YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Students in the Yankton School District start the second semester Monday after making to the holiday break with minimal COVID-19 infections. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says he hopes numbers continue to improve into the spring. Kindle says kids in school help keep the community on track. Kindle says they are hoping their seniors… Read more »
News Author: Dave Vilhauer
Vaccine shipments starting to pick up
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – COVID-19 vaccine shipments are starting to pick up and health care providers are using it as fast as they get it. Dr. Mike Wilde, Chief Medical Officer at Sanford Health, had an update at the weekly news conference in Sioux Falls. Wilde says they are working within federal and state… Read more »
Legislators questioning delays in approving loans and grants
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota legislators are questioning delays in approving loans and grants from a program using $450 million dollars in federal funds. Senator-elect Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says Guidehouse, the outside agency handling the applications is struggling to keep up. Hunhoff says there are gaps between the applicants and the clearing house.… Read more »
Technology allows many options for upcoming session
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota legislative leaders are still trying to come up with guidelines to meet safely during the session in Pierre. Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton says current technology allows many meeting options. Representative Linda Duba of Sioux Falls has said she won’t go to Pierre until she gets a Covid-19 vaccination.… Read more »
December overall business rating declines, but still solid
OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The economy in the nine state Mid America region continues to expand but is starting to show signs of slowing. Ernie Goss, Director of Creighton University’s Economic Forecasting Group, compiles the monthly survey and says December’s overall rating declined. Goss says employment trends are good but also dropping. Goss says businesses… Read more »
SBA announces largest expansion of women’s business centers in 30 years
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced grant funding and the historic launch of 20 new Women’s Business Centers (WBC) across America including a new center coming to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in early 2021. The opening of the 20 new WBCs is the largest single expansion of WBCs in its… Read more »
Gov. Noem and BFM release Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Today, Governor Kristi Noem and the Bureau of Finance and Management (BFM) released the State’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for fiscal year 2020. The CAFR is the audited financial statements for the state government. “2020 presented unique challenges for everyone, including our state government. In South Dakota, we saw… Read more »
Active COVID cases up slightly; light numbers in all categories
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – COVID-19 numbers were light across the board according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had 111 new confirmed cases and 68 recoveries moving the amount of active infections to 6,031. Hospitalizations were up six to 268, and there were no new deaths, leaving the… Read more »
Monument Health plans increased virus testing
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — One of South Dakota’s largest hospital systems has announced it is planning to increase testing for the coronavirus. The state is seeing a drop in new cases, but a high positivity rate of testing. Monument Health, the largest health care provider in western South Dakota, plans to test more people… Read more »
Avera St. Luke’s providers move, open new clinics
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Dr. Donald Frisco, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Physiatry, Dr. Shawna Schmidt, Pain Management, and Lisa Wurnig-Johnson, PA-C, have relocated to another area of our facility at 701 Eighth Avenue Northwest. The new clinics – Avera Medical Group Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Avera Medical Group Pain Management respectively –… Read more »