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Johnson presents medals to Army Sgt., private
• SISSETON, S.D. (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson has presented the Purple Heart to a South Dakota Army National Guard member who served in Afghanistan.
• Johnson presented the award to Sgt. David Flute during a ceremony Monday. Flute started his military service in Sisseton in 1988 with the Army National Guard. He went on to serve in the Army Reserve and deployed to Afghanistan in 2006.
• Flute earned the Purple Heart for wounds he received in action in 2007 in Afghanistan.
• Johnson also presented medals to the family of Private George Sorbel. Sorbel served in the Army during World War II in Company F, 3rd Battalion, 382nd Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division. He was killed in action on October 28, 1944.
• Johnson presented Sorbel's family with several of his military medals.
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SD man pleads guilty to assaulting federal officer
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson says a Pine Ridge man has been sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting a federal officer.
• Johnson says 47-year-old James LaDeaux wielded a knife at Oglala Sioux Tribe officer on Sept. 5, 2011, forcing the officer to subdue LaDeaux with a stun gun.
• Because of a contract between the tribe and the federal government, many tribal officers are considered federal officers under the law prohibiting the assault of federal officers.
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Monday's Scores
The Associated Press
• VOLLEYBALL
• Alcester-Hudson def. Marion, 20-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-22
• Britton-Hecla def. Ipswich, 25-21, 25-13, 25-20
• Brookings def. Watertown, 17-25, 25-12, 25-18, 25-16
• Clark/Willow Lake def. Great Plains Lutheran, 25-11, 25-15, 25-20
• Colome def. St. Francis Indian, 25-17, 20-25, 27-25, 25-21
• Custer def. Hill City, 25-21, 25-10, 25-23
• Dakota Valley def. Council Bluffs Jefferson, Iowa, 25-23, 25-20, 25-21
• DeSmet def. Iroquois, 25-20, 25-15, 25-12
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