SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – The Sioux Falls School District reports a staff member at Laura Wilder Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19. The district says parents and staff members at Laura Wilder were notified of the confirmed case Tuesday afternoon. District officials say they have provided guidance from the South Dakota Department of… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) – Monument Health says one of their caregivers who works in Rapid City and lives in Meade County, has tested positive for COVID-19. It would be the first positive COVID-19 test result in the Black Hills region. According to a Monument Health spokesperson, they are working through protocols to inform and… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The threat of COVID-19 has temporarily closed several businesses like the Aberdeen Family Y and people have a lot of pent up energy. However, there are still plenty of ways to work off some of that energy, according to Carol Loeschke, Group Fitness Instructor at the Y. Loeschke recently coordinated an… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Travel in the Hub City has shown a significant decline since the coronavirus outbreak. Rich Krokel, Transportation Director for the City of Aberdeen, said that the traffic has gone way down at the Aberdeen Regional Airport. He said that Aberdeen will continue to have 14 flights each week, despite the decline… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (aberdeennews.com) – Aberdeen physician David Wachs is recovering after being diagnosed as Brown County’s first, and so far only, COVID-19 patient. Wachs worked at Avera Medical Group Aberdeen Family Physicians for three days between the day to which officials tracked his exposure to the virus and his first day experiencing symptoms. But neither… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Across its footprint, Avera is closing its hospitals to visitors to protect patients and staff from the spread of COVID-19. Avera St. Luke’s Hospital will move to a no visitor policy effective Wednesday, March 25. For end-of-life, births, and pediatric cases, limited visitors will be allowed. These will be determined… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The number of positive coronavirus cases in South Dakota rose to 30, with new cases reported in Beadle and Brookings Counties. Governor Kristi Noem says she is extending her executive order for state employees. Noem also ordered the K-12 school closure extended. Noem, who earlier said that up to 30 percent… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – In response to Gov. Kristi Noem’s Executive Order 2020-04, the South Dakota Board of Regents has determined all South Dakota public universities will transition spring classes online for the duration of the semester and postpone spring commencement ceremonies until further notice, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. “Throughout this entire… Read more »
