SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Minnehaha County Coroner reports a woman held at the county jail died last month from a meth overdose. Warden Mike Mattson says that Jordin Eichmann removed a substance concealed in her body and ingested it shortly after 2:15 a.m. on May 13. Eichmann, 31, was found unresponsive in her… Read more »
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Higher temps, backlog of pork processing will create challenges
BROOKINGS, S.D. (WNAX) – Temperatures in the 90s this week in the Northern Plains could cause heat stress in hogs. SDSU Extension Swine Specialist Dr. Bob (taller) Thaler says the rapid change in temperature and the backlog of pork processing will create some challenges. He says pork producers need to make sure their sprinkling systems… Read more »
Avera Health offering 605 Day Challenge
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The number 605 is the state’s area code and also Friday’s date. It is also part of Avera Health’s 605 Day Challenge to help small businesses and also recognize those on the front-line such are grocery store workers, first reponders and nursing home staff. Amy Blackstone, Avera Foundation Director, talked about… Read more »
Covid totals may be lower than projected
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Health experts had been predicting a big peak in coronavirus cases around July 1 with as many as 130,000 infections statewide. Doug Ekeren, President of Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton says it now looks like a lower peak and more sporadic outbreaks. Ekeren says their planning predicted up to 13,000… Read more »
Northern State athletes finding ways to give back to communities
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The annual Northern State Day of Champions did not take place this year, but that did not prevent NSU student-athletes from helping out their communities. Justin Fraase, Director of Communications and Marketing at NSU, said that the desire to give back starts at the top and works its through the athletes.… Read more »
Langer wins city council position; incumbents top school board race
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Tiffany Langer has won a spot on the city council. According to unofficial results from Tuesday’s primary election, Langer finished with 422 votes. Incumbent Dennis “Mike” Olson had 384, and David Welling had 345. The three incumbents retained their spots on the Aberdeen School Board. Kevin Burckhard finished with 3,236 votes,… Read more »
Langer takes over lead in city council race with one precinct remaining
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – With just one precinct remaining, Tiffany Langer has pulled ahead in the City Council SE Ward race. Langer has 369 votes, Dennis “Mike” Olson has 352 and David Welling has 274. In the race for the Aberdeen School Board (three members will be elected): Kevin Burckhard has 2,814 votes, Brian Sharp… Read more »
Incumbents lead school board race; city council close with three precincts left
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Results are continuing to come in from today’s Primary Election. Voter turnout was 26.2 percent with 6,008 out of a possible 22,915 voters casting ballots. There were 4,020 absentee ballots. Here are the totals with nine of the 12 precincts reporting. In the race for the Aberdeen School Board (three members… Read more »
Voter turnout 26.2 percent; tight races with three precincts reporting
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Results are coming in from today’s Primary Election. Voter turnout was 26.2 percent with 6,008 out of a possible 22,915 voters casting ballots. There were 4,020 absentee ballots. Here are the totals with three of the 12 precincts reporting. In the race for the Aberdeen School Board (three members will be… Read more »
Biden, Rounds, Johnson declared winners in Tuesday primary
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota election officials worked to process a historic number of absentee ballots as polls closed Tuesday in the primary election. The secretary of state’s office reported that nearly 87,000 absentee ballots had been returned by Tuesday afternoon, which is almost four times the number received in the 2018 primary.… Read more »