ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Signup for Holiday Assistance is currently underway at the Aberdeen Salvation Army. Signup will run through next week. Kathy Zerr, Case Worker at Salvation Army, provides the details. Major Mary Hunt said she has noticed an increase in need this year. Hunt said that there are several options for people to… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Voters in Hughes County, like voters across the state and country, are taking advantage of the absentee voting process for the upcoming general election. Hughes County Auditor Jane Naylor says her office has been busy. Due to the large number of expected absentee ballots Naylor is increasing the staffing needed to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – As part of an economic stimulus plan, President Trump signed an executive order suspending collection of the payroll tax, which funds Social Security and Medicare. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says doing that would cause other financial issues. Rounds says the trust accounts for Social Security and Medicare are already having… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (DRG News) – The status of another round of federal COVID-19 pandemic aid is still in limbo in Washington, D.C. However, South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson said he hasn’t given up hope a compromise can be reached before Election Day. President Donald Trump and his wife both tested positive for COVID-19 at the beginning… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – An equipment failure led to a pole fire causing a power outage for a small part of Aberdeen this morning. Tom Glanzer, Community Relations Manager with Northwestern Energy, talked about the outage. He said the area impacted was mainly commercial. Glanzer said things like this happen on occasion when dealing with… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton School Board approved the use of the Abbott BinaxNow Covid-19 Point of Care tests supplied by the state Department of Health. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says the tests would be available to students that become ill in school. Kindle says the tests will help parents decide how their kids should… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — The Codington County Board of Commissioners took action Tuesday in response to very dry conditions across the county. Codington County Emergency Management Director Jamie Torstenson talked about the situation. He says dry conditions have been gradually getting worse. There’s particular concern because it’s harvest time. Torstenson advises against any and all… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA (Press Release) – The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Treasury Department, today released a simpler loan forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $50,000 or less. This action streamlines the PPP forgiveness process to provide financial and administrative relief to America’s smallest businesses while also ensuring sound stewardship of… Read more »