ONIDA, S.D.(DRGNews)- A variety of repairs are being made at the Ringneck Energy ethanol plant in Onida after an explosion and fire caused damage to the plant in July. President, CEO and Chairman of the Board Walt Wendland says some electrical work is being done. Wendland says as far as equipment needing to be replaced,… Read more »
News Year: 2023
FCC has program to help those to get internet services
WASHINGTON, D.C.(KMIT)- A government program called the Affordable Connectivity Program is available to help eligible households get the internet they need for work, school, health care and more. Alejandro Roark is with the FCC. He talks about different ways residents are eligible for the program. Of the 20 million households in the US eligible for… Read more »
Groundbreaking held Tuesday for new multi-seed processing plant south of Mitchell
MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- A groundbreaking for a new multi-seed processing facility in Davison County was held on Tuesday afternoon. The High Plains Processing plant will have the capacity to process 35 million bushels of soybeans annually while providing an estimated 85 full-time jobs and an annual payroll of around $5.5 million. Governor Kristi Noem was on… Read more »
Summit Contracting lands on 2023 Inc. 5000’s list of fastest growing companies
PLATTE, S.D.(KMIT)- A Platte-based company has landed on the 2023 Inc. 5000’s annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Summit Contracting is a full-service on-farm construction company founded by Tyler and Katy Samuelson specializing in building premium grain systems, post-frame and metal buildings, and livestock confinements. Tyler Samuelson talks about the pros of… Read more »
Severe weather warnings way down this summer
ABERDEEN, S.D.(KWAT)– It was a very quiet summer when it came to severe weather across eastern and central South Dakota. Kelly Serr (seer) is the Severe Weather Warning Coordinator at the National Weather Service in Aberdeen. She says it’s hard to identify a single reason why it was so quiet this summer. Final tornado numbers won’t… Read more »
HS Cross Country + College VB Scoreboard (9/20/23)
WED SCHEDULE HIGH SCHOOL Cross Country Lakeside Invitational w/ Aberdeen Roncalli, Faulkton, Frederick, Herreid/SA, Highmore-Harr, Hitchcock-Tulare, Ipswich, JVC, Leola, Miller, Mo/Po, NC, NW, Potter County, Sully Buttes, SBA & Warner GIRLS TEAM RESULTS 1st) Potter County 2nd) JVC 3rd) Aberdeen Roncalli 4th) Frederick 5th) Warner 6th) Faulkton Area 7th) Herreid/SA 8th) North Central 9th) Miller… Read more »
House lawmakers targeting medical marijuana ‘pop-up’ clinics
PIERRE, S.D.(The Dakota Scout)- South Dakota lawmakers have “pop-up” medical marijuana card clinics in their crosshairs. A contingent of Republican legislators in the South Dakota House is hoping to narrow down who can certify patients to use and grow medical marijuana in the state. This stems from the arrival of several companies in South Dakota… Read more »
Avera announces new president and CEO
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – James “Jim” Dover is the new leader of Avera Health. Dover is a seasoned health care executive with more than 30 years of experience serving in leadership positions across a wide array of hospital and health systems. Dover comes to Avera from Lansing-based Sparrow Health where he served… Read more »
South Dakota Ballot Company to perform Saturday in Aberdeen
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota Ballot Company will be doing a performance at the ARCC on Saturday. Director Madeline Scott provides a preview. The Ballot Company will be here for three days total beginning on Friday with master classes. Scott provides a preview of the performance coming up on Saturday. Scott talks about more classes… Read more »
Congressman Johnson’s Wounded Knee bill clears the U.S. House
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – On Wednesday, the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act passed the U.S. House by unanimous consent. This bill preserves a section of the land where hundreds of Lakota Indians were massacred by the U.S. Army. U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) introduced the bill in May after months of… Read more »