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ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – Aberdeen Public School District’s Ashley Seeklander has been named the 2025 South Dakota Counselor of the Year. Seeklander, school counselor at Lincoln Elementary, received the award at the recent South Dakota Counseling Association (SDCA) Awards Banquet in Sioux Falls. The Counselor of the Year award is given to a person who… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KELO)- Attorney General Marty Jackley says there are less expensive prison options to consider…and the time to do that is now. Earlier this year, legislators were considering an 825-million dollar plan to build a 15-hundred bed men’s prison. Through private research, the Attorney General says the state could get the same result for 525-million.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) –On Wednesday, Governor Larry Rhoden announced that the South Dakota Highway Patrol has obtained a Memorandum of Agreement to assist in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) actions to keep America safe. You can find the executed 287(g) Task Force Model Memorandum of Agreement here. “I am grateful for the Trump… Read more »

VERMILLION, S.D.(KYNT)- South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden and Representative Dusty Johnson spoke at South Dakota Girls State on the University of South Dakota campus in Vermillion on Wednesday. Rhoden said he was honored to have a chance to speak with some of the young people of South Dakota. Johnson said events like Girls State are… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department will be sponsoring a special Family Fun Weekend on Friday through Sunday, June 6 – 8 at Wylie Park.  This special weekend features fun activities for the whole family. Friday, June 6 4:00-8:30 p.m.        $15 Unlimited Ride Wristbands Saturday, June 7 10:00 a.m.               Family Fitness… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- The former Executive Director of a state housing program and a former state representative have been appointed to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency and Rural Development offices in South Dakota. As State Director for Rural Development in South Dakota, Lorraine Polak from Pierre will “help affirm the mission of… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- School may be out for summer but that makes summer a deadly time for teen drivers on South Dakota roads.  Shawn Steward with Triple A South Dakota says they refer to the period from Memorial Day to Labor Day as the 100 Deadliest Days for teen motorists. Steward says parents play a big… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- With the unofficial start of summer passing more and more aquatic recreators will be taking to South Dakota waterways and with it, the increased risk of moving aquatic invasive species to new uninfected lakes and rivers.  Fisheries Program Administrator Jake Davis says A-I-S elimination is not the goal of mitigation efforts. Davis says… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen City Council addressed a Memorandum of Understanding addressing a SecureSD Cybersecurity Initiative with Dakota State University. Cathy McNickle with the Aberdeen Finance Officer explains the memorandum. The city council approved the memorandum.

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen City Council heard about a request to apply for future Missouri River water use for the WINS project. Aberdeen City Manager Robin Bobzien: Aberdeen City Attorney Ron Wager(Wag-er) went over the legal process. Wager looks ahead to the future with the project. The council approved the request.