SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota health officials say they are preparing to receive nearly 8,000 COVID-19 vaccinations as soon as Dec. 15. The prospect of vaccines being just weeks away offered a blip of good news in the state’s coronavirus crisis, but officials from the Department of Health said they don’t yet know… Read more »
News Author: Dave Vilhauer
BASEC offering financing for home repairs
DOLAND, S.D. (Press Release) – BASEC (Beadle and Spink Enterprise Community) is currently offering a grant/loan program to homeowners within the BASEC geographic area for the repair or rehabilitation of their single family, owner-occupied home. “The grants available are on a first come, first served basis and will conclude next spring, so now is the… Read more »
State reports record number of recoveries, two new deaths
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported a record-number of recoveries with 3,542 to lower the amount of active infections by more than 3,000, and also had two new COVID-related deaths according to numbers released from the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had 448 new confirmed cases and combined with the new… Read more »
Bond set at $100,000 for man charged in fatal Rapid City shooting
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A judge has set bond at $100,000 cash for a man charged with fatally shooting his girlfriend’s teenage son at a home near Rapid City. Prosecutors say 43-year-old Jason Sharp is charged with second-degree murder in the Nov. 24 shooting of 19-year-old Ocean Sun Eberlein at a mobile home park… Read more »
Edmunds Central senior selected winner of Lesson Learned SD
Department of Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Craig Price (left) and Lesson Learned winner Austin Faw of Edmunds Central High School PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – An Edmunds Central High School senior has won a $10,000 prize for promising to be a safe driver. Austin Faw of Roscoe was announced Monday as the winner of this… Read more »
Health department hires new spokesman from Trump campaign
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Health has hired a former press secretary from President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign to serve as its communications director. The health department’s former spokesman, Derrick Haskins, has handled media relations throughout the pandemic, but resigned on Nov. 6. He will be replaced by Daniel Bucheli,… Read more »
Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen Area geared up for Giving Tuesday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Today is Giving Tuesday and the Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen Area would appreciate people keeping them in mind when thinking about giving to local charities. Mike Herman, Executive Director of the Club, talked about the annual event. Individuals can text their donations throughout the day, according to Club President… Read more »
Rapid City original mask ordinance being replaced with new option
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Four hours of debate led to little of substance at last night’s Rapid City Council special meeting, with the original masking ordinance being replaced with a new option due for a second reading. City Council ultimately moved to table Ordinance 6453, the initial proposal from the Nov. 19 meeting, replacing… Read more »
Business Conditions Index drops, remains above growth neutral
OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – For the first time since April, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from the Dakotas and Minnesota to Arkansas, fell, but remained above growth neutral for the month. In April of this year, COVID-19 pushed the overall index to its lowest… Read more »
State marking third annual South Dakota Day of Giving
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Nationally, today is known as Giving Tuesday. In South Dakota, it’s the 3rd annual “South Dakota Day of Giving.” South Dakota Community Foundation Community Development Coordinator Jamie Farmen says whether its animals or art, food or farming, veterans or voting, there’s a non-profit organization hoping to put your donation to… Read more »