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• Meyer, 69, retired from coaching in 2010 with a then-NCAA record 923 victories in 38 seasons at Northern State University in Aberdeen, Lipscomb University in Nashville, and Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
• In September 2008, the native of Wayne, Nebraska, was critically injured in a car accident that led to the amputation of his left leg below the knee. Doctors discovered during his treatment that he had an inoperable form of cancer.
• "What's great about this is I would not have known about the cancer had I not had the wreck," Meyer told The Associated Press at the time. "God has blessed with the one thing we all need, which is truth. I can now fight with all of my ability."
• In August 2012, Meyer had a pacemaker implanted and three heart valves replaced due to the cancer. Meyer launched a leadership teaching tour less than a month after the surgery.
• ESPN awarded Meyer the Jimmy V. Award for Perseverance at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles in 2009. He received the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010 and the Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball Award in 2012.
• Meyer was named NAIA National Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1990. He was enshrined in the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1993.
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South Dakota's rising infectious disease rates
The Associated Press
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Sexually transmitted disease rates are up in South Dakota, as are figures for other infectious diseases. Here's a breakdown of some of the most substantial increases from the South Dakota Health and Disease Summary through April 2014.
• SYPHILIS
• There have 43 cases of this sexually transmitted infection in the first four months of this year, most of which are found in the central portion of the state. The 25-39 age bracket is primarily affected, with 15-24-year-olds a close second. The rate is up more than 1,000 percent compared to the 5-year median.
• SHIGELLA
• The rate of increase for this disease which typically affects children is also up more than 1,000 percent compared to the 5-year median. State Epidemiologist Lon Kightlinger said outbreaks of this illness come in waves every five to six years. It causes diarrhea, mostly affects children under 14 and is spread by those who may (Continued on page 24)
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