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family violence and working with child victims of physical and sexual assault.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The wife of South Dakota's first governor will be featured in a performance by a scholar in Brookings.
• Joanita Kant will portray Margaret Mellette Tuesday. The performance will be broadcast on the Dakota Digital Network.
• Mellette's husband, Arthur, was the last governor of the Dakota Territory and the first governor of South Dakota.
• The Mellette's moved to Dakota Territory from Indiana in 1879. They built their brick home four years later in Watertown. It's now called the Mellette House.
• The first South Dakota first lady served from 1889 to 1893. She outlived her husband by 42 years.
• The performance begins at 7 p.m. on the South Dakota State University campus.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Some South Dakotans hit by recent flooding and a tornado can receive added help from the state for damages to their property.
• Qualified residents of Canton and Wessington Springs can apply for a grant up to $5,000 from the Housing Opportunity Fund.
• The money can be used for cleanup, restoration, a hot water heater, furnace or appliances, rental payments and utility deposits or a down payment for replacement housing.
• The state says federal assistance and insurance proceeds will factor into how much is awarded.
• Households at or below 80 percent of the Housing and Urban Development area median income for Lincoln and Jerauld counties are eligible to apply. Applications are available at www.sdhda.org .
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