Departments

Emergency Medical Services

The Emergency Medical Services Office is located in the EMS building at 805 Capitol Street.

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Emergency Medical Services

Phone:

(605) 668-9033

Fax:

(605) 668-0585

Address:

805 Capitol Street
Yankton, SD 57078

Yankton County Emergency Medical Services (YCEMS) is dedicated and proud to serve the residence and visitors to Yankton County. YCEMS a paramedic level, advanced life support, ambulance with one on duty crew and one back up crew; which are both staffed with at least one paramedic 24 hours a day. YCEMS provides emergency (911) ambulance service to all the communities within Yankton County; including South Yankton. We also provide ALS intercepts for surrounding communities and non-emergency interfaculty transfers. Our staff is made up of dedicated paid volunteers and full time staff members. YCEMS is assisted by Emergency Medical First Responders from Gayville, Lesterville Fire and Rescue, Volin, Irene, Lake Area First Responders & Yankton County Search and Rescue; which provide valuable medical assessment and treatment prior to the ambulance arrival.

YCEMS also provide a number of EMS/Ambulance Public Relation Standbys and education; such as, CPR, First Aid, First Responder, & EMT Courses.

Billing Information

Yankton County EMS utilizes the services of WayStar for all of our ambulance billing. Any inquiries about your ambulance bill may be directed to Brenda in our office.

Quick Links

Staff

Troy Cowman

Senior Paramedic (605) 668-9033 Send an Email

Brenda Gobel

Billing Clerk (605) 668-9033 Send an Email

Announcements

Yankton County Register of Deeds
Monday, April 14, 2025

The only third-party company South Dakota authorizes to order vital records (birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates) is at VitalChek with an option to order online using a credit card.
Fees for S.D. vital records are $15.00 per copy (ordered from the County Register of Deeds office) and $26.50 (ordered through Vital Chek) or $44.00 (ordered through Vital Chek with overnight shipping).

Yankton County Highway Department
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

The Yankton County Highway Department will begin their summer hours on Monday, April 07, 2025 and will run until further notice.

Summer hours are Monday through Thursday 6:30am to 5:00pm.

Main Phone:
(605) 260-4400

Address:
321 West 3rd Street, Suite 100 Yankton, SD 57078

Office Hours:
9:00am - 5:00pm CST, Monday-Friday
Closed on Holidays, Saturdays, & Sundays

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