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Ariz. hangar now bears name of SD native Joe Foss
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- An aircraft hangar in Arizona now bears the name of Medal of Honor recipient and South Dakota native Joe Foss.
• The hangar is at Yuma International Airport in Yuma, Ariz. The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol says the hangar is within the Aviation Industrial Center, which is expected to play a role in the development of new technologies for the aerospace industry.
• Foss graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1940. He enlisted in the Marine Corps and received the Medal of Honor in 1943 for his actions in the Guadalcanal Campaign fought during World War II.
• Foss became South Dakota's 20th governor in 1955. He later headed the National Rifle Association and was a commissioner of the American Football League.
• He died in 2003.
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18 sentenced in South Dakota wildlife case
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Authorities say 18 people have pleaded guilty and been sentenced for wildlife violations at a commercial hunting operation in southern South Dakota's Todd County.
• "This is one of the largest wildlife cases in South Dakota history," Game, Fish and Parks Secretary Jeff Vonk said in a statement.
• Fines, restitution and civil damages in the case total more than $235,000, according to U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson and state Attorney General Marty Jackley.
• The investigation handled by state and federal wildlife agencies and the Rosebud Sioux tribe determined that Rock Creek Ranch owners John and Kathryn Chauncey and several of their hunting clients from Michigan, Texas and New Jersey unlawfully killed deer, hawks, owls, badgers and turkeys between 2008 and 2012.
• John Chauncey was sentenced to two months in custody and ordered to pay about $93,000. Kathryn Chauncey was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay $10,500.
• Kathryn Chauncey told The Associated Press on Thursday that part of the information prosecutors used to build the case against her family was false, including some of the alleged deer hunting incidents.
• "We're not saying we're innocent," she said. "We did do some illegal hunting, but (Continued on page 25)
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