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April 24, 2025

Genesis Farms looking to establish medical cannabis company in Watertown

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- A representative from Genesis Farms, one of the “largest medical cannabis companies in South Dakota,” addressed the Watertown City Council during its Monday night meeting, expressing the company’s interest in establishing a presence in the city and requesting a review of the current local ordinance that strictly prohibits the transfer of existing medical… Read more »

April 24, 2025

Avera Race Against Cancer event coming Saturday, May 10th

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Avera Race Against Cancer will be coming up on Saturday, May 10th. Sonya Neilson and Jesse Peterson with Avera Cancer Center provides a preview. Peterson discuss some of the funding used to help those who travels to Aberdeen to get care. Peterson talks about the new wig room they hope to open… Read more »

April 24, 2025

This week is National Volunteer Week

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- April is National Volunteer month and the week of April 21-25 is National Volunteer Week.  One location always looking for volunteers is the Brown County Fair. Board member for the Brown County Fair Board Nancy Radke: Radke talks about two upcoming events to promote volunteering starting with the one on June 1st. Radke… Read more »

April 24, 2025

Final week of 3rd Annual Burger Battle in Aberdeen

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – Alumni of the 2023 Leadership Aberdeen Class, along with the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce, Aberdeen Downtown Association and the Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, kicked off the 3rd Annual Aberdeen Burger Battle on March 15th. There will be seventeen participating restaurants this year, up from sixteen in 2024. Eateries… Read more »

April 23, 2025

Free Spring Residential Cleanup to begin Friday

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)-  The 2025 Free Spring Residential Cleanup will begin on Friday and run until Saturday, May 10th at the Brown County Landfill. Items that can be dropped off include the following: Tires(4 tire limit per vehicle) paint, trees, rubble, batteries, furniture, waste oil, electronics, appliances, scrap metal, propane tanks, grass, leaves, and other miscellaneous… Read more »

April 23, 2025

Attorney General Marty Jackley announces settlement In NCAA lawsuit

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the State has reached a settlement of its lawsuit against the NCAA that reduces the amount of money that Division I schools, including South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota, will have to pay toward the NCAA’s proposed $2.8 billion… Read more »

April 23, 2025

Senator Rounds address comment on what DOGE has done so far in 2025

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- The debate rages on over President Trumps Department of Government Efficiency – DOGE as it’s known. Senator Mike Rounds’ offices have fielded nearly 23-hundred calls related to DOGE. He appeared on the Greg Belfrage show Tuesday. While mistakes have been made in the process, he says the goal of trimming government excess… Read more »

April 23, 2025

Spink County landowner Ed Fischbach comment after documentary premiere

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Tuesday night, the documentary “Unearthing the CO2 Pipeline” made its world premiere.  The documentary produced by The John Birch Society was a direct attack on the carbon sequestration process.  The documentary went after the former President Biden’s administration on the tax credit but very litte on the current President Trump’s administration. KSDN… Read more »

April 23, 2025

Democrats to host Town Hall in Aberdeen Monday

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota Democrats will be doing a town hall in Aberdeen on Monday. Chair of the Brown County Democrats Jory Koosman provides a preview. Koosman & Vice Chair Erin Ronayne-Rudner talks about Julian Beuudion(Bo-Da-Won) who announced he’s running for the U.S. Senate seat representing South Dakota. The Town Hall will take place… Read more »

April 23, 2025

SD PUC deny Summit’s CO2 pipeline

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Tuesday, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission addressed some landowners’ request to deny Summit Carbon Solutions CO2 pipeline request. One key aspect was that Summit needed to submint a plan to the PUC following the last meeting on April 10th.  The plan was submitted to them on April 17th. Lawyer representing the… Read more »

April 22, 2025

Update on future of Brown County GOP

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Chair of the Brown County Republicans, Rich Hilgeman and Precinct Committee member Drew Dennert(Brown County Commissioner) appeared on KSDN Midday Report Tuesday to update the latest with the GOP. Hilgeman talks about the status of him as one of the regional director for the South Dakota GOP. One of the bills proposed… Read more »

April 22, 2025

1st Street from 1st Ave to 2nd Ave SW closed Wednesday for sewer line repair

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at approximately 7:00am Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025, Dahme Construction will have the following road closed to thru traffic for sanitary sewer line repair: 1st St. From 1st Ave. SW to 2nd Ave. SW The road is scheduled to remain closed through Thursday, April 24th, until approximately 5pm or until finished.  Motorists… Read more »