ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Leadership Aberdeen Class of 2020 will be recognized Thursday, Oct. 1 with a virtual ceremony. The original graduation date was March 24. Bea Smith, Director of Membership and Events with the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce, talked about the event. Smith said there are more than 800 alumni of the… Read more »
News Author: Dave Vilhauer
Hanson says his experience is an asset in upcoming election
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Gary Hanson, the current Chairman of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission is running for reelection this year. He says his experience is an asset. Hanson, a Republican, was first elected to the commission in 2002 and reelected in 2008 and 2014. He says there are different approaches to utility regulation.… Read more »
Electricity providers moving away from coal-fired power plants
MARION, S.D. (WNAX) – Many electricity providers, including those for rural cooperatives are moving away from coal-fired power plants. Brad Schardin (shar-DEEN), Manager of Southeastern Electric based in Marion, says their supplier, Basin Electric is also in that process. Schardin says they still need enough generation for current and future loads. Schardin says they are… Read more »
Snowpack monitoring system to be installed in next five years
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KCCR) – After years of pressing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the first parts of a snowpack monitoring system will be installed over the next five years. The system will be used to help the Corps manage runoff into the Missouri River system. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says four universities in… Read more »
Boulton and Barry to present recital of music for piano four-hands
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – A husband and wife musical duo will perform an upcoming concert at Northern State University. Dr. Kenneth Boulton and JoAnne Barry will present a recital of music for piano four-hands at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater. Featured on the… Read more »
Fall River, Custer counties receive grant for upgraded broadband service
STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – South Dakota’s Fall River and Custer County are getting upgraded high speed broadband service thanks to a $1.7-million grant from USDA Rural Development. Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. will use the grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to connect 218 people, five businesses, 65 farms and one essential community facility to… Read more »
Pierre City Commission approves electrical system
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The Pierre City Commission has given final approved to an agreement that prepares the town’s electrical system for future growth. Utilities director Brad Palmer says the deal with East River Electric Power Cooperative benefits both entities. Palmer says the city will exchange the land and a section of transmission for… Read more »
State’s active COVID cases decrease, no new deaths
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s active COVID infections fell slightly for the second straight day as South Dakota reached a record high in recoveries according to figures released by the state department of health. South Dakota had 392 new cases to go along with 418 recoveries, lowering the state’s total of active cases to… Read more »
Second man pleads guilty in fatal drug robbery shooting
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — One of two men accused of fatally shooting a teenager during a drug robbery in Rapid City has changed his plea to guilty. Twenty-year-old Andre Martinez entered the plea to first-degree manslaughter in Seventh Circuit Court Tuesday for his role in the shooting death of 17-year-old Emmanuel Hinton in February… Read more »
BNSF plans $4.9 million locomotive facility in Aberdeen
ABERDEEN, S.D. (By American News Staff Reports) – BNSF Railway has nearly $5 million in improvements planned for it’s Aberdeen rail yard. “We are replacing our current locomotive facility with a new one,” a company spokesman said. “The new facility will increase our capabilities and be more efficient.” A locomotive facility is where service and… Read more »