ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand esand@aberdeennews.com) – State Epidemiologist Josh Clayton said 17 more COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Brown County Thursday, which pushes the local total to 93 with 34 recoveries. Of the total, 58 are employees at DemKota Ranch Beef, according to an email from the South Dakota Department of Health. That’s an… Read more »
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Governor’s press conference at 1:15 on all Hub City Radio stations
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Gov. Kristi Noem will have a press conference at approximately 1:15 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.
Meade School Board decides to stick with ‘drive-thru’ graduation plan
STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – The Meade 46-1 School Board decided last night to keep graduation for Sturgis Brown High School on May 17 at 2 p.m. and to stick with an administration plan for a ‘drive-thru’ type ceremony. Some parents and students had proposed an alternative plan to hold a ceremony at Woodle Field, but… Read more »
Lake Area Tech to hold virtual graduation Friday morning
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — A unique commencement ceremony for the Lake Area Tech graduating class will bring an end to the academic year this week. Students, their families and friends will not gather in the Watertown Civic Arena for the traditional send off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, there will be a virtual graduation… Read more »
Mayor of North Sioux City resigns over dispute with COVID issues
NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (WNAX) – The Mayor of North Sioux City (SD) has resigned after a dispute with the City Council over opening the city’s bars, restaurants and casinos. Randy Fredericksen says he submitted his resignation Tuesday after the North Sioux City Council voted Monday night to allow those facilities to re-open at 50%… Read more »
Oglala Sioux President accused of driving drunk
PINE RIDGE, S.D. (Rapid City Journal) — The president of the Oglala Sioux is accused of driving drunk on the tribe’s reservation, the only one in South Dakota that bans alcohol. A criminal complaint charges 34-year-old Julian Bear Runner with driving while intoxicated and also with threatening a man in Manderson last weekend. The Rapid… Read more »
Another semi hits train bridge in Pierre
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Another semi has fallen victim to the 11-foot-3-inch height restriction of a train bridge along a major route of travel in Pierre. 48-year-old Dewayne Brantley of Houston, Texas, told a responding Pierre Police officer he ignored height limit warning signs and followed directions from his GPS. The semi was southbound… Read more »
Debate is on between reopening economy vs. wider spread of virus
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The debate is on between those that want to open the economy to get back to normal and health care professionals who warn of a wider spread of the coronavirus. South Dakota Senator John Thune says its about the risk people are comfortable with. Thune says those decisions have to be… Read more »
COVID-19 driving push to maximize absentee voting
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) — The Pennington County Auditor’s office has a message for voters: read your absentee ballot application and instructions carefully. Auditor Cindy Mohler is the county’s chief election officer. She says the COVID-19 push for social distancing is driving the push to maximize early voting by mail-in ballot. But she says, fill… Read more »