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and there were a few other remote spots; I think the hospital had generator power. Otherwise the city was absolutely dark," he said.
• A week later, Daugaard said morale is improving in the small southeastern South Dakotan town.
• "I think we've really got some good local leadership here in Wessington Springs."
• The debris that filled the streets the last week has been cleared, but Daugaard said there's still a long way to go. One of the biggest challenges is figuring out what to do with all the damaged and destroyed homes.
• "We have (Federal Emergency Management Agency) estimators here in town today, and they're going house by house and evaluating the damage," he said.
• George Betz, a FEMA responder who was in Wessington Springs on Thursday, said their assessment will determine how much federal assistance the town will receive.
• In Canton, about 1,100 homes were affected by the flood, with 143 calling the helpline the city is using to coordinate volunteers with homeowners, the Argus Leader reported.
• Michels said homeowners should put their health in front of their pride when it comes to calling the helpline. Several homes have reached the point of being a health hazard because of standing water, according to the newspaper.
• Individual homeowner's insurance does not typically cover flood damage, so many are also in need of financial assistance.
• The city will be doing a preliminary damage assessment to calculate how much money it could receive from the state and federal government, the newspaper reported.
• Michels said if the damage meets the threshold, the city could receive about 75 percent of the necessary funding from the federal government to help with road and city structure repair.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A Mission man has been sentenced to one year in federal prison for assault.
• The incident happened in July 2013. Authorities say 24-year-old Waylon Black Lance Jr. struck the victim on the head and face with his fists.
• Black Lance pleaded guilty in May to assault by striking, beating and wounding.
• U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Moreno also ordered Black Lance to serve one year of supervised release.
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