WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Congress has set aside about $16 billion dollars for livestock producers to offset prices that crashed due to the coronavirus pandemic and packing plant closures. South Dakota Senator John Thune says Congress may have to come back to that fund. Thune says conservation compliance will be part of any compensation program.… Read more »
News Category: Local News
Maintaining communication key to helping small businesses
VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – Over the past few years, downtown Vermillion has developed with a number of restaurants, bars and small retail shops. The ongoing pandemic is a threat to all of that. Nate Welch, Executive Director of the Vermillion Chamber and Development Corporation, there is one priority now. Welch says they want to rely… Read more »
Scammers active during battle against COVID-19
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 »
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 »