WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown has resumed doing elective surgeries after suspending them last month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CEO K.C. DeBoer talked about the developments. The absence of doing elective procedures led some hospitals to lay off staff, but not Prairie Lakes. He says returning to a “new normal”… Read more »
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Summer Registration Kickoff Day Thursday for Parks and Rec
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department is moving ahead with most of its summer programs. Summer Registration Kickoff Day will take place on Thursday, May 14. Gene Morsching, Recreation Superintendent, provides the details. He said the nearly all of the programs that have been offered in the past will be… Read more »
Aberdeen Christian holding outdoor graduation Saturday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Aberdeen Christian will hold its graduation ceremony outside this Saturday, May 16. School officials thought about a Zoom graduation, but decided on the outdoor location after meeting with the senior class. Eric Kline, Superintendent at the school, talked about the ceremony. He said a stage will be set up and that… Read more »
Tax refund program open to senior citizens and citizens with disabilities
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota senior citizens and citizens with disabilities have until July 1 to apply for sales or property tax refunds under South Dakota’s Tax Refund Program. Under the program, certain individuals are able to receive a portion of the sales or property taxes they paid from the previous year if… Read more »
Driver Licensing Program to begin Phase One of ‘Back to Normal’ plan
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota’s Driver Licensing Program will begin Phase One of its “Back to Normal” plan by offering services to the public through scheduled appointments at 10 exam stations statewide starting Monday, May 18. All of the exam stations will be open “by appointment only.” The Aberdeen, Brookings, Huron, Mitchell, Pierre,… Read more »
Health Secretary praises partnership with Aberdeen during pandemic
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Brown County has seen a rise in COVID-19 cases lately and a majority of those cases are connected to the DemKota Ranch Beef Plant. Brown County currently has 127 confirmed cases with 76 of those association with the beef plant. During the governor’s press conference on Monday, Department of Health Secretary… Read more »
Governor’s press conference at 2:45 on all Hub City Radio stations
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Gov. Kristi Noem will have a press conference at approximately 2:45 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
Noem pushes federal legal action for travel checkpoints on reservations
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (By Makenzie Huber Sioux Falls Argus Leader) – Gov. Kristi Noem is threatening to take two South Dakota Native American tribes to federal court over checkpoints set up on reservations restricting state and U.S. highway travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement comes after Noem sent letters to leaders of the Cheyenne River… Read more »
Agtegra offering free Wi-Fi at rural locations
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – All across the Dakotas, rural communities are encountering a lack of adequate internet access—and in a time when many day-to-day activities continue to move online, this can be a problem. This problem is even more prevalent now that the COVID-19 pandemic is requiring students and adults to do work remotely… Read more »
Aberdeen man arrested after stabbing incident
ABERDEEN, S.D. (APD Facebook) – At approximately 12:38 p.m. on Sunday, May 10 Aberdeen Police responded to the 800 block of South State Street in reference to an assault. Upon arrival it was learned that a male had been stabbed in the chest. The victim was transported to Avera St. Lukes Hospital and was last… Read more »