ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The following is an update that was posted on facebook earlier today from Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman and City Manager Lynn Lander: Although there have not been presumptive or positive cases of COVID-19 in Aberdeen, the City is taking precautions to protect our community from possible exposure. As precautionary measures:… Read more »
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Aberdeen Family YMCA facilities to be closed March 14-22
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Aberdeen Family YMCA will close the YMCA, Youth Development Center, and CrossFit Rails following Governor Kristi Noem’s declaration of a state of emergency in South Dakota in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The facilities will be closed March 14-22. The closure is part of a mitigation strategy to prevent… Read more »
Governor declares state of emergency, asking schools to close
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem says the latest report from the Department of Health shows only a slight increase in confirmed cases of coronavirus. Noem says she has asked schools to close. Aberdeen Public Schools, Aberdeen Catholic Schools and Aberdeen Christian School will all be closed next week. Christian also has… Read more »
State basketball tournaments postponed
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – At the request of Governor Noem, the remainder of the SDHSAA Class B Girls Basketball tournament is postponed. In addition, all SDHSAA state basketball tournaments for next weekend, along with the Visual Arts competition, are also postponed. The Student Council Convention, all Region music contests, and All-State Band scheduled for… Read more »
South Dakota Supreme Court declares judicial emergency
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has issued an order declaring a judicial emergency because of the new coronavirus. The order gives the presiding judges of the state’s seven judicial circuits authority to modify or suspend court rules as warranted for dealing with the pandemic. That may be closing the courtrooms, relocating… Read more »
No new positive tests for coronavirus in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – There have been no new positive tests for coronavirus in South Dakota in the past 24 hours. Gov. Kristi Noem says the eight people who tested positive for the coronavirus had traveled outside the state and their contact with people in the state has been limited. State epidemiologist Dr. Josh… Read more »
Public universities to extend spring break
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Public universities across South Dakota will extend their spring break by one week and cancel non-essential travel in an effort to reduce the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Spring break is already underway this week at all campuses within South Dakota’s public university system, but will be extended through Friday,… Read more »
Hemp proposal clears legislature
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A proposal to legalize industrial hemp in South Dakota has cleared the Legislature, and Gov. Kristi Noem says she will sign it. The Legislature approved a crucial demand from the governor. It allotted $3.5 million that Noem says is necessary to “responsibly” run a hemp program in the state. The governor… Read more »
Presentation College student being tested for COVID-19
ABERDEEN, S.D. (aberdeennews.com) – A Presentation College student who traveled for spring break last week is being tested for COVID-19 “out of an abundance of caution,” the school has confirmed. A student was in a U.S. city that has had cases of COVID-19, said Andrew Hansen, Presentation’s marketing and advertising coordinator. However, he said, the… Read more »
Senior airman now charged with murder
RAPID CITY, S.D. (Rapid City Journal) — A senior airman stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base is now charged with murder after a baby he was accused of assaulting died. A prosecutor tells the Rapid City Journal that 26-year-old James Cunningham of Rapid City was charged Thursday with second-degree murder. Cunningham earlier was charged with… Read more »