ROCKERVILLE, S.D. (AP) — Six teams of searchers and dogs spent the weekend looking once again for a 9-year-old girl who ran away from a children’s home in South Dakota nearly three months ago. Pennington County Sheriff’s Capt. Tony Harrison says they will continue to search for Serenity Dennard until she is found. He says… Read more »
News Author: Dave Vilhauer
Regents leader shares thoughts on new Community College of Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – The Community College of Sioux Falls will launch this fall, replacing the University Center, which has had sagging enrollment for most of the last 10 years. South Dakota Board of Regents President Kevin Schieffer says the new college has to financially stand on its own. The new facility will be… Read more »
Zinter portrait unveiled Monday
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Family, friends and members of South Dakota’s legal fraternity gathered Monday on the first floor of the South Dakota State Capitol to unveil a portrait of former Supreme Court Justice Steven Zinter. Chief Justice David Gilbertson says the portrait is something Zinter wasn’t big on. Reed Rasmussen, President of the South… Read more »
Elderly woman scammed by salesman in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KSOO) – An 84-year-old woman was scammed by a door to door salesman in Sioux Falls who offered to cut her tree down. The incident happened at her home near the intersection of Van Eps and Braemar Avenue on Friday (April 26th). The man said he’d need a deposit to rent equipment… Read more »
Fossum Field should be ready for summer baseball
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Despite damage to a light tower and the clubhouse at Fossum Field, the facility should be able to host summer baseball games as scheduled. On April 21, a light tower toppled over, breaking lights and causing damage to the roof of the clubhouse at the field. While it will take some… Read more »
Pierre gets new motor vehicle self-service terminal
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Motor vehicle owners in the Pierre/Fort Pierre area have another option to renew their registrations. South Dakota Department of Revenue public affairs manager Wade LaRoche (la-rush) says there’s a motor vehicle self-service terminal at Lynn’s Dakotamart (120 W. Sioux Ave.) in Pierre. LaRoche says vehicle owners may renew at a… Read more »
The Abrams in concert Thursday in Aberdeen
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Community Concert Association will have its final concert of the 2018-2019 season when The Abrams perform on Thursday, May 2. The event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre inside the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Northern State. Gene Morsching,… Read more »
Sobriety checkpoints announced for May
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Sobriety checkpoints in 19 counties are planned during May by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. Checkpoints are held each month in different counties. They are designed to discourage people from drinking and then driving. The checkpoints are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and conducted… Read more »
Avera Health named one of nation’s 15 Top Health Systems
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – Avera Health was this week named one of the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems by IBM Watson HealthTM (NYSE: IBM). The study spotlights the best-performing health systems in the U.S., based on a balanced scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational and patient satisfaction metrics and data. This year’s 15 Top… Read more »
Legislators to study special education this summer
CANTON, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota legislators will again be studying the expansion and costs of special education this summer. Senator Jim Bolin of Canton is Vice-Chair of the committee and says it will be a wider study than last year’s. Bolin says the demand for special education has expanded quickly in the last 10… Read more »