ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Kelda J.L. Pharris kpharris@aberdeennews.com) – City playgrounds are reopening in time for the weekend. And Storybook Land at Wylie Park will follow next week, at least with a soft opening, said Mark Hoven, director for Aberdeen Parks, Recreation & Forestry. Both have been closed to help curtail the spread of COVID-19. “The… Read more »
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Langteau named Presentation College President
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Presentation College’s Board of Trustees has named Paula Langteau, EdD, as the College’s next President. Langteau, who has been serving as Interim President since October, 2019, will assume the role of President immediately. Langteau succeeds Margaret “Maggie” Huber, who served the institution as president from 2012 and announced her retirement… Read more »
Noem discusses funding with President; Brown County has 7 new COVID cases
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem continues to make her wishes known for ways to spend Federal dollars. Noem, who has said in the past that she would like to use the money to help make up for revenue losses, talked with President Trump on Thursday to again make her pitch. Noem… Read more »
B-1 bombers to honor healthcare workers with flyovers
BOX ELDER, S.D. (DRG News) – B-1 bombers from the 28th Bomb Wing will conduct flyovers at facilities in Sturgis, Rapid City and Hot Springs tomorrow afternoon (May 1) to honor healthcare workers on the front lines of the war on the coronavirus (COVID-19). The flyovers, allowed as part of an approved training mission, are… Read more »
Governor’s press conference at 2:30 on all Hub City Radio stations
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Gov. Kristi Noem will have a press conference at approximately 2:30 this afternoon. The event will be carried live across all Hub City Radio stations. The link to the press conference is: Facebook.com/govnoem OR SD.Net
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.
Three juveniles arrested in connection with robbery in Rapid Valley
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) — Pennington County Sheriffs officials now say they’ve arrested three juveniles, in connection with the early Tuesday robbery of the Corner Pantry store on East Highway 44 in Rapid Valley. Two of the juveniles, whose names are being withheld, were arrested in the mid-afternoon Tuesday after a high speed chase along… Read more »
Child from Pierre identified in fatal crash
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – A 4-year-old male from Pierre has been identified as the person who died in a one-vehicle crash Sunday night east of Pierre. A 2000 Nissan Maxima was northbound on West Bend Road when it left the roadway, went into the east ditch and rolled. Two of the three occupants were… Read more »
Farm Bureau backs move to lift cap on aid package
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – A bipartisan group of Senators asked President Trump to lift the caps on the direct coronavirus relief farmers receive under USDA’s new aid package. South Dakota Farm Bureau President Scott VanderWal says his organization backs that move. The direct payments are capped at $125,000 per commodity and $250,000 per person. VanderWal… Read more »
Rounds agrees with executive order to keep processing facilities open
WASHINGTON, D.C. (DRG News) – United States President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order this week (Tues.) to keep meat and poultry processing facilities open during the COVID-19 national emergency—a move South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds agrees with. Rounds says the federal assistance also provides direct support to the line workers in the plants. Rounds… Read more »