WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- Tower Systems, a Watertown, South Dakota based tower installation, design and project management company cut a Watertown Chamber sponsored ribbon at the company’s “We Rise” rebrand launch and ribbon cutting event Tuesday. The event celebrated the heritage and history of Tower Systems as a South Dakota-based company and explained the direction headed with… Read more »
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Sales and property tax refund program open to senior citizens and citizens with disabilities
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR) – 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. Department of Revenue Business Tax Deputy Director Jason Evans tells us who are eligible for it. Evans tells us why it is important to register on… Read more »
National Weather Service updated normals for temp & moisture this week
KANSAS CITY, M.O.(WNAX)- The National Weather Service issued updated normals for temperature and precipitation this week. Doug Kluck, Central Region Climate Services Director in Kansas City, says they roll the averages forward every ten years. Kluck says the new numbers show a cooling trend across the northern plains. Kluck says other parts of the country… Read more »
SD Dept of Health reports 3 COVID-19 related deaths
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 3 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 1,976. The state had 99 new cases and 156 recoveries, decreasing active infections to 1,385. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus… Read more »
Aquatic park in Sturgis moves one step closer to reality on Monday
STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – After years of work, the Sturgis Aquatics Committee presented their plan for the Sturgis Lakeside Adventure Park to the City Council Monday night. With an initial cost of $3.55 million dollars, a lot still needs to be considered before any work begins on the project, which will be located at the Sturgis… Read more »
Chris Nelson talks about whether he will run for PUC again in 2022
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Chairman Chris Nelson spoke to the Yankton County Republican Party Monday night. He says its a signal about his intentions for next year. Nelson says if he wants to run again he will need republican delegates support. Nelson ran for the republican nomination for Congress in 2010, losing… Read more »
Health care workers praised on how they handled COVID-19
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Most health care facilities and workers have been dealing with the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic for over a year. Tim Rave, President of the South Dakota Association of Health Care Organizations, says those workers really stepped up. Rave says it was a front line learning experience. Rave says providers adapted as the… Read more »
Thune in Ipswich, Faulkton, Mellette Wednesday
U.S. Sen. John Thune will be in Ipswich, Faulkton and Mellette Wednesday, according to a news release from his office. Thune will begin in Ipswich with a 10 a.m. tour of the Tiger Post after school program, 309 Seventh St., followed by a meeting with community leaders at 10:15 a.m. at Sylte Farms Corporate Office,… Read more »
70th National Day of Prayer event is Thursday in Aberdeen
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- For the 70th annual National Day of Prayer, seven local speakers will assemble at the Aberdeen First United Methodist Church to celebrate this year’s theme: Lord Pour Out Your Love, Life and Liberty. Typically, the event is at a neutral site like the Aberdeen fire station. But COVID-19 has changed that,… Read more »
Governor Noem talks tourism in the state at Mt. Rushmore
MT. RUSHMORE, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and state Tourism Department Secretary Jim Hagen made stops at Mt Rushmore and in Sioux Falls Monday to mark “National Travel and Tourism Week.” Noem, at Mt Rushmore, says the state has a great story to tell visitors. Noem says tourism is critical to the state’s economy.… Read more »