OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- Since declining to a record low in April of last year, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas, has remained above growth neutral for 15 of the last 16 months. Ernie Goss, director of Creighton University’s Economic… Read more »
News Year: 2021
Senator Rounds calls out President Biden for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, D.C.(KCCR)- The last U-S armed forces left Afghanistan Monday following a 20 year war on terrorism after the September 11th 2001 attacks on the United States. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says the sudden call by President Joe Biden to withdraw troops had been hinted by history. Rounds serves on the Foreign Affairs and… Read more »
Yankton School Board passed mask mandates for public schools
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Yankton School Board heard about 90 minutes of sometimes emotional public input both opposed and in favor of a face mask requirement for students and staff at their special meeting Tuesday night. Michelle Graney is opposed to her kids wearing a face mask. Liz Fromboldt told the board that everyone should agree… Read more »
SD Dept of Health reports no new COVID-19 related deaths
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported no new COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalizations increased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,069. The state had 578 new cases and 243 recoveries, increasing active infections to 5,370. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus is… Read more »
BASEC Expands Service Area
DOLAND, SD(Press Release) – BASEC (Beadle and Spink Enterprise Community) recently announced they have expanded their service area, effective immediately. The new areas being serviced include 3 new communities: Brentford, Conde, and Turton, and 9 townships: La Priaire, Beotia, Conde, Tetonka, Benton, Olean, Clifton, Sumner, and Turton. “We have had a lot of phone calls… Read more »
South Dakota State Fair to begin Thursday
HURON, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota State Fair starts Thursday in Huron. Last years fair was much smaller than normal due to the pandemic. Assistant Manager Candi Briley says the fairgrounds have been very busy since last week. Briley says they are seeing more vendors and campers. Briley says they will officially break ground for the… Read more »
COVID-19 cases continues to rise in South Dakota
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Covid-19 infections related to the Delta variant are surging across the country and the region. Liz Healy, infection control specialist at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton says they have seen the PCR positive test rate rise over the past three weeks from about three percent to nearly sixteen percent. Healy says the… Read more »
The GOAC committee receives update on state agencies’s finances
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The Government Operations and Audit Committee of the South Dakota legislature normally monitors the financial status of state agencies and gets regular reports. David Flute, Secretary of the Department of Tribal Relations, appeared before the committee last week. He had earlier told committee members that his department was not able to construct a… Read more »
SD House Rep Taffy Howard called on President Biden & Vice President Harris to resign or Congress to impach them
Statement on Biden and Afghanistan Withdrawal RAPID CITY, S.D.(Press Release)- “Today we observe the Taliban-imposed deadline for American withdrawal from Afghanistan, and even Biden Administration officials acknowledge that there are hundreds of Americans, probably more, now trapped by our enemies. The withdrawal has been a complete disaster from start to finish. President Biden has not… Read more »
South Dakota National Guard to support Monument Health in COVID testing efforts
PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – This week, nine soldiers with the South Dakota National Guard were activated to support Monument Health in their COVID-19 testing efforts. The soldiers were activated to Belle Fourche, Custer, Rapid City, Spearfish, and Sturgis. “Since the start of the pandemic, the State of South Dakota has worked with our hospital systems… Read more »