PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A bill that would not allow changes to gender on a birth certificate is half way through the legislative process in South Dakota. HB-1076 was defeated in a House committee, smoked out to the House floor and passed on a vote of thirty nine to thirty one. House Majority Leader Kent Peterson of… Read more »
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SD Board of Regents provide update on their business & financial practices
PIERRE, SD(WNAX)- A task force is working through the details of a bill passed by the South Dakota legislature last year. SB-55 mandated that the Board of Regents study their business and financial practices and come up with a report by November of this year. Regents Executive Director Brian Maher says he clearly heard the question. Maher says the task force meets again this spring. Maher appeared before the legislatures Joint Committee on Appropriations.
Water will be turned off at Wylie Park Monday
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Water to be off Monday, February 1st 2021 Beginning at approximately 9:00 AM on Monday, February 1st, 2021, water will be off in the following area to install a water line: On 20th Ave NW & 24th Ave NW beginning West of North 19th Street – including… Read more »
Aberdeen City Council approves placement of a new mural in downtown
(Photo courtesy of Aberdeen American News) ABERDEEN, S.D.(Elia Sand, esand@aberdeennews.com)-Aberdeen city officials approved the placement of a new mural in downtown Aberdeen. The mural will be painted off site with the finished product installed on the north side of 605 S. Main St. That building, formerly occupied by Anchors of Faith, is now home to… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)-The House Local Government Committee of the South Dakota Legislature effectively killed a bill that would have revised the rights of landlords and tenants when tenants abandon a rented property. Prime sponsor, Representative Tina Mulally of Rapid City has rental properties and some issues when a tenet leaves personal belongings behind. Representative Will Mortentson of… Read more »
Rapid City Fire Department release their numbers from 2020
RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)-The Rapid City Fire Department has released its statistical report for 2020. Tessa Jaeger, public information officer for the RCFD said calls for service to the RCFD continue their decade long upwards trend. In total, 1,337 of those calls were for fires or potential fires. But it’s not only calls for fires, as Jaeger said many in the public don’t realize RCFD operates the… Read more »
USDA suspends debts collections & foreclosures for farm loans due to COVID-19
Huron, South Dakota, Jan. 27, 2021(Press Release) – Due to the national public health emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan programs administered by the… Read more »
SD Senate passes bill to extend the length of permits for CAFOs
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A bill that would extend the length of permits for confined animal feeding operations in South Dakota has cleared the Senate Chamber. S-B 52 would double the renewal timeframe for a CAFO to 10 years from the current five. Prime sponsor, Senator Mary Duvall of Pierre says the South Dakota permit has no wiggle room… Read more »
January License Plate Decals due Friday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio) – Friday, Jan. 29 is the deadline to renew license plate decals for January. Brown County Treasurer Patty VanMeter provides the letters this month.
SD House Transportation Committee Receive Update on Electric Vehicles
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Electric powered cars and trucks will become more evident on roads and highways over the next few years. The South Dakota House Transportation Committee got an update from Dave Huft, a technology specialist with the state Department of Transportation. He says legislators will soon have to figure out how to have electric vehicles… Read more »