Testimony and hearings. Some still think the decision has already been made, but even now Board Members are getting more information from people on both sides of the issue. And that is making the decision even more difficult. Its a struggle, said geri huser, a member of the three person board. I dont like that part of this process. Board members say, regardless of their decision, these companies will want to transport crude oil. Many people weve talked to one both sides will agree. The board is being very deliberate throhout this whole process. Its Spokesman Says he believestheyre taking the right steps to get closer to a decision. It sounds like the board is trying to really narrow down the issues that they need to address and theyre asking staff help them do that, said don tormey, the spokesman for the board. Before the next meeting on feb. 19, the boards legal team has been asked to put together a pros and cons list from this weeks sessions to help make their decision a little clear
According to the south dakota state patrol nelson was driving on highway 50 in the wrong lane when his vehicle cocoided head on with riibes vehicle. Nelson was pronounced dead at the scene, riibe died from her injuries at a sioux falls hospital. After the initial crash, two other vehicles each struck one of the two cars involved in the fatal crash. No one in those cars was injured. Tim a former coach at North High School was sentenced today. After being found guguty of having seseal relations wiwi a sioux city student. Tim erick de leon was formerly a soccer coach and director of a program for at risk youth at North High School in sioux city. Court records show he was arrested back in january for performing sex acts with a 16 year old student. Earlier this year he pleaded guilty to Sexual Exploitation by a School Employee and today, he received a five year suspended jail sentence, with a three year period of probation. De leon also must also register as a sex offender. After more than