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:

  • Billing Department: (605) 655-8222
  • Administration: (605) 655-8218

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 has a fulltime billing staff in our office to answer any questions and assist with payments. For payment you can either stop by our office, call or go online to pay off your bill or make monthly payments. Any further questions, you can call Maria or Brenda in our office.

Quick Links

Staff

Troy Cowman

Deputy Administrator (605) 668-9033 Send an Email

Sami Rottenbucher

Billing Clerk (605) 668-9033 Send an Email

Maria Cameron

Billing Clerk (605) 668-9033 Send an Email

Announcements

Yankton County Highway Department
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

The Yankton County Weed Department would like to remind that Yankton County landowners are required to control noxious weeds on their property. The Weed Department will begin their inspections on May 1, 2026.

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Yankton County Treasurer
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

A reminder to all residents that the first half of property taxes is due by April 30th. There are several convenient ways to pay. You can pay in person, by mail, by our secure drop box or you can pay on-line. For more information please see the Treasurer's page under the Departments tab or call our office.

Yankton County Treasurer
Monday, March 30, 2026

Note: Due to new USPS regulations, mail may not be post marked on the day it was dropped off at the facility, potentially days later. Please keep this in mind when mailing your payments, so they are received in our office with a postmark date before the deadline, April 30th.

Yankton County
Friday, March 13, 2026

The Yankton County Government Center and all other Yankton County non-emergency offices will be closed on Friday, April 3rd, 2026 and Monday, April 6th, 2026 to spend the Easter holiday with our loved ones.

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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