ABERDEEN, S.D. (Hub City Radio) – South Dakota’s one and only U.S. Representative, Dusty Johnson, made a visit at the Flame on Main Street Monday afternoon, hosted by the Aberdeen Sertoma Club. Johnson shares his views on what kind of person it will take in order to produce the change that is needed in Washington,… Read more »
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Applications now being accepted for Leadership Aberdeen 2024
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – Applications are now being taken for Leadership Aberdeen 2024. Leadership Aberdeen is a comprehensive leadership training program that provides participants with the opportunity to sharpen their skills, share their experiences, and make life-long connections with fellow participants. Participants will follow a 12-week curriculum which focuses on improving their individual skills by… Read more »
EDGE to host final meeting of 2024 on November 30th
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s EDGE Task Force invites all early career professionals, ages 21-40, to their final social of 2023 on Thursday, November 30th from 6-9 pm at the One-Legged Pheasant Brewery, 723 South Main Street. Food and beverages – Jimmy’s Pizza and One-Legged Pheasant beer – are included at… Read more »
SD is #1 in Thanksgiving drunken driving-related fatalities
PIERRE, S.D.(SD News Watch)- A new traffic data tracking outlet has sobering news for South Dakota drivers this holiday season. Here is South Dakota News Watch reporter Bart Pfankuch with a report.(1:19) For more on this topic, go online to sdnewswatch.org.
South Dakota Farmers Bullish on Future
OMAHA, N.E. (KELO) – South Dakota farmers are bullish on the future. Farmland prices are growing according to Creighton University’s monthly Rural Mainstreet Index. That’s a survey of community bankers in a ten-state region. Economist Ernie Goss says even though many farmers had a tough year due to drought, farmland prices are headed higher… South… Read more »
Northern professor to present on rise of anti-Jewish sentiment on November 29th
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – Northern State University Professor of History, Art Marmorstein, will give a talk on the rise of anti-Jewish sentiment in Nazi Germany at 7 p.m. Nov. 29, in Johnson Fine Arts Center, Room 181. The talk is highly relevant to the recent rise of anti-Jewish sentiment and violence in America and around the world.… Read more »
Economist Ernie Goss Previews New Holiday Buying Patterns
OMAHA, N.E. (KELO) – Later this week we enter the all-important Christmas buying season…but will the sales be there? Retailers are trying to get a jump on competitors with “Pre-Black Friday” sales. Retail sales fell last month for the first time since March, and Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says buying patterns so far aren’t… Read more »
Holiday Shopping Season Begins
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) – With this being the week of Thanksgiving, holiday shopping will crank into high gear this week. What’s the mood of South Dakota business owners as we dive into a very important part of their year? For that, we talked with Nathan Sanderson, the head of the South Dakota Retailers Association…. Last… Read more »
South Dakota Better Business Bureau warn customers about phony gift cards
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Black Friday and the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season arrives at the end of the week. Gift cards area a quick and easy way give a gift but a new study by the Better Business Bureau shows scammers are using gift cards to get rich just as quick. Jessie Schmidt with… Read more »
Second petition seeks vote on recreational marijuana
PIERRE, S.D. (KELOLAND) — South Dakota voters might face two choices whether to legalize recreational marijuana on next year’s general election ballot. But the second initiated measure’s sponsor, Emmett Reistroffer of Rapid City, says he can’t answer questions until this week about his proposal and how the two are different. State Attorney General Marty Jackley… Read more »