PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- South Dakota Democratic candidates are making their final push to election day. The Get Out The Vote caravan stopped in Pierre Saturday afternoon. Secretary of State candidate Tom Cool says what concerns him more than Republican opponent Monae Johnson is the America First Secretary of State Coalition. U-S Senate candidate Brian Bengs says… Read more »
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First Gentleman Bryon Noem appeared in Aberdeen Friday
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- First Gentleman Bryon Noem did a meet & greet in Aberdeen on Friday. Noem talks about his background. Noem talks about how he and his wife Governor Noem how they raised their children. Noem describes Governor Noem on a personal level. Noem talks about being the very fist First Gentleman in South Dakota… Read more »
Aberdeen Community Concert Association announce the next concert scheduled for Tuesday
The Aberdeen Community Concert Association (ACCA) is excited to announce their next concert of the 2022-23 Season will be Sail On: The Beach Boys Tribute on Tuesday, November 8 at 7:00 pm at the Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre in the NSU Johnson Fine Art Center. Sail On brings a young look and authentic sound… Read more »
District 21 Senate candidates talks about their campaigns
WINNER, S.D.(WNAX)- Voters will select members of the 2023 South Dakota legislature next week. State Senator Erin Tobin of Winner is running for re-election from District 21. She says the first two years had a steep learning curve. Tobin says she had a lot of encouragement to run again. Tobin says she is hearing about… Read more »
State marks completion of EVOC training course
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- State law enforcement officials thanked legislators and the Governor Thursday for finding two-point-four million dollars in funding to reconstruct the state Emergency Vehicle Operations Course near the Pierre Regional Airport. Attorney General Mark Vargo says the project was big politically because of the cost. Vargo says three-point-two mile course in critical for law… Read more »
SD Gubernatorial candidate Jamie Smith delivers his final pitches
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Democratic Governor candidate Jamie Smith has been circulating around the state for months in his quest for votes. He says there are lots of issues that need attention. Smith says while the state got hundreds of millions of federal pandemic dollars, those will only last so long. Smith, who has been House minority… Read more »
State Fire Marshal encourages replacing batteries in smoke alarms
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio) – Before changing your clocks Saturday night, South Dakota’s State Fire Marshal encourages people to also change the batteries in their smoke alarms. Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m. local time Sunday morning. That means pushing clocks back one hour. Fire Marshal Paul Merriman says this is also a good time… Read more »
8th Annual Oktoberfest coming up on Saturday
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- 8th Annual Aberdeen Oktoberfest is this Saturday. It celebrates the region’s German/Russian heritage with Bavarian culture, music, dancing, food, beer, wine, activities, dachshund races, German breed dog parade, children’s Root Beer Garden with crafts and inflatables, games and more. The event will take place at the Aberdeen Civic Arena from 1-11pm. Cost… Read more »
Next public forum on the new social studies standards will be November 21st in Sioux Falls
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Board of Education Standards will hold the next hearing on the updated social studies standards in Sioux Falls on November 21st. The proposed new standards have become controversial due to the out of state source and content. Yankton School Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they did a survey of their social… Read more »
Mount Marty University to start nursing teachers program
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The demand for nurses and other health care professionals will grow dramatically in the next twenty years. Mount Marty University President Marc Long says they are working to meet that demand. Long says that’s why they started a program to train nursing teachers. Long says they did feel some impacts from the pandemic.… Read more »