PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – A total of 15 sobriety checkpoints in 12 different counties are planned during the month of February by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. The monthly checkpoints are designed to discourage drivers from drinking and then driving. The checkpoints are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and… Read more »
News Year: 2021
Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates
WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- The Federal Reserve has indicated they will not raise interest rates for the next couple of years. South Dakota Bankers Association President Karl Adam says that is reassuring to businesses and farmers. Adam says those low rates are not good for savers. Some fifteen-year mortgage rates have fallen below two percent.
USDA’s Farm Service Agency suspending payments on farm loans due
WASHINTON,D.C.(WNAX)- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency has suspended past due debt collections and foreclosures for borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and Direct Farm Loan programs. FSA Loan Manager in USDA’s South Dakota state office Ryan Vandenberg says producers with past due loans should contact their county FSA offices. He says… Read more »
SD added 7 COVID-related deaths, active cases & hospitalizations continue to decline
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state added 7 more COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalization continued to drop, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The deaths moved the state’s overall death toll to 1,775. The state had 115 new confirmed cases and 274 recoveries, lowering active infections by… Read more »
Wayne Smith out as head coach of Roncalli boys basketball
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Jenna Ortiz Aberdeen American News)- Wayne Smith is out, and Rick Kline will coach the Roncalli High School boys basketball team for the rest of the season, Athletic Director Terry Dosch said Friday. Smith coached in a Thursday night victory against Sisseton but is no longer with the team. It was Smith’s second season… Read more »
HB-1076 now heading to the SD Senate
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A bill that would not allow changes to gender on a birth certificate is half way through the legislative process in South Dakota. HB-1076 was defeated in a House committee, smoked out to the House floor and passed on a vote of thirty nine to thirty one. House Majority Leader Kent Peterson of… Read more »
SD added 5 COVID-related deaths, active cases & hospitalization drops
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state added 5 more COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalization continued to drop, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The deaths moved the state’s overall death toll to 1,768. The state had 165 new confirmed cases and 232 recoveries, lowering active infections by… Read more »
After mild January, winter system likely to arrive by midweek
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – There are just a few days left in what has proven to be a mild January. However, it will feel a lot more like winter in the very near future, according to Laura Edwards, State Climatologist. She said January will go down as one of the warmest on record, but that… Read more »
Michael Ray to replace Hardy at Brown County Fair
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – This summer’s Brown County Fair will have the same scheduled lineup as last year’s canceled fair with one notable exception. Sonje Oban, BCF Interim Manager, made the announcement this morning. She said people should recognize a lot of his hits. Oban is happy that people will still get an opportunity to… Read more »
USD President, State Representative engage in dialogue over diversity
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – During an appearance before the Joint Committee on Appropriations, University of South Dakota President Sheila Gestring and Representative Taffy Howard of Rapid City engaged in a dialogue over diversity in higher education. Howard referenced a report from Princeton University on systemic racism on university campuses. Howard asked Gestring about the imbalance… Read more »