SCOUTING REPORT | DEA goes West River, repeat Rapid City offenders, SDSU NASA team, HMS Dragon limps to port
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The Drug Enforcement Agency is in Rapid City this month with its Fentanyl Free America campaign. The federal drug busters are spreading the message about the dangers of fentanyl on digital billboards around the city. The agency will also have a presence at the Youth and Family Services’ Kids Fair at The Monument April 11-12.
The DEA’s resource table will include education materials for children and adults. Children can earn a junior special agent badge by completing a worksheet that compares images of candy and medications. The reality is that some illicit drugs are disguised as candy. Adults will find materials about talking to children and teenagers about the consequences of drug experimentation.
Dustin Gillespie, a special agent in charge of the DEA’s Omaha field division, said children don’t see medications the way adults do. Adults see a chewable, Tums or a Sudafed. Children see candy.
Mount Pleasant Cemetery on rebound after years of neglect
When the new board took over at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in central Sioux Falls on Oct. 18, it was evident members had their work cut out for them.
