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• Boeve and her husband run a large cattle ranch west of Steen, next door to her in-laws. Mayor Melvin Van Batavia called the family "pillars of the community."
• In Salem, South Dakota, where Boeve grew up, a former classmate said an upcoming 15-year class reunion will be difficult without her there.
• "She was very outgoing in school," Kim Peterson told the Argus Leader. "She was involved in everything, always helping others, and so kind-hearted."
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Gov. asks for presidential disaster declaration
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Gov. Dennis Daugaard has requested a presidential disaster declaration to help South Dakotans whose homes and businesses were damaged by a tornado and flooding last month.
• The governor says the request is for the Individual Assistance program from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Daugaard says FEMA can offer programs to help state residents if the president approves the request.
• Federal, state and local teams assessed the extent of the damage to homes and businesses in three counties on June 26 and 27. Daugaard says the assessments led him to determine that a request is justified.
• The request does not guarantee the state will receive the federal funding.
• The governor says South Dakota last received an Individual Assistance declaration in 2011 for widespread damage from Missouri River flooding.
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Construction crews hit gas line in Sioux Falls
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- An Iowa-based energy company says a gas leak closed off a section of a street in western Sioux Falls Wednesday and forced some local businesses to evacuate the area.
• MidAmerican Energy tells KDLT-TV that shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday construction crews hit a natural gas main at the intersection of 41st Street and Sertoma.
• A MidAmerican Energy spokeswoman says the line was capped quickly, so the leak was under control soon after it started.
• Several businesses and homes were evacuated.
• Crews from MidAmerican Energy were repairing the line by the early afternoon.
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Police arrest man involved in standoff Monday
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A Sioux Falls man involved in a standoff with police for three hours Monday night has been arrested.
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