Saturday, 2.28.15 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net the midwest NEWSROOM: RESS AKOTAN [email protected] P D PAGE 15 SF To Clarify Food Truck Regulations SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Sioux Falls officials are proposing LRC: Government Would Save On Payroll new regulations to make it easier for food trucks to operate in the city. Food trucks have gained popularity in the state’s largest If Legislature Sets Youth-Minimum Wage city in recent years. Economic Development Manager Brent O’Neil says the city is aiming to strike a balance be- BY BOB MERCER proval from the House Commerce and En- tween mobile food vendors and brick-and-motor restau- State Capitol Bureau ergy Committee on a vote of 11-2 Wednes- rants. He says the proposed rules that will it easier for day. trucks to get permits but also protect permanent busi- PIERRE — A fiscal note prepared by But the bill was sent back to the nesses. the state Legislative Research Council House committee that afternoon because The proposed standards would clarify things like hours shows a potential savings for state gov- the fiscal note wasn’t completed at the of operation and where trucks can sell. The mobile busi- ernment if a youth minimum wage of time of the panel’s vote. nesses already must adhere to food safety, noise and park- $7.50 is adopted for . The committee reconsidered the bill ing standards. State government’s annual payroll Friday and approved it 11-1. Many of the details of the forthcoming ordinance are costs for employees would be reduced by The only Democrat committee mem- still being ironed out. an estimated $27,325, according to the ber who was present Friday tried to two-page document. amend the bill to put an emergency South Dakota voters increased the clause on it. Man Has Phone Troubles, Calls 911 state minimum wage to $8.50 per hour, An emergency clause means the bill with an annual inflation adjustment, in would take effect immediately upon the BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man has been ar- governor signing it into law. rested on eight charges after he called 911 complaining the Nov. 4 statewide election. However, Republican members of the But an emergency clause also requires that he couldn’t use his cell phone to send text messages. Legislature now want to create a youth a two-thirds majority for final passage in The Beatrice Daily Sun reports 22-year-old Matthew J. minimum wage that would be $1 less than both chambers. The Republicans have Stevison was arrested Thursday for false reporting, assault the general minimum wage. super-majorities of more than two-thirds of a police officer, resisting arrest and other crimes. The youth wage also wouldn’t have an in the House and the Senate. The Beatrice Police Department says it received a 911 automatic inflation adjustment. METRO GRAPHICS The move by Rep. , call from Stevison in which he blamed dispatchers for his The fiscal note shows that two sea- D-Sioux Falls, failed Friday because he phone trouble and demanded that they fix it. Officers say sonal employees younger than 18 didn’t The LRC calculated that taking them couldn’t get his motion seconded by an- they later located Stevison on a bicycle and ordered him to see any change in their wages after the down to $7.50 per hour with the youth other committee member. The other De- stop and talk. $8.50 took effect Jan. 1. One was making minimum wage would reduce payroll by mocrat on the committee, House According to court documents, Stevison then threw his $10 and the other was making $10.50. $27,200, based on 200 hours worked Democratic leader Spencer Hawley of bicycle at one officer and began fighting with others. Those wages would remain in place. apiece. Brookings, wasn’t present for the vote. Records show Stevison said he had overdosed on pills. Two temporary employees younger The state Senate voted 26-7 along po- Kirschman’s attempt suggested he Stevison is scheduled to appear in court on March 17. than 18 were receiving $8.25 per hour and litical party lines on Feb. 18 to approve thought Republicans wouldn’t be able to saw raises to $8.50 per hour after Jan. 1. the youth minimum wage legislation, SB reach a two-thirds majority. Kirschman is The fiscal note estimated they would re- 177. Its prime sponsor is Sen. David strongly aligned with organized labor. Bipartisan Team Seeks Changes For Neb. turn to $8.25 for a total savings of $125, Novstrup, R-Aberdeen. Assuming the bill now wins approval based on 500 hours worked between Novstrup and other supporters of the from the House and that Gov. Dennis Dau- LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bipartisan team in the Legisla- change have said on various occasions gaard signs it, it isn’t clear yet whether ture is trying to reform Nebraska’s politically charged them. The places of significant impact would they don’t know if anyone will use it and Democratic activists and organized labor process of approving new legislative and congressional dis- be the state Human Services Center at they don’t expect employer to reduce the leaders would attempt to refer the legisla- tricts. Yankton, the South Dakota Development wages of any youths currently employed tion to a statewide vote in the 2016 gen- Sens. John Murante of Gretna and Heath Mello of Center at Redfield and the State Veterans at $8.50. eral election. Omaha argued Friday that lawmakers should create an in- Home at Hot Springs, according to the es- The South Dakota Retailers Associa- The Democratic-labor coalition led the dependent commission to propose new boundaries. timate. tion wants the youth minimum wage. The petition drive that put the minimum wage Murante, a Republican, told the Legislature’s Executive There are 136 people younger than 18 retailers campaigned last year against the increase on the 2014 ballot. Board he’s still sorting out final details on his bill with who are residents, patients or court ap- minimum wage increase that was passed A successful referral of the youth mini- Mello, a Democrat. pointees working at those locations. They by voters. mum wage would put the law on hold Nebraska’s current process requires a special legislative were receiving $7.25 until the minimum The fiscal impact statement for state until the November 2016 general election. committee to propose new boundaries once every decade, wage change took effect Jan. 1. They now government suggests the potential effect An emergency clause on the bill might be after the census, for lawmakers and the governor to ap- are making the minimum wage of $8.50 for many government and private employ- found by the state courts to be a legal prove. The system came under fire during the last redis- per hour. ers throughout South Dakota. barrier blocking a referral. tricting in 2011, with Democrats accusing the majority The youth-wage measure received ap- Republicans of gerrymandering. The bill was backed by Common Cause Nebraska and the Nebraska Farmer’s Union. With K-8 Grades, Big Stone School To Remain Funded Teacher Pleads Guilty To Sexual Contact BY BOB MERCER Sioux Falls, sought the fiscal Conzet, R-Rapid City. “The hood of previously was known State Capitol Bureau note, which is an estimate of screening is already happen- as mental retardation, and SIOUX FALLS (AP) — A former Sioux Falls middle school the cost resulting from the leg- ing,” Conzet said. now is generally called devel- teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a stu- PIERRE — State senators islation. He predicted the im- Haugaard responded this opmental disability. dent has pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual contact gave unanimous approval Fri- pact would be “huge.” isn’t the same testing that was “We will be paying for them with a child younger than 16. day afternoon to keep Big Rep. , R- done for many years. “This is in many ways,” Sly said. She Thirty-three-year-old Tonya Drueppel was charged in a Stone school district eligible Rapid City, spoke against his expanding this dramatically,” predicted the costs for state five-count indictment in February 2014. Authorities say for state aid, despite enroll- request. Sly quoted a state- he said. government would be much Drueppel developed a sexual relationship with a 14-year- ment below the threshold of ment from state Health Secre- House Speaker Dean Wink, higher if the screenings aren’t old girl between September 2012 and January 2014. 100. tary Kim Malsam-Rysdon R-Howes, had intended to let conducted and followed with Drueppel was originally facing three fourth-degree rape HB 1097 now heads to Gov. there wouldn’t be any fiscal Haugaard have the final word treatment. charges. Those were dropped as a result of her plea agree- Dennis Daugaard, who is ex- impact to state government on his motion seeking the fis- Haugaard needed support ment. pected to sign the legislation because private insurance and cal note. But Sly wanted to from one-fifth of the 70 House Drueppel worked for the Sioux Falls School District be- into law. Medicaid would cover the rebut Haugaard. members and got it after the tween 2009 and 2013. She was a teacher at Axtell Park Mid- Rep. Fred Deutsch, R-Flo- costs. Sly said what’s known as a back and forth. dle School teacher. rence, sponsored the bill on Rep. , R-Sioux PKU screening began in 1973. • NEXT WEEK: The Legisla- She faces up to 30 years in prison for the charges she behalf of Rep. John Wiik, R-Big Falls, replied that state gov- She said that if the disor- ture doesn’t meet Monday and pleaded to on Friday. Stone City, whose children at- ernment pays a large portion ders aren’t diagnosed and gathers for Tuesday through tend the school. of Medicaid costs. treated immediately in in- Friday. Sen. Jim Peterson, D-Re- That drew in Rep. Kristin fancy, there is a high likeli- Senate Approves Bicycle Proposal villo, was the bill’s lead spon- PIERRE (AP) — A measure to help lessen the danger of sor in the Senate. passing vehicles to cyclists is cruising through the Legis- The measure proved so ab- 126.63 ACRES OF SOUTH UTICA TOWNSHIP sent of controversy that it re- lature after rebounding from some minor speed bumps ceived final passage without earlier in the session. debate on the Senate’s con- YANKTON COUNTY LAND The Senate Transportation Committee on Friday unani- sent calendar. mously passed the proposal, which supporters say will Wiik watched the 32-0 vote help educate the public on how best to share the road. from the Senate gallery. From 2010 to 2013 in South Dakota, 390 cyclists were in- The Senate’s timing was jured and three died in collisions with vehicles, and fortuitous. r"6$5*0/r Transportation Department attorney William Nevin told The annual pork-loin din- the committee that the statistics aren’t improving. ner that raises money for the In order to settle the estate, the following land will be offered “When a Humvee overtakes and passes a pickup, school’s fourth grade students for sale at public auction at Minervas Convention Center, maybe only a foot or two of clearance is a safe distance as to take a trip to the Black Hills long as they don’t touch each other,” Nevin said. “But if a was already scheduled for 1607 E. Hwy. 50 Yankton, SD on: car or a semi passes a bicycle with only a foot of clear- today (Saturday). ance, the risk of problems and serious injury is The Big Stone and Or- substantial.” tonville, Minn., school dis- THURSDAY MARCH 12TH, 2015 House lawmakers considering how to improve safety tricts operate under an earlier this session initially disagreed how to tackle the arrangement where Big Stone 10:30 A.M. problem. The eventual compromise proposal now headed provides classes for the K-8 grades while Ortonville oper- to the full Senate sets two standards for passing cyclists: ates the high school. It is our privilege to offer this outstanding, powerful, all tillable tract of land that On roads with speed limits of 35 mph or less, cars must • TRIBAL ID: The state Sen- has excellent soil ratings, with predictable yield potential, good eye appeal, and give cyclists a 3-foot buffer when passing on the left, and ate deferred debate until Tues- land that would command top rental rates. Great location within 1 mile of the on roads with speed limits above 35 mph, the passing day of House Concurrent city limits of Yankton and 1/2 mile from Hwy. 50 makes this an outstanding buffer is 6 feet. Resolution 1008 that calls on There are at least 25 states, plus the District of Colum- Congress and the U.S. presi- opportunity to purchase high quality land in the tightly held South Utica Township. bia, that have a 3-foot cushion law, according to the Na- dent to recognize tribal-issued LEGAL: The SE 1/4 except Platted land therein, in Section 3, 93-56 Yankton tional Conference of State Legislatures. identification cards for official County, SD Nevin said the proposed South Dakota standards purposes. LOCATION: From the Junction of US Hwy. 81 & 50 (Wal-Mart) go 2-miles west on would make the roads safer and offer an educational op- The issue is complicated Hwy. 50 turn south 1/2 mile on 438th Ave or Timberland Drive west side of the portunity. because the federal REAL ID Kasey Abbott, president of RASDAK, a roughly 500-mile law, passed in the wake of the road or from Yankton Redi-Mix go 1-1/4 mile west with driveway access on the bike tour across the state, said he and his cyclist friends Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist at- north side, or at the junction of Timberland Drive & West 23rd St. Note field is will be very happy if the law passes. He said the measure tacks, doesn’t provide for behind all of the residential homes. would decrease the chances of a cyclist suffering injuries using tribal i.d. cards.  rBDSFTUJMMBCMFMBOE&WFSZBDSFQSPEVDUJWFXJUIOPMPTTPG3308BDSFT on a South Dakota highway. State government would recognize tribal i.d. cards for  r4JOHMFGBNJMZIPVTJOHEFWFMPQNFOUTBSFMPDBUFEPOUIFTPVUIBOEFBTUTJEFT all purposes if that conflict of the property. Access gained by a 66’ strip of land that is located on the Fire Destroys East Nebraska Farmhouse could be resolved, according south side of the property that adjoins 310th St or West 23rd St. to the resolution.  r4PJMQSPEVDUJPOSBUJOHPG1SFEPNJOBOUTPJMTJODMVEF&HBO&UIBO$PNQMFY NEHAWKA, Neb. (AP) — A fire official says a fire de- State House members stroyed a three-story farmhouse in eastern Nebraska. voted 49-20 in favor of the res- (82), Wentworth silty loams (86) and Egan-Wentworth (91) The Nehawka Volunteer Fire Department says it took olution Wednesday. The prime  r1SPQFSUZJTCFJOHTPMETVCKFDUUPUIFDSPQMFBTFXIJDIQBZT  nearly eight hours on Thursday to extinguish the flames sponsor was Rep. ,   ZFBSPSBDSFBOEJTQBJE.BSDITU/PWFNCFSTU that engulfed a farmhouse near Nehawka. Assistant Fire D-Pine Ridge. All of the nays Chief Shane Adams says freezing temperatures, wind and a  r"OOVBM5BYFTBSF /PCVJMEJOHFMJHJCJMJUJFTFYJTUPSXJMMUSBOTGFS came from Republicans. with the property. distant water source hindered rescue crews’ efforts to put Sen. , D-Mis- out the fire. sion, is the lead sponsor of the  r#BTF:JFMEJOGP XFUMBOENBQT BOEPUIFSQFSUJOFOUJOGPSNBUJPOJTGPVOE Adams tells the Lincoln Journal Star that firefighters resolution in the Senate. The in the buyers packet had to drive tanker trucks to a hydrant located about five resolution is a statement of  r*'ZPVBSFMPPLJOHGPSBOPVUTUBOEJOHBEEPOQJFDFGPSZPVSGBSNPQFSBUJPO miles away because of a limited water supply in Nehawka. the Legislature’s position but or investment portfolio check out this property. No disappointments! doesn’t have a binding effect He says the cold made it most difficult to fight the flames. TO INSPECT THE PROPERTY: We invite you to inspect the property at your Adams says no one was in the home in the time of the on the federal government. fire. No injuries have been reported. • STANDING ALONE: Sen. convenience or visit www.wiemanauction.com for a buyers packet or contact the Phil Jensen, R-Rapid City, was auctioneers at 800-251-3111 and a buyers packet can be mailed out. the only member Friday to TERMS: Cash sale with 15% (non-refundable) down payment auction day with Neb. Nurse Practitioner Bill Approved vote against confirmation of the reappointment of state Ed- the balance on or before April 15, 2015. Personal Representatives deed to be LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have ap- ucation Secretary Melody granted with the cost of title insurance split 50-50 between buyer and seller. proved a bill designed to give nurse practitioners more in- Schopp. Seller to pay the 2014 taxes in full and buyer will be responsible for all of the dependence. The tally was 31-1 with 2015 taxes. Sold subject to the existing crop lease for the 2015 crop year, and Senators voted 46-0 Friday to pass the bill, which was three excused. vetoed last year by then-Gov. Dave Heineman. Last year’s Gov. Dennis Daugaard pro- Personal Representitve’s approval pursuant to SD Uniform Probate Code, and session ended before lawmakers had a chance to attempt moted Schopp from the all easements and restrictions of record. Auction to be held indoors at Minveras an override. deputy position when he took Convention Center. Come prepared to buy! The bill by Sen. Sue Crawford of Bellevue would remove office in 2011. HERMAN SCHWARZ ESTATE - OWNER a requirement that nurse practitioners get a written agree- • SCREENING COSTS: Some ment to consult with a doctor before they can practice. state House members crossed JEANETTE GRAVDAHL - PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE The so-called integrated practice agreements are designed one another Thursday after- to ensure that a physician is available for collaboration or noon over requesting a fiscal Wieman Land & Auction Co. Inc. referral if a patient doesn’t respond to treatment. note. Supporters of the bill say the agreements make it The legislation in question, Marion, SD 800-251-3111 Sheila Woodward harder to recruit well-trained nurses and keep them in the SB 60, would expand newborn (BSZ3JDI8JFNBO#SPLFST  Closing Attorney state. Doctors expressed concerns about patient safety. screenings to include inher- ited and genetic disorders. 605-665-5009 Rep. , R-