FORT PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The Fort Pierre City Council tabled awarding a bid for the Tatanka Trail pedestrian bridge project last week. The bid award was tabled after Mark Morris with Morris Inc. of Fort Pierre interjected into the Council’s work that the process by the city was not fair. Andy Johnson with A-G-E Corporation defended… Read more »
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Recap of Executive Board meeting
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The Executive Board of the South Dakota Legislature has approved the Legislative Research Council to enter into an agreement for human resource services. Alternative H-R based in Sioux Falls presented to the E-Board Monday in Pierre. Senator Lee Schoenbeck of Watertown says L-R-C has seen a need for something more formal in recent… Read more »
Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Agriculture
MADISON, S.D.(DRGNews)- The number of potential uses for artificial intelligence in agriculture is ever growing, according to Austin O’Brien (o-brian), an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Dakota State University in Madison. He says agriculture researchers have been collecting data for AIs to use for over a decade now. As for where artificial intelligence is… Read more »
Brown County Commission discuss Ordway Township Road
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Brown County Commission heard from John Kippley from Ordway Township in reference to roads from the area. Kippley discuss what FEMA has done for that location. Kippley wants to keep combines off of Brown County Highway 14 at any ways possible. Brown County Commissioner Duane Sutton know this has been an issues… Read more »
Representative Carl Perry review the ILF Forum held last week in Duluth
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Last week, Representative Carl Perry was in Duluth, MN as part of the South Dakota legislators participating in the International Legislative Forum involving members from North & South Dakota, Minnesota, & Manitoba. Perry talks about some of the issues that were discussed. Perry discuss a tour the group had involving a steel industry… Read more »
City Councilman Josh Rife reflect on his time on the Aberdeen City Council
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Monday night’s Aberdeen City Council meeting was the final one for City Councilman Josh Rife after serving for five years. Mayor Travis Schaunaman tried to convince him to stay on the council. Councilman Alan Johnson had nothing but high praise for him. Councilman Rife reflect on his time on the council starting with… Read more »
Aberdeen Public Works Director Stu Nelson discuss the water main break that happened last Thursday
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Last Thursday there was a water pipe break that took place off of 1st Ave & North Jackson Street. Aberdeen Public Works Director Stu Nelson ran down the timeline that took place. The break cost the city over two million gallons of water and led to the Boil Water Advisory. Nelson told the… Read more »
Aberdeen City Council announce the Aberdeen Insider as the official newspaper
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen City Council passed a resolution Monday night naming the Aberdeen Insider as the official newspaper of the council starting in July. City Attorney Ron Wager discuss why a resolution was needed. Aberdeen Insider is a weekly instead of a daily paper. Wager discuss how this will impact the council. Among those… Read more »
Aberdeen City Council receive report from NSU’s Innovation and Startup Center
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen City Council on Monday night received a report from Northern State’s Innovation and Startup Center. Director Bea Smith wanted to thank the city council for their support. Smith talks about the role of the center. Smith talks about some of the events that occurred within the past year and looking ahead… Read more »
Brown County election audit held Monday night
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- A post-election audit of the June 4 primary election took place Monday night at the commission chamber in the Brown County Courthouse Annex. The Voting Centers being audited are the ones in Stratford & Columbia. They are recounted the results of the District 1 House race. The race for each voting center was… Read more »