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saying in a sworn affidavit that she met Ruth when he was her superintendent at Miller High School. St. John is listed on the school alumni site as being in the class of 2009.
• "We began a sexual relationship after I graduated high school, and I conceived a child as a result," she said in the affidavit. "I told (the) defendant that he was the father but he denied being the father and refused testing."
• St. John said in the affidavit that her boyfriend at the time of her daughter's birth in January 2013 signed an affidavit of paternity, but that he is not the father. She stated that she has medical expenses from the pregnancy and birth and is asking the court to determine past and future child support.
• The Miller School Board went into executive session at its March 3 meeting and returned to accept Ruth's resignation with an immediate leave of absence, according to meeting minutes. No reason was publicly given.
• Ruth was also serving a five-year term on the South Dakota High School Activities Association, which directs and coordinates interscholastic activities by high schools in the state.
• The association's board accepted Ruth's resignation at its March 5 meeting after going into executive session. Board members said they will be accepting nominations for the remainder of Ruth's term, which runs through June 2016.
• "The board appreciates all of Mr. Ruth's service to the SDHSAA, and wishes him the best in his future endeavors," it said in its minutes.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Sioux Falls will be getting a new shelter for the homeless despite opposition from several residents.
• City councilors have upheld the planning commission's decision to grant a conditional-use permit for the shelter.
• A business owner in the Whittier neighborhood where the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls plans to build the shelter had filed an appeal with city council after the commission issued the permit.
• The diocese plans to convert an empty warehouse located near several buildings with programs for the needy into the Bishop Dudley Hospitality Center. It would offer meals, showers, laundry facilities and overnight shelter among other services.
• Residents say there already are facilities for the needy in their area, and they don't want more. They also say the proposed center would be near a school.
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