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THE PRESS & DAKOTAN WEATHER CENTER DAILY RECORD BOARD OF TRADE PAGE 2: THE REGION PRESS & DAKOTAN n WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012 6 5 9 1 7 7 4 2 4 8 6 1 2 5 1 3 3 7 8 8 2 1 4 3 1 4 5 6 3 2 9 5 9 1 7 8 8 6 3 2 1 4 5 9 4 7 8 3 1 3 1 5 6 7 4 8 5 9 1 2 7 3 4 5 2 6 8 1 7 1 3 7 2 8 7 9 8 1 4 6 2 7 8 2 3 4 6 9 7 2 5 6 2 9 8 6 4 3 9 6 9 5 4 5 3 su do ku Fill the puzzle so that every row, every column, and every section contain the numbers 1-9 without repeating a number. © 2008 KrazyDad.com Check tomorrow’s paper for the solution to today’s puzzle. Yesterday’s Solution Challenging INT BOOK 32 #5 CH BOOK 32 #5 P RESS & D AKOTAN YANKTON DAILY Use your smart phone to scan this QR Code to take you to our e-Edition. (Firefox is the preferred cell phone browser) Evelyn Kvasnicka I would like to thank each and every one of you that sent me Birthday cards, letters, gifts, telephoned, visited me and sent flowers. I really appreciate each of you for taking time to remember me on my 95th Birthday. My telephone number is 605-664-0164. Thank you so very much, everyone! I wish a very big, sincere THANK Y OU to everyone that gave me personal greetings, phone calls & sent cards for my 80 th Birthday. Joseph F. Vyborny 402.667.3285 You Choose To Invest In Us... We Invest In State Of The Art Equipment Genesis II Laser Measuring System 89850 Hwy. 81, Yankton • Just across the New Discovery Bridge on Hwy. 81 www.riversideautobody-gonegreen.com •Pin point accuracy •Printed documents of damage before, during & after •Returned to pre-collison condition “Your direct repair body shop for all major insurance companies” ON THIS DATE LOTTERIES Drug Take-Back Event Yields 98 Pounds From P&D Staff Reports A prescription drug take-back event held Saturday by the Yankton Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Agency yielded the high- est collection in the three years it has been held in the community. According to Police Chief Brian Paulsen, a total of 98.3 pounds of medications were collected. That compares to 65 pounds in 2011 and 18 pounds in 2010. The Retired Seniors Volunteer Program assisted the police depart- ment with the event. The following businesses were drop off locations: Walmart, HyVee, Walgreen’s, Rexall Drug, the Yankton Community Li- brary and the Yankton Medical Clinic. “Prescription drug abuse is an ever-growing problem and by ‘clean- ing out the cabinet,’ hopefully less medications will make it to the hands of our children and drug abusers,” Paulsen said. MMC Forum To Feature ‘Paddlefish” Readings This Thursday’s Mount Marty College Noon Forum will feature MMC student “Paddlefish” publication readings. The forum will also feature an awards presentation of the 2012 student award winners for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. The event will take place at noon in the South Dining Room of the Roncalli Center on the MMC campus and is free and open to the public. City Reminds Residents To Cut Grass, Weeds Lawns are greening up, and the hum of lawnmowers can be heard all around the Yankton community. Overgrown grass and weeds aren’t just unsightly; they’re a violation of city ordinance. Yankton residents are reminded that grass should be maintained at 8 inches or lower and yards free of noxious weeds. Weeds must be cut or chemically treated. Dandelions are not considered a noxious weed , so while they maybe “obnoxious,” they are not “noxious.” For more information, visit cityofyankton.org or call 605-668-5251. SET Program Applications Now Available BROOKINGS — Applications are now being accepted for a new “Stronger Economies Together (SET)” Program to provide training and technical assistance for rural regional economic development. Applica- tion deadline is May 4. SDSU Extension and USDA Rural Development (USDA RD) are col- laborating for this initiative. It will strengthen the capacity of rural communities and counties to work together in developing and imple- menting economic development blueprints that strategically build on the current and emerging economic strengths of the region. The SET Program is sponsored by USDA RD and the nation’s four Regional Rural Development Centers. Two regions in South Dakota will be awarded the opportunity to re- ceive training and technical assistance delivered by a core team of Ex- tension and RD staff. Topics include building a strong regional team; developing vision and goals; examining regional demographics, oppor- tunities, and assets and barriers; and creating a regional economical development plan. For questions, additional information or applications contact Chris- tine Sorensen, USDA RD Coordinator at [email protected] or 605-224-8870 Ext. 123 or 605-530- 5353. A complete application must be sent electronically to Christine no later than May 4. POUND COUNT Several animals are available at the Yankton Animal Shelter. For more infor- mation call the Yankton Police Depart- mentʼs Animal Control Officer, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday at 661- 9494, or 668-5210. A $5 fee is required to adopt an animal. DAILY RECORD POLICY The Press & Dakotan publishes police and sheriff reports as a public service to its readers. It is important to remember that an arrest should not imply guilt and that every person is pre- sumed innocent until proven otherwise. When juveniles are released from jail, it is into the care of a parent or guardian. It is the policy of the Press & Dakotan to publish all names made available in the police and court re- ports. There are no exceptions. ARRESTS • Nicole Hausman, 31, Yankton, was arrested Monday for possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest and driving under the influence (third). • Jeremiah Sudbeck, 19, Yankton, was arrested Monday for grand theft (more than $1,000). • Tobie Mariano, 35, Springfield, was arrested Monday for driving under the influence (second). • Antonio Swartz, 26, Yankton, was arrested Tuesday for possession of marijuana. • Joshua Braun, 22, Yankton, was arrested Tuesday for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. • A 15-year-old Yankton male was arrested Wednesday as a runaway. ACCIDENTS • A report was received at 3:11 p.m. Wednesday that a Ford 600 truck lost power and rolled backward into a parked Chevy Silverado in the 400 block of Green St. Estimated value of the damage to the vehicles is $2,500 and $4,300, respectively. • A report was received at 10:19 p.m. Tuesday of a rollover accident in the 1000 block of Pearl St. A Mercury Milan driven by a Springfield individual collided with a parked Geo Metro. The driver was arrested for driving under the influence and cited for careless driving and open container in a motor vehicle. • A report was received at 1:23 a.m. Tuesday that a piece of metal was sticking up from the railroad tracks in the 800 block of Walnut. The BNSF company was notified and cones were placed on the roadway. • A report was received at 7:47 a.m. Tuesday of an accident in the 500 block of West Fourth St. INCIDENTS • A report was received at 4:32 p.m. Monday that the truck bed tarp on a ve- hicle had been cut in the 800 block of East 13th St. Estimated value of the damage was $400. • A report was received at 6:46 p.m. Wednesday that an unidentified individ- ual in a vehicle threw a bullet at a male in the 500 block of Walnut. • A report was received at 8:04 p.m. Monday that a stolen bicycle had been found in the 500 block of Dakota St. • A report was received at 10:39 p.m. Monday of a possible underage drinking party in the 300 block of Bunker Lane. Two individuals were ar- rested for possession of marijuana, and one of those two was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. • A report was received at 8:36 a.m. Tuesday that someone had tried to cut a tire valve stem on her vehicle parked in the 800 block of East 13th St. CRIME STOPPERS Anyone wishing to report anony- mous information on unlawful activity in the City of Yankton or in Yankton County is encouraged to contact the Crime Stoppers tip line at 665-4440. 75 YEARS AGO Sunday, May 2, 1937 No paper. 50 YEARS AGO Wednesday, May 2, 1962 • Several hundred persons visited the aquarium building at the Gavins Point national fish hatchery over the past weekend, but the traffic has been slow in starting since reopening of the aquarium in mid-April, according to Russell Stewart, manager of the hatchery. • Did you know that there are ap- proximately 1,300 Yankton children in kindergarten and grades 1-4? This is the figure the Yankton Jaycettes came up with in making plans for their second annual distribution of zinnia seeds to the little folks in the local public and parochial schools. 25 YEARS AGO Saturday, May 2, 1987 • Demand for dock space at Lewis and Clark Marina has resulted in the addition of 26 new boat slips this spring. The expansion gives the facility a total of 326 slips. Last year, all 300 were rented and marina manager Hap Reiners expects the same in 1987. • It will be hot bath and liniment tonight following the long trail ride for Wilbur Foss, Yankton. After the wagon train was blessed by the Rev. James K. Schwartz about 9 a.m. Friday morning, the semi-retired Yankton banker, astride his pinto, “Apache,” left from Riverside Park for his third adventure across South Dakota. CHICAGO (AP) — Grains futures fell Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery fell 11.50 cents to $6.43 a bushel; July corn fell 5.25 cents to $6.29 a bushel; July oats slipped 0.25 cent to $3.4525 a bushel; while July soy- beans fell 2 cents to $15.0350 a bushel. Beef and pork futures were mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. June live cattle fell 0.63 cent to $1.1352 a pound; August feeder cattle rose 0.48 cent to $1.5420 a pound; while June lean hogs slipped 0.07 cent to 85.85 cents a pound. TUESDAY’S RESULTS 2 BY 2: Red Balls: 10-16, White Balls: 13-20 PICK 3: 5-5-0 MYDAY: Month: 6, Day: 4, Year: 90 PICK 5: 03-07-27-34-38. Estimated jackpot: $90,000 VERMILLION — The Univer- sity of South Dakota will honor graduating Native American stu- dents at the fourth annual Native American Graduate Honoring cer- emony at 5 p.m. Friday, May 4, at the Muenster University Center. Sponsored by Native Student Services, the cultural heritage ceremony recognizes the accom- plishments of graduating Native American students and their sup- porters. Lynelle Noisy Hawk, M.D., Oglala-Hunkpapa from Fort Yates, N.D., and an alumna of the University of South Dakota San- ford School of Medicine, will de- liver the keynote address. The celebration also includes a din- ner and ceremony featuring tradi- tional regalia, singing of honor songs and other appropriate cul- tural protocols. This event pre- cedes the University of South Dakota’s 125th spring commence- ment at the Dakota Dome on Saturday, May 5. Noisy Hawk began her work in August 2007 as a medical officer at the Fort Yates, N.D. Indian Health Service (IHS) Hospital where she currently serves as the clinical director. She utilizes both modern medical health care and traditional Lakota healing cere- monies in her practice of medi- cine. Noisy Hawk completed her B.S. at South Dakota State Univer- sity in 1997 and was accepted into the Indians Into Medicine program (INMED) at the Univer- sity of North Dakota. She subse- quently transferred to the University of South Dakota and completed her M.D. in 2003. Mar- ried to Todd Goodsell, a Univer- sity of South Dakota graduate, Noisy Hawk is a full blood Lakota from the Oglala and Hunkpapa Tribal Nations. Her Lakota name, Kagnigapi Win, means “The Cho- sen Woman.” USD To Honor Graduating Native American Students PIERRE — The South Dakota De- partment of Labor and Regulation (DLR) has created two videos to help unemployment insurance (UI) benefit claimants understand the fil- ing process and comply with estab- lished rules. One video provides guidance on how to properly file a UI claim, and the other features tips on preventing fraud. Both are available on the DLR YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/SouthDakotaDLR . “This is an effort to help educate claimants of their responsibilities and save employers money in the long run,” said State Labor and Regu- lation Secretary Pam Roberts. “Over- all, our goal is to reduce improper unemployment benefit payments.” DLR routinely investigates poten- tial unreported earnings cases. It also looks into a wide range of other types of potential fraudulent con- duct. The integrity of the state’s un- employment fund is crucial to its solvency and availability to people who are legitimately eligible for bene- fits. In order to be eligible for unem- ployment benefits, claimants must be unemployed, able to work, look- ing for new work and cannot refuse suitable work when offered. Claimants who misrepresent in- formation in order to receive bene- fits must repay all the benefits fraudulently received. In such cases, they also forfeit the right to some fu- ture benefits. Blatant cases of fraud will be referred to the attorney gen- eral for prosecution. “Staff investigate claims on a con- tinuing basis,” said Secretary Roberts. “Last year, we found 3,347 overpayments totaling $1.8 million.” A U.S. Department of Labor grant for $100,000 made this educational outreach possible. The grant is also being used towards other efforts in a messaging campaign. To report tips on potential fraud, contact the Bene- fit Payment Control Unit at 605-626- 7649 or [email protected]. DLR Videos Help Improve Claimant Compliance
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PRESS&DAKOTANYA N K T O N D A I LY
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take you to our e-Edition. (Firefox is the preferred cell phone browser)
Evelyn Kvasnicka
I would like to thank each and every one of you that sent me Birthday cards, letters, gifts, telephoned, visited me
and sent flowers. I really appreciate each of you for taking time to remember me on my 95th Birthday.
My telephone number is 605-664-0164. Thank you so very much, everyone!
I wish a very big, sincere
T HANK Y OU to everyone that gave me personal greetings, phone calls & sent cards for my
80 th Birthday.
Joseph F. Vyborny
402.667.3285
You Choose To Invest In Us... We Invest In State Of The Art Equipment
Genesis II Laser Measuring System
89850 Hwy. 81, Yankton • Just across the New Discovery Bridge on Hwy. 81 www.riversideautobody-gonegreen.com
•Pin point accuracy •Printed documents of damage before, during & after
•Returned to pre-collison condition
“Your direct repair body shop for all major insurance companies”
O N T H I S DAT E
L OT T E R I E S
Drug Take-Back Event Yields 98 PoundsFrom P&D Staff Reports
A prescription drug take-back event held Saturday by the YanktonPolice Department and the Drug Enforcement Agency yielded the high-est collection in the three years it has been held in the community.
According to Police Chief Brian Paulsen, a total of 98.3 pounds ofmedications were collected. That compares to 65 pounds in 2011 and18 pounds in 2010.
The Retired Seniors Volunteer Program assisted the police depart-ment with the event. The following businesses were drop off locations:Walmart, HyVee, Walgreen’s, Rexall Drug, the Yankton Community Li-brary and the Yankton Medical Clinic.
“Prescription drug abuse is an ever-growing problem and by ‘clean-ing out the cabinet,’ hopefully less medications will make it to thehands of our children and drug abusers,” Paulsen said.
MMC Forum To Feature ‘Paddlefish” ReadingsThis Thursday’s Mount Marty College Noon Forum will feature
MMC student “Paddlefish” publication readings. The forum will alsofeature an awards presentation of the 2012 student award winners forpoetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
The event will take place at noon in the South Dining Room of theRoncalli Center on the MMC campus and is free and open to thepublic.
City Reminds Residents To Cut Grass, WeedsLawns are greening up, and the hum of lawnmowers can be heard
all around the Yankton community. Overgrown grass and weeds aren’tjust unsightly; they’re a violation of city ordinance.
Yankton residents are reminded that grass should be maintained at8 inches or lower and yards free of noxious weeds. Weeds must be cutor chemically treated. Dandelions are not considered a noxious weed ,so while they maybe “obnoxious,” they are not “noxious.”
For more information, visit cityofyankton.org or call 605-668-5251.
SET Program Applications Now AvailableBROOKINGS — Applications are now being accepted for a new
“Stronger Economies Together (SET)” Program to provide training andtechnical assistance for rural regional economic development. Applica-tion deadline is May 4.
SDSU Extension and USDA Rural Development (USDA RD) are col-laborating for this initiative. It will strengthen the capacity of ruralcommunities and counties to work together in developing and imple-menting economic development blueprints that strategically build onthe current and emerging economic strengths of the region. The SETProgram is sponsored by USDA RD and the nation’s four RegionalRural Development Centers.
Two regions in South Dakota will be awarded the opportunity to re-ceive training and technical assistance delivered by a core team of Ex-tension and RD staff. Topics include building a strong regional team;developing vision and goals; examining regional demographics, oppor-tunities, and assets and barriers; and creating a regional economicaldevelopment plan.
For questions, additional information or applications contact Chris-tine Sorensen, USDA RD Coordinator [email protected] or 605-224-8870 Ext. 123 or 605-530-5353. A complete application must be sent electronically to Christineno later than May 4.
POUND COUNTSeveral animals are available at the
Yankton Animal Shelter. For more infor-mation call the Yankton Police Depart-mentʼs Animal Control Officer, from 8a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday at 661-9494, or 668-5210. A $5 fee is requiredto adopt an animal.
DAILY RECORD POLICYThe Press & Dakotan publishes
police and sheriff reports as a publicservice to its readers. It is important toremember that an arrest should notimply guilt and that every person is pre-sumed innocent until proven otherwise.When juveniles are released from jail,it is into the care of a parent orguardian.
It is the policy of the Press &Dakotan to publish all names madeavailable in the police and court re-ports. There are no exceptions.
ARRESTS• Nicole Hausman, 31, Yankton,
was arrested Monday for possession ofa controlled substance, resisting arrestand driving under the influence (third).
• Jeremiah Sudbeck, 19, Yankton,was arrested Monday for grand theft(more than $1,000).
• Tobie Mariano, 35, Springfield,was arrested Monday for driving underthe influence (second).
• Antonio Swartz, 26, Yankton, wasarrested Tuesday for possession ofmarijuana.
• Joshua Braun, 22, Yankton, wasarrested Tuesday for possession ofdrug paraphernalia and possession ofmarijuana.
• A 15-year-old Yankton male wasarrested Wednesday as a runaway.
ACCIDENTS• A report was received at 3:11 p.m.
Wednesday that a Ford 600 truck lostpower and rolled backward into aparked Chevy Silverado in the 400block of Green St. Estimated value of
the damage to the vehicles is $2,500and $4,300, respectively.
• A report was received at 10:19p.m. Tuesday of a rollover accident inthe 1000 block of Pearl St. A MercuryMilan driven by a Springfield individualcollided with a parked Geo Metro. Thedriver was arrested for driving underthe influence and cited for carelessdriving and open container in a motorvehicle.
• A report was received at 1:23 a.m.Tuesday that a piece of metal wassticking up from the railroad tracks inthe 800 block of Walnut. The BNSFcompany was notified and cones wereplaced on the roadway.
• A report was received at 7:47 a.m.Tuesday of an accident in the 500 blockof West Fourth St.
INCIDENTS• A report was received at 4:32 p.m.
Monday that the truck bed tarp on a ve-hicle had been cut in the 800 block ofEast 13th St. Estimated value of thedamage was $400.
• A report was received at 6:46 p.m.Wednesday that an unidentified individ-ual in a vehicle threw a bullet at a malein the 500 block of Walnut.
• A report was received at 8:04 p.m.Monday that a stolen bicycle had beenfound in the 500 block of Dakota St.
• A report was received at 10:39p.m. Monday of a possible underagedrinking party in the 300 block ofBunker Lane. Two individuals were ar-rested for possession of marijuana, andone of those two was also charged withpossession of drug paraphernalia.
• A report was received at 8:36 a.m.Tuesday that someone had tried to cuta tire valve stem on her vehicle parkedin the 800 block of East 13th St.
CRIME STOPPERSAnyone wishing to report anony-
mous information on unlawful activity inthe City of Yankton or in YanktonCounty is encouraged to contact theCrime Stoppers tip line at 665-4440.
75 YEARS AGO Sunday, May 2, 1937
No paper.
50 YEARS AGOWednesday, May 2, 1962
• Several hundred persons visitedthe aquarium building at the GavinsPoint national fish hatchery over thepast weekend, but the traffic has beenslow in starting since reopening of theaquarium in mid-April, according toRussell Stewart, manager of thehatchery.
• Did you know that there are ap-proximately 1,300 Yankton children inkindergarten and grades 1-4? This isthe figure the Yankton Jaycettes cameup with in making plans for their secondannual distribution of zinnia seeds to
the little folks in the local public andparochial schools.
25 YEARS AGOSaturday, May 2, 1987
• Demand for dock space at Lewisand Clark Marina has resulted in theaddition of 26 new boat slips thisspring. The expansion gives the facilitya total of 326 slips. Last year, all 300were rented and marina manager HapReiners expects the same in 1987.
• It will be hot bath and linimenttonight following the long trail ride forWilbur Foss, Yankton. After the wagontrain was blessed by the Rev. James K.Schwartz about 9 a.m. Friday morning,the semi-retired Yankton banker,astride his pinto, “Apache,” left fromRiverside Park for his third adventureacross South Dakota.
CHICAGO (AP) — Grains futures fellTuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for July delivery fell 11.50 centsto $6.43 a bushel; July corn fell 5.25 centsto $6.29 a bushel; July oats slipped 0.25cent to $3.4525 a bushel; while July soy-beans fell 2 cents to $15.0350 a bushel.
Beef and pork futures were mixed onthe Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
June live cattle fell 0.63 cent to$1.1352 a pound; August feeder cattlerose 0.48 cent to $1.5420 a pound; whileJune lean hogs slipped 0.07 cent to 85.85cents a pound.
TUESDAY’S RESULTS2 BY 2: Red Balls: 10-16, White
Balls: 13-20
PICK 3: 5-5-0MYDAY: Month: 6, Day: 4, Year: 90PICK 5: 03-07-27-34-38. Estimated
jackpot: $90,000
VERMILLION — The Univer-sity of South Dakota will honorgraduating Native American stu-dents at the fourth annual NativeAmerican Graduate Honoring cer-emony at 5 p.m. Friday, May 4, atthe Muenster University Center.
Sponsored by Native StudentServices, the cultural heritageceremony recognizes the accom-plishments of graduating NativeAmerican students and their sup-porters. Lynelle Noisy Hawk,M.D., Oglala-Hunkpapa from FortYates, N.D., and an alumna of theUniversity of South Dakota San-ford School of Medicine, will de-liver the keynote address. Thecelebration also includes a din-ner and ceremony featuring tradi-tional regalia, singing of honorsongs and other appropriate cul-tural protocols. This event pre-cedes the University of SouthDakota’s 125th spring commence-ment at the Dakota Dome on
Saturday, May 5.Noisy Hawk began her work in
August 2007 as a medical officerat the Fort Yates, N.D. IndianHealth Service (IHS) Hospitalwhere she currently serves as theclinical director. She utilizes bothmodern medical health care andtraditional Lakota healing cere-monies in her practice of medi-cine. Noisy Hawk completed herB.S. at South Dakota State Univer-sity in 1997 and was acceptedinto the Indians Into Medicineprogram (INMED) at the Univer-sity of North Dakota. She subse-quently transferred to theUniversity of South Dakota andcompleted her M.D. in 2003. Mar-ried to Todd Goodsell, a Univer-sity of South Dakota graduate,Noisy Hawk is a full blood Lakotafrom the Oglala and HunkpapaTribal Nations. Her Lakota name,Kagnigapi Win, means “The Cho-sen Woman.”
USD To Honor GraduatingNative American Students
PIERRE — The South Dakota De-partment of Labor and Regulation(DLR) has created two videos tohelp unemployment insurance (UI)benefit claimants understand the fil-ing process and comply with estab-lished rules.
One video provides guidance onhow to properly file a UI claim, andthe other features tips on preventingfraud. Both are available on the DLRYouTube channel atwww.youtube.com/SouthDakotaDLR .
“This is an effort to help educateclaimants of their responsibilitiesand save employers money in thelong run,” said State Labor and Regu-lation Secretary Pam Roberts. “Over-all, our goal is to reduce improperunemployment benefit payments.”
DLR routinely investigates poten-tial unreported earnings cases. It alsolooks into a wide range of othertypes of potential fraudulent con-duct. The integrity of the state’s un-employment fund is crucial to itssolvency and availability to people
who are legitimately eligible for bene-fits.
In order to be eligible for unem-ployment benefits, claimants mustbe unemployed, able to work, look-ing for new work and cannot refusesuitable work when offered.
Claimants who misrepresent in-formation in order to receive bene-fits must repay all the benefitsfraudulently received. In such cases,they also forfeit the right to some fu-ture benefits. Blatant cases of fraudwill be referred to the attorney gen-eral for prosecution.
“Staff investigate claims on a con-tinuing basis,” said SecretaryRoberts. “Last year, we found 3,347overpayments totaling $1.8 million.”
A U.S. Department of Labor grantfor $100,000 made this educationaloutreach possible. The grant is alsobeing used towards other efforts in amessaging campaign. To report tipson potential fraud, contact the Bene-fit Payment Control Unit at 605-626-7649 [email protected].
DLR Videos Help ImproveClaimant Compliance
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