To the editor - On Feb. 26, the Northeast Council of Governments hosted its monthly NECOG Council meeting. The focus of the meeting this month was drug awareness in our area communities.

NECOG would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to Sgt. Dale Kotzea, Highway Patrol Trooper Rick Olauson and the drug dog, Katie. Also a thank-you to Kandis Schwab, community coordinator for Methamphetamine Awareness and Prevention Project of South Dakota and Kristi Spitzer, community prevention networker for NADRIC.

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