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News from August 2022

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33 people die in South Dakota from heart disease in week ending Aug. 20, 2022

By Rushmore State News | Aug 23, 2022

There were 33 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in South Dakota during the week ending Aug. 20, 2022, a 8.3% decrease from the previous week.

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25 people age 85 and older in South Dakota are estimated to have died during week ending August 6

By Rushmore State News | Aug 23, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 25 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending August 6.

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24 people die in South Dakota from cancer in week ending Aug. 20, 2022

By Rushmore State News | Aug 22, 2022

There were 24 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in South Dakota during the week ending Aug. 20, 2022, a 22.6% decrease from the previous week.

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CDC estimates 14 people in 75-84 age group in South Dakota died during week ending August 6

By Rushmore State News | Aug 22, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 14 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending August 6.

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13 people die from cancer in South Dakota during week ending Aug. 6

By Rushmore State News | Aug 22, 2022

There were 13 deaths from cancer reported in South Dakota in the week ending Aug. 6, making up 29.5% of total deaths by all causes in South Dakota.

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CDC predicts 18 people in 65-74 age group in South Dakota died during week ending August 6

By Rushmore State News | Aug 21, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 18 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending August 6.

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Less than 10 people die in South Dakota from cerebrovascular disease in week ending Aug. 20, 2022

By Rushmore State News | Aug 21, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in South Dakota during the week ending Aug. 20, 2022, a decrease from the previous week.

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South Dakota deaths did not exceed upper threshold of death expectancy during week ending Aug. 6

By Rushmore State News | Aug 21, 2022

South Dakota's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Aug. 6, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Less than 10 people die from cerebrovascular diseases in South Dakota during week ending Aug. 6

By Rushmore State News | Aug 21, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in South Dakota in the week ending Aug. 6, making up less than 22.7% of total deaths by all causes in South Dakota.

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Gov. Noem Announces Pay Increases for Correctional Security Officers

By Press release submission | Aug 21, 2022

Governor Kristi Noem announced immediate pay increases for correctional security officers at the South Dakota Department of Corrections (DOC)

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Week of August 6: 18 people in 45-64 age group are estimated to have died in South Dakota

By Rushmore State News | Aug 20, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 18 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending August 6.

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Less than 10 people die from chronic lower respiratory diseases in South Dakota during week ending Aug. 6

By Rushmore State News | Aug 20, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in South Dakota in the week ending Aug. 6, making up less than 22.7% of total deaths by all causes in South Dakota.

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Less than 10 people die from Alzheimer's disease in South Dakota during week ending Aug. 6

By Rushmore State News | Aug 19, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in South Dakota in the week ending Aug. 6, making up less than 22.7% of total deaths by all causes in South Dakota.

Gov. Noem and Colleagues Oppose Federal Government’s Emissions Proposal

By Press release submission | Aug 19, 2022

Governor Kristi Noem and six of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to the Southwest Power Pool, Inc., expressing concern about the federal government implementing “a Good Neighbor Plan” that would govern the interstate transportation of emissions while ignoring state-designed plans that are already in place.

Traffic to be Reduced to One Lane in Both Directions on Pierre/Fort Pierre Bridge

By Press release submission | Aug 19, 2022

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) says that traffic over the John C. Waldron Memorial Bridge, connecting Pierre and Fort Pierre, will be reduced to one lane in both directions for the next several months.

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Less than 10 people die from diabetes mellitus in South Dakota during week ending Aug. 6

By Rushmore State News | Aug 18, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in South Dakota in the week ending Aug. 6, making up less than 22.7% of total deaths by all causes in South Dakota.

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Lt. Governor Larry Rhoden Announces STEM Award for Lakota Tech High School

By Press release submission | Aug 18, 2022

Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden announced that Lakota Tech High School will receive an award for its STEM programming from the National Lieutenant Governors’ Association Lt. Governors’ STEM Scholarship Program! NLGA awarded the school $1,000 as part of a national call for applications for funding STEM programming and curriculum in schools.

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Less than 10 people die from influenza and pneumonia in South Dakota during week ending Aug. 6

By Rushmore State News | Aug 18, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in South Dakota in the week ending Aug. 6, making up less than 22.7% of total deaths by all causes in South Dakota.

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Governor Noem Accepting Applications for Fall Interns

By Press release submission | Aug 17, 2022

Governor Kristi Noem is now accepting applications for the Governor’s Office fall 2022 internship program.

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Jerauld County Man Sentenced in First Degree Manslaughter Case

By Press release submission | Aug 17, 2022

Attorney General Mark Vargo and Jerauld County States Attorney Dedrich Koch announce that Mitch LeRoy Caffee, Wessington Springs, 39, pled guilty to one count of first degree manslaughter, a Class C felony, and one count of Aggravated Assault, a Class 3 Felony and was sentenced today to life in the state penitentiary on the first degree manslaughter conviction and 15 years in the state penitentiary on the aggravated assault conviction, with the sentence to run concurrent.