. Burial will take place in the Groton Cemetery in Groton, SD.

Visitation will be 5:007:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26, 2026 at Olson Funeral Chapel in Britton.

A full obituary will be in next week’s edition of the Journal.

Maurice passed away Friday, March 13, 2026 at Wheatcrest Hills in Britton, at the age of 99.

An online guestbook and obituary are available at www.olsonfuneralchapel. com

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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