SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Scammers continue to be an issue during the battle against COVID-19. Jessie Schmidt, State Director of the Better Business Bureau in South Dakota, said one state resident recently lost money to a mask scheme. Price gouging is also a problem. Schmidt said that other scams include people claiming to have… Read more »
News Author: Dave Vilhauer
Planners likely to make decision on Sturgis Rally in June
STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – Planners will use the next two months going through a list of protocols in determining whether or not the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is a go for 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sturgis City Council released a set of protocols last week that will be used when making… Read more »
Technology helping South Dakota Supreme Court during pandemic
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The presence of COVID-19 in South Dakota has forced governmental entities to improvise in an attempt to remain operational as well as accessible to the public. The South Dakota Supreme Court is no exception. The Court held five oral arguments this week using the Zoom video conferencing platform. In all… Read more »
Blair Brothers Angus named Dakota Leopold Conservation Award winners
STURGIS, S.D. (WNAX) – Blair Brothers Angus Ranch of Sturgis has been named the 2020 South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award winners. The Blairs run a cow calf, stocker and feedlot business that spans 40,000 acres of rangeland. Ed Blair says they started working with an NRCS Conservationist in the 1980s and implemented rotational grazing. He… Read more »
Langer, Greenfield apologize during committee hearing
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The interim Senate Investigation committee of the South Dakota legislature is meeting today to hear about the behavior and possible penalties for two Senators on the last day of the 2020 session. Senator Phil Jensen of Rapid City filed a complaint that Senate Majority Leader Kris Langer of Dell Rapids and… Read more »
City planning for decrease in sales tax revenue
ABERDEEN, S.D. (aberdeennews.com) – Aberdeen has yet to see the effect to sales tax revenue lost as a result of COVID-19 measures that have been taken, but city officials aren’t waiting for it to hit before taking cost-savings measures. Information from the state is already showing a 48.2% decrease in the weekly average of video… Read more »
Shop Spink Campaign starting Monday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (aberdeennews.com) – Residents in and around Spink County have an opportunity to support local businesses through the Shop Spink Campaign that starts with a radio call-in program on Monday. Gianna Lantero, executive director for Grow Spink, said the Shop Spink Campaign was inspired by the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce shop local event… Read more »
No new cases in Brown County; state working with DemKota Ranch Beef
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (aberdeennews.com) – There were no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brown County today, according to the South Dakota Department of Health. The total remained at 28, nine of them being workers at DemKota Ranch Beef. Workers at meat packing plants across the country have been stricken with the virus, forcing plants… Read more »
Media availability call at 11:45 on all Hub City Radio stations
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon and State Epidemiologist Dr. Joshua Clayton will hold a brief media availability via conference call at 11:45 a.m. today to discuss developments surrounding coronavirus in South Dakota. The event will be carried live across all Hub City Radio stations.
Noem extends executive order for at-risk individuals in Minnehaha, Lincoln counties
PIERRE, S.D. (KWAT) — Governor Kristi Noem announced Friday that she’s extending an executive order for certain people living in Minnehaha and Lincoln counties. It applies to people older than 65, and those with underlying medical conditions. She’s asking those people to stay home for two more weeks. Meanwhile, the president of the Oglala Sioux… Read more »