ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Area Arts Council presents the Jami Lynn Trio in concert on Saturday, Feb. 8. The event takes place at 7 p.m. at the Aberdeen Recreation and Cultural Center Library Auditorium. Stacy Braun (Brown), Executive Director of the Arts Council, talked about the concert. She said that Lynn has a… Read more »
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Mayor Schaunaman to speak at Community Affairs Luncheon
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman will give a State of the City Address on Thursday, Feb. 6 during the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce’s Community Affairs Luncheon. The event starts at noon at the Best Western Ramkota. Cost is $15 for chamber members, and $20 for non-chamber members.
State Penitentiary inmate dies of natural causes
SIOUX FALLS, S.D (AP) – A South Dakota State Penitentiary inmate serving life in prison for first-degree murder for a fatal shooting more than 25 years ago has died. The state Department of Corrections says David Stansbury died Saturday at the penitentiary. He was 68 and was serving a life sentence from Minnehaha County. The… Read more »
Stanley County doubles gross domestic product
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Stanley County’s Gross Domestic Product grew 111% from 2008 to 2018—doubling in the past decade. Governor’s Office of Economic Development Community Development Representative Scott Amundson says Stanley County had the 7th highest growth rate of all 66 counties in the state. Amundson says Fort Pierre and Stanley County showed… Read more »
Noem announces permitting process bill
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is pushing a streamlined permitting process for feedlots, other agriculture projects and energy development. The Republican governor announced a bill that would establish statewide protocols for the permitting process for counties and make it more difficult to appeal zoning decisions. She said it would bring “consistency… Read more »
Bills need to be introduced by end of week
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota lawmakers are taking a long weekend and will return to Pierre Tuesday. All bills are supposed to be introduced by the end of this week. Senate Majority Leader Kris Langer of Dell Rapids says she will introduce what she calls a “STEP” bill. Langer says its to give consumers… Read more »
Index moves above growth neutral for second straight month
OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The January Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas, moved above growth neutral for a second straight month. Ernie Goss, director of Creighton University’s Economic Forecasting Group, says they saw good growth. Goss says job trends… Read more »
South Dakota stripe added to national flag project
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The South Dakota stripe has been added to a national flag project commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote. Her Flag project founder and Oklahoma artist Marilyn Artus wanted to celebrate the important milestone in American history. Artus says Vermillion artist Klaire… Read more »
South Dakota Tourism becoming even more aggressive
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – With another year of record tourism numbers behind them, South Dakota Tourism Department Secretary Jim Hagen says he believes they can top that. Numbers released at last week’s Tourism Conference showed visitor numbers hit 14.5 million, a 3.1 percent increase and visitor spending was up just under three percent to $4.1… Read more »
Yankton Senator talks about drug use bill
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Senator Craig Kennedy of Yankton has introduced a bill that would change the penalties for illegal drug use. Kennedy says current laws don’t do a good job of helping people with a drug problem. Kennedy says there are multiple impacts from that severe of a penalty. Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has… Read more »