NEW HOLLAND, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has proposed merging the Department of Environment and Natural Resources into the state Ag Department and would call it the Department of Ag & Natural Resources. The incoming Chairman of the House Ag & Natural Resources Committee, Representative Marty Overweg of New Holland, says he… Read more »
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Chamber partners with City of Aberdeen for mask & sanitizer giveaway
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the City of Aberdeen to provide a small number of Aberdeen businesses with face masks and hand sanitizer, at no cost, for their employees and customers. Interested businesses are required to complete a brief survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q96ZSZD. Once the business’s information… Read more »
State’s active cases increase; no new deaths reported
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state saw an increase of new active cases, a slight bump in hospitalizations and no news deaths, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had 509 new confirmed cases and 127 recoveries, pushing the amount of active infections to 16,814. Hospitalizations were up… Read more »
Rapid City officials investigating string of suspicious fires
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The Rapid City Fire Department says it responded to five overnight fires in less than seven hours, including four that are considered suspicious and occurred in the same area. The department said in release Sunday that the fires were set in trash cans, dumpsters or shipping containers. The first fire… Read more »
Chamber conducting online auction
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce is currently conducting an online auction. The event started at midnight and will continue until midnight on Friday, Dec. 11. Gail Ochs, Chamber President, talked about the details. She said there are a variety of items available. Ochs said the fundraiser is a great way… Read more »
Thune hearing more optimism on economic stimulus package
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Following weeks of talks in Washington there is some hope that a deal could be found for the next economic stimulus package. South Dakota Senator John Thune says he is hearing more optimism. Thune says getting past the election could help focus the future talks. Thune says they need to work… Read more »
Noem to deliver budget proposal Tuesday
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will deliver her 2022 budget proposal to a joint meeting of the legislature Tuesday. She says a year ago most of the state was recovering from major flooding. Noem says she will have suggestions for the budget surplus and some one time money. Noem says the… Read more »
Sanford Health physician aggravated by those not following CDC guidelines
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Over 1000 South Dakotans have died because of COVID-19 and more than 500 are currently hospitalized because of the virus. Sanford Health Pierre Clinic physician Dr. Tom Huber says it’s aggravating to see people not following recommended guidelines intended to slow the spread of COVID-19. While following CDC guidelines doesn’t… Read more »
Work being done around Gavins Point Dam during lower releases
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The sandbars have returned to the Missouri River as releases from Gavins Point Dam have dropped to the winter level of 17,000 cubic feet per second. Gavins Point Operations Manager Tom Curran says they are using the lower releases to get work done around the dam. Curran says they are also… Read more »
Task force continuing to monitor changes in assessments, valuations
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – When the South Dakota legislature made major changes to how property taxes were assessed on ag land, they also created the Ag Land Assessment Task Force to monitor the recommend changes to the process. Senator Craig Kennedy of Yankton has been a member of that task force during his time in… Read more »