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Noem honors flood response teams and names state geologist in joint session
Summary
In her address, Gov. Kristi Noem praised state and local emergency responders for flood rescues, cited state geologist Tim Kalman for providing critical river forecasts, and presented hero awards to named individuals and the Sioux Falls Swift Water Rescue Team.
Governor Kristi Noem recounted the state’s response to recent floods and presented hero awards to state and local responders in the joint legislative session.
Noem singled out the state geologist at the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources for providing what she said were reliable river‑flow projections when federal forecasts were unreliable. “Tim is our South Dakota state geologist with the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He lives, and has he saved lives with his water flow…
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