Whiteclay Vandalism Investigated Celerated Spring Planting Across South Dakota
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Tuesday, 5.21.13 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net the midwest PRESS DAKOTAN NEWS DEPARTMENT: [email protected] 13 Above-Normal Temps, Dry Soil Aid SD Farmers SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Above-normal temperatures and drier soils ac- Whiteclay Vandalism Investigated celerated spring planting across South Dakota. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crop report that producers had on average 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork. BY GRANT SCHULTE back onto the reservation, where Nebraska au- The second vandalism act happened on May Winter wheat conditions were rated 31 percent very poor, 28 per- Associated Press thorities have no jurisdiction. 13. It caused more than $10,000 in damage to a cent poor, 33 percent fair, 8 percent good and 0 percent excellent. “The level to which these folks have in- beer truck owned by High Plains Budweiser, Calving was 94 percent complete and lambing was 96 percent LINCOLN, Neb. — State law enforcement offi- creased these activities is concerning to us,” said Jeff Scheinost, president of the Scottsbluff- complete. cers were helping patrol a small Nebraska town Sankey said during a conference call with re- based distributor. Cattle and calf conditions were rated 0 percent very poor,4 percent Monday following the vandalism of two beer porters on an unrelated issue. “Most of the folks Two of the company’s trucks had stopped poor, 25 percent fair, 63 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. trucks earlier this month near a South Dakota over the years have demonstrated. They’ve per- for a delivery at Stateline Liquor when a sport Indian reservation where alcohol is banned. haps blocked the highway, perhaps tried to utility vehicle drove up from the south, Col. David Sankey, the superintendent of the block entrance to one of the retail outlets, but Scheinost said. Between five and seven people Larson To Be School And Public Lands Chief Nebraska State Patrol, said more officers will it’s been mostly peaceful. This group in the last jumped out and smashed both of the truck’s few weeks has escalated their level of violence, headlights, two of its windows and the wind- PIERRE (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard says he will appoint Vern Lar- keep watch on the tiny Nebraska town of White- clay during beer deliveries because of an uptick and it’s certainly got our attention.” shield, and slashed its right-front tire. son of Vivian as South Dakota’s commissioner of school and public lands. Authorities have made no arrests. Sankey No one was hurt. Scheinost said three of his Larson, a former state treasurer and state auditor, will replace Jar- in vandalism from protesters opposing beer sales. said the patrol is working with the Sheridan employees were inside the store at the time, rod Johnson as head of the agency that administers state lands set County sheriff’s office in northwest Nebraska, and a fourth who was unloading the truck ran aside to support schools and state institutions. Whiteclay sits on the border of South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, a as well as the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. A inside to get them. By the time his workers re- Johnson announced last month he is resigning effective Aug. 15 for phone message left with the Oglala Sioux De- turned, Scheinost said the vandals were gone. family reasons. Larson’s appointment will take effect when Johnson poverty-stricken area that prohibits alcohol but is nonetheless plagued by alcoholism. partment of Public Safety, which oversees law Scheinost said workers made another deliv- leaves the office. enforcement on the reservation, wasn’t immedi- ery on Monday without incident, while the Ne- Larson will serve out the remainder of the term, which ends in Jan- Activists have protested in Whiteclay for decades with marches, campsites and road ately returned Monday. braska State Patrol and Sheridan County uary 2015, but he will not be a candidate for the office in 2014. Vandals have hit two beer trucks in the last sheriff’s deputies stood watch. Larson was elected state auditor in 1978 and was re-elected five blockades designed to stop alcohol from cross- ing into the reservation. The Oglala Sioux tribal three weeks and reportedly threatened one “There was a significant presence,” he said. times, serving from 1979-2003. He was elected state treasurer in 2002, truck driver with a knife. In the first incident on A cellphone message left for activist Olowan serving two terms from 2003-2011. government filed an unsuccessful federal law- suit last year that sought $500 million in legal May 3, activists reportedly told a beer truck Martinez, who has recently protested in White- damages from the town’s four beer stores, its driver to leave town, and then flashed a knife. clay, wasn’t immediately returned. The Native Attempt To Axe Neb. Sales Tax Law Rejected distributors and the global manufacturers. They then started stomping on beer containers American from Porcupine, S.D., has previously Sankey said most of the protests over the in the shipment, smashing them against the said that the protests were peaceful, but in- LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lawmakers have rejected an attempt to re- years have remained peaceful, but authorities truck and throwing them into the street. The tended to send a message that the beer suppli- peal a new Nebraska law that lets cities raise their local option sales are concerned that the vandalism could esca- truck’s two front tires were slashed, said Vic ers aren’t welcome in the area. tax rates, as long as they secure voter approval. late. Many of the activists are not from the area, Clarke, a Whiteclay grocery store owner who The law gives cities the power to ask voters for an increase to as he said, and they’re avoiding arrest by crossing witnessed the attack. high as 2 percent, up from the current 1.5 percent lid imposed by the state. Lawmakers voted Monday not to reconsider a measure filed by Sen. Ernie Chambers, of Omaha. Supporters of the law argue that any increase would require major- ity support from local residents, and cities would have to designate a Omaha Task Force Probes Minneapolis Gas Price Tops List specific use for the money. Chambers has argued sales taxes dispro- portionately affect the poor, who pay a larger share of their income CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — A new survey finds Minneapolis has the when buying goods and services. highest gas prices in the Lower 48 states. 4 Slayings 5 Years Apart The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents Honor Song Group Protests Exclusion OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A fed- the families and to the Omaha over the past two weeks. eral, state and local task force is community.” The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday says the price CHAMBERLAIN (AP) — Members of the Crow Creek and Lower investigating the possibility that The task force includes more of a gallon of regular is $3.66. Midgrade costs an average of $3.84 a gal- Brule tribes gathered outside the National Guard Armory in Chamber- lon, and premium is $3.98. the killings of a Creighton Univer- than a dozen police detectives, Diesel held steady at $3.93 gallon. lain to play an American Indian honor song for high school graduates sity professor and his wife may as well as FBI and State Patrol as they filed out of the building. Of the cities surveyed in the Lower 48 states, Tucson, Ariz., has the be linked to the unsolved 2008 personnel. The chief said authori- nation’s lowest average price for gas at $3.18. Minneapolis has the The school board last week rejected a request to have the honor stabbing deaths of an 11-year-old ties have been in touch with song played as part of Sunday’s commencement ceremony. Board highest at $4.27. members said a feathering ceremony the night before graduation hon- boy and his family housekeeper, William Hunter, as well as the The website www.TwinCitiesGasPrices.com says average gas prices ors tribal students and that the commencement exercise should be Omaha police announced Mon- Brumback family, but declined to in the Twin Cities are up to $4.31 Monday. Statewide, gas prices in Min- about recognizing academic achievements rather than cultural ties. day. detail any of the discussions. nesota average $4.28, according to the website www.Minnesota- Drum circle singer Kevin Wright says the honor song played out- Omaha Police Chief Todd William Hunter declined to GasPrices.com. side the armory on Sunday was for all of the graduates. Schmaderer told a news confer- comment Monday afternoon on About one-third of the 900 students in the school district are Indian. ence that authorities are “explor- behalf of his family. ing very hard” the possibility that { the killings of Dr. Roger Brum- 911 Hang-Up Leads Police To 4 Pounds Of Pot back and his wife, Mary, are ankton Area Progressive Growth SIOUX FALLS (AP) — A hang-up call to 911 helped lead Sioux Falls linked to the unsolved deaths of Thanks to police to a hotel room containing four pounds of marijuana. Thomas Hunter and 57-year-old our investors! Police say they were called to the Staybridge Suites at about 3 a.m. Shirlee Sherman. Economic Development Sunday. After officers checked out one room to no avail, Police Schmaderer would not elabo- Spokesman Sam Clemens says they smelled marijuana coming from an- rate on any connections, but ac- { other room. He says an officer also spotted a man jumping out of the knowledged a tie to Creighton hotel window.