ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – This month’s Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours features something different. The event, which takes place on Thursday, March 12, is for the entire family this time. Bea Smith, Director of Membership and Events with the Chamber, provides the details. She said that Allevity has things for the entire… Read more »
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Man severely burned in grass fire dies from injuries
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The man who was hurt after a fire got out control in Minnehaha County has died from his injuries. Seventy-four-year-old Michael Schuldt died Sunday, according to Capt. Josh Phillips with the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say the incident took place Sunday afternoon outside a residence on Sand… Read more »
Rounds says U.S. supplies could be impacted by coronavirus
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Congress approved about $8 billion in emergency spending last week to deal with the rising coronavirus threat. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says U.S. supplies could be impacted. Rounds says the government will have to react as those shortages develop. Rounds says other supply lines will have to be developed. China… Read more »
Oglala Sioux president suspending travel for tribal employees
RAPID CITY, S.D. (Rapid City Journal) — The Oglala Sioux president is suspending all travel for tribal employees and is urging people who don’t live on the reservation to stay away because of the international outbreak of coronavirus. Julian Bear Runner has called an emergency meeting Monday morning to address the travel ban he’s enacted… Read more »
Man rescued from grain bin near Pierre
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – A man suffered non-life-threatening injuries Friday night after being rescued from a grain bin. Pierre Fire Chief Ian Paul says the Pierre Rescue Unit along with the Pierre Rural and Harrold Fire Departments were called to grain bin east of Pierre off Highway 34 three miles south on Joe Creek Road.… Read more »
Questions still surround final budget
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota legislative session is down to the final four days of the main run. The budget will be the final bill passed. Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says she doesn’t know what the spending levels will be. Hunhoff, a member of the Joint Appropriations Committee, says there will be… Read more »
Corps expecting above normal runoff into Missouri River all year
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The Army Corps of Engineers is expecting above normal runoff into the Missouri River all year in 2020. Officials with the Corps and National Weather Service held a briefing on the river Thursday. Kevin Lowe with the National Weather Service’s Missouri Basin River Forecast Center says plains snow pack is mostly… Read more »
Parks, Recreation and Forestry Summer Job Fair on Tuesday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Annual Aberdeen, Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department’s Summer Job Fair will take place on Tuesday, March 10 at the Eagles Nest at the Aberdeen Recreation and Cultural Center. Hours are 4-7 p.m. Gene Morsching, Recreation Superintendent, provides the details. He said there are a variety of job opportunities available. These… Read more »
FEMA redrawing flood risk maps
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency is redrawing flood risk maps for much of the region. Yankton County Commissioners talked about that process at their meeting last week. Commission Chair Cheri Loest says there could be some big changes. Loest says the public will have a chance to comment on the process.… Read more »
Movie in Webster to help raise awareness of grain entrapment accidents
WEBSTER, S.D. (Hub City Radio.com and Press Release) – The movie “SILO” will bring awareness to grain entrapment safety on March 10, 2020, in Webster, thanks to support from community organizations. Jerry Mork, Clark-Day County Farm Bureau President, talked about the background for the idea. Inspired by true events, SILO follows a tense day in… Read more »