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picked up and now it's just some of the houses that need to come down. Like I said from the very beginning, it's not a quick fix. We're in it for the long haul, and it will be better."
• The June 18 tornado damaged dozens of homes and businesses. Many of the damaged buildings already have been torn down.
• Dozens of volunteers have flocked to the town to help with cleanup, and aid is taking shape in other forms. The Red Cross has handed out about 37,000 meals, the Embrace Church in Sioux Falls has donated 10,000 bottles of water and Dakota Scents Gift Boutique in Mitchell has started a toy drive.
• "We were kind of looking and watching what everyone was doing with the clothing and nonperishable things like that, so we decided to put our focus on the kids," boutique owner Kim Vilhauer told KELO-TV. "The kids don't understand what's happening. Them losing toys is like us losing a diamond or you losing your tools out of your garage. This is gold to them, so anything to put a smile on a kid's face is great."
• Gov. Dennis Daugaard, who plans to visit Wessington Springs on Thursday, issued a statement Wednesday urging monetary donations to the town's relief fund; he said clothing and household items are no longer needed.
• "Every contribution, whether big or small, will make a difference in helping to restore this town," he said.
• Businesses, organizations and people interested in donating can call the Red Cross at 1-800-Red-Cross or do so on its website.
• Cash donations can be dropped off at American Bank & Trust locations in Wessington Springs, Alpena, Huron, Wolsey, Miller, Pierre, Mellette and De Smet. Wessington Springs does not need any more donations of clothing or household items, Daugaard said.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) A court date has been scheduled next month for an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in South Dakota who failed to make the November ballot.
• A complaint was filed earlier against Clayton Walker, accusing him of perjury and filing false documents. The attorney general's office said Tuesday night that Walker had turned himself in to the Hughes County Jail and been released on personal recognizance. He is due in court July 7.
• Walker said in a statement the day before he turned himself in that he believes the complaint is politically motivated.

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