PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- People are getting ready to travel following a year of pandemic caused shutdowns and cutbacks. South Dakota State Tourism Secretary Jim Hagen says state attractions are getting high marks in travel surveys. Hagen says the pandemic seems to have changed some travel priorities. Hagen says they are also projecting a safety message to… Read more »
News Author: Hub City Radio Staff
NSU Spring Commencement set for Saturday, May 8
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – On Saturday, May 8, 227 students will graduate from Northern State University at its 2021 spring commencement. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. in the NSU Barnett Center. Delivering the commencement address will be 2021 Distinguished Alumnus Joe Senger, vice chairman of Dacotah Bank, who graduated from Northern in 1972. Each… Read more »
Former SD Attorney General Marty Jackley campaigning to get his old job back
WATERTOWN, S.D.(AlphMedia)–South Dakotans won’t elect their next attorney general for another year and a half, but Marty Jackley hasn’t wasted any time in announcing his intentions. The former attorney general said earlier this year he’d like the job back. He’s been traveling the state meeting with voters, including a stop in Watertown late last week.… Read more »
Aberdeen student qualifies for international science fair
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — An Aberdeen high school student’s science fair project that looks at creating a collagen protein so it could be used to make replacement ligaments has earned him a trip to an international contest. Roncalli senior Simon Bickford set out with the goal of taking a gene from a sample of DNA… Read more »
SD Dept of Health reports 3 COVID-19 related deaths for the weekend
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 3 new COVID-related deaths for the weekend, while active cases & hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 1,970. The state had 86 new cases and 194 recoveries, decreasing active infections to 1,512. Those hospitalized in connection… Read more »
No damage reported following fire at Holum Expo Building over the weekend
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- There was no damage to the Holum Expo building/Odde Ice Center during a Saturday night fire call. Aberdeen Fire & Rescue units responded to the complex at the Brown County Fairgrounds around 8:45 p.m. A fire started after cardboard materials came into contact with electrical equipment, according to Aberdeen Fire and Rescue… Read more »
May Business After Hours will be Thursday, May 13th at Yelduz Shrine
Aberdeen, S.D.(Press Release) – The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s May Business After Hours mixer will be held on Thursday, May 13 at the Yelduz Shrine, 802 South Main Street. The event is hosted by the Yelduz Shriners and sponsored by Blackout Industries, JDH Construction and Wireless World. It runs from 5:15 to 7 pm. The… Read more »
Skywest appealing US Dept of Transportation decision to award Denver Air Connection to Watertown & Pierre
WATERTOWN, S.D.(AlphaMedia) –In a rare move, SkyWest Airlines is appealing the U.S. Department of Transportation’s decision to award Denver Air Connection a federal contract to serve airports in Watertown and Pierre beginning July 1st. In a letter to the U.S. DOT dated April 28th, SkyWest Market Development Director Greg Atkin writes that the selection was… Read more »
Drought condition expanding in western & north central South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The latest drought monitor shows severe dry conditions continuing to expand over much of western and northern South Dakota. State Climatologist Laura Edwards says Lemmon is at the center of the dry area. Edwards says many of those areas are showing big moisture deficits for the year. Edwards says a warm and dry… Read more »
April economic index for the region shows continued strong growth
OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- For an eleventh straight month, 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, stayed in growth territory. Ernie Goss, director of Creighton University’s Economic Forecasting Group, says the overall index set a record. Goss says while the economy… Read more »