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August 22, 2024

2nd Ave SE & Lloyd St intersection closed Friday for manhole replacement

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Weather permitting,beginning at 6am on Friday, August 23rd, 2024, the following intersection will be closed to thru traffic for manhole replacement: 2nd Ave. SE & S. Lloyd St.  The intersection will be closed until approximately 7pm Friday, August 23rd.  Motorists are advised to take alternate routes until the work is completed.

August 21, 2024

Intersection will be closed to thru traffic for asphalt patching on Thursday, August 22nd

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) INTERSECTION CLOSED:   Weather permitting, beginning at 7am on Thursday, August 22nd, 2024, the following intersection will be closed to thru traffic for asphalt patching:  4th Ave. SW & S. 13th St. The intersection will be closed until approximately 8am Friday, August 23rd.  Motorists are advised to take alternate routes until the work is completed.

August 21, 2024

City-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Thursday, August 22nd

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) The Mosquito Control division of the City of Aberdeen will be conducting a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Thursday, August 22nd between the hours of 8:30 PM and 12:30 AM. Mosquito Control surveillance program has identified West Nile Virus in Aberdeen as well as a high number of the Culex… Read more »

August 21, 2024

Watertown City Council discuss Thunder Road lease agreement

WATERTOWN, S.D.(Press Release)- The Watertown City Council discussed the future of the city-owned Thunder Road property at Monday night’s meeting. The current lease agreement is set to expire. The property, which includes a building originally constructed in 1996, has been leased for commercial operations since its development. City staff explained that the new lease agreement… Read more »

August 21, 2024

South Dakota Congressional leaders appear at DakotaFest Wednesday

MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- Members of Congress representing South Dakota appeared Wednesday at DakotaFest in Mitchell. Senator John Thune on the Farm Bill: Senator Thune spoke at a forum at Dakotafest and one of the topics of discussion was the Farm Bill, or more accurately, the lack of one in the Senate.  Senator Thune explained that the… Read more »

August 21, 2024

Dirk Rogers, Highway Superintendent, addresses speed limits within Brown County

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Hub City Radio) Dirk Rogers, Highway Superintendent, addressed the Brown County Commissioners Tuesday morning regarding speed limits in certain spots within Brown County. Rogers addresses the first area of concern. Rogers mentions this request has been made in the past. Duane Sutton, Chair of the Brown County Commission, speaks about the traffic on… Read more »

August 21, 2024

Application deadline for South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association Leadership Academy is Sept. 1

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Sept. 1, 2024, is the application deadline for an agricultural leadership academy being launched in South Dakota. Eric Jennings is a past president of the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association and chair of the SDCA Leadership Academy Steering Committee. He says they’ve partnered with South Dakota Corn and Farm Credit Services of America. Jennings… Read more »

August 21, 2024

Senator Rounds talks about the RESTORE Act

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- The door is open to overcome the burden of bureaucratic rules. That’s the view of Senator Mike Rounds. A recent Supreme Court ruling overturned 40 years of giving bureaucrats the upper hand in determining the impact of new laws. Senator Rounds says now it’s time to set things straight. The ruling overturns… Read more »

August 21, 2024

Construction underway on new State Health Lab

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Construction on a 70-million dollar renovation of the State Health Lab in Pierre is underway.  Officials with the South Dakota Department of Health presented an update on the project to the Pierre City Commission Tuesday night.  State Health Secretary Melissa Magstadt says the facility will be more than a laboratory. Health Lab Director… Read more »

August 21, 2024

Sizzlin’ Summer Nights coming up on Saturday

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Coming up this Saturday here in Aberdeen is Sizzlin’ Summer Nights taking place in downtown Aberdeeen. Aberdeen Downtown Association’s Executive Director, Alexa Sheldon previews what’s happening on Saturday. She starts off by talking about the Strider Cup beginning at 12pm.  In previous years it started at 10am.  Sheldon explains the later start. Sheldon… Read more »

August 21, 2024

Final concert for Summer Concert Series coming up Thursday

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen Downtown Association’s final concert for the summer is coming up on Thursday. ADA’s Executive Director, Alexa Sheldon provides a preview.  She talks about the theme of this concert. The group performing is The Red Roses. The Red Roses is a cover band that deal with rock music from the late 90s… Read more »

August 20, 2024

Inflation’s impact on farm economy

OMAHA, N.E.(KELO)- The Federal Reserve Board’s fight against inflation is begriming to extract a toll on our economy. The Fed’s main tool is to raise interest rates to cool the economy. That’s being felt in the real estate industry, and now in farming and manufacturing. Creighton University Economist Dr. Ernie Goss says farm equipment manufacturers… Read more »

August 20, 2024

Road work plans for Wednesday in Aberdeen

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Weather permitting, beginning at 7am on Wednesday, August 21st, 2024, the following intersection will be closed to thru traffic for asphalt road resurfacing and the following roads will be closed because they are affected by this project: Intersection: 11th Ave. SE and S. Washington St. Roads: Washington St. from 12th Ave. SE… Read more »