Odd Powder Stirs S.D. Newspaper
By CARSON WALKER
Associated Press Writer
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan planned to print Tuesday's edition at its sister operation after part of the newspaper's building was shut down because of a powdery substance.
The substance was found Monday in a pallet of advertising inserts. But publisher Rita Thomas said employees at the distribution center where the ads originated thought it was probably dust from packing.
She said police took a sample to the state health lab and test results were expected Tuesday.
"We're just erring on the side of caution. It's probably packing material," Thomas said. "Although I did see the substance and I can see why the employees were concerned."
Staffers continued to work even after part of the building where the substance was found was closed. Tuesday's paper was scheduled to be printed at Plain Talk, a weekly in Vermillion.
None of the inserts with powder on them will go out.
"Better to be safe than sorry," said Dave Bordewyk, general manager for the South Dakota Newspaper Association. "Although we are out here in South Dakota and it seems safe and secure from what's happening, it shows this can happen anywhere."
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