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ABERDEEN, S.D. — Avera St. Luke’s is making changes to continue to meet patients’ health needs by extending access to after hours care beginning the week of January 3, 2023. With the change, Avera Urgent Care Aberdeen will be renamed Avera After Hours Clinic. The after hours clinic will be open on Fridays from 1… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – Experience the most wonderful crime of the year at the 2022 Christmas with the Chamber mixer and holiday event on Thursday, December 8th at the Dakota Event Center, 720 S Lamont Street in Aberdeen. The event begins at 5:15 with food, drink, wine & liquor pull and silent & live auctions.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- South Dakota Senator John Thune spoke on the Senate floor about the importance of Ellsworth Air Force Base, its airmen, and the surrounding community ahead of the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman’s unveiling of the new B-21 Raider bomber. Thune says Ellsworth was on the brink of closing. Thune says expanding their… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.(HubCityRadio)- Congressman Dusty Johnson held a Tele-Town Hall on Thursday night. Congressman Johnson talks about government spending that needs to be this month to prevent another shutdown. Johnson talks about the issue with the southern border. Johnson talks about whether the U.S. House should do investigations of President Biden’s administration. Johnson address the issue… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(WNAX)- Liquid carbon dioxide pipelines, while controversial, are necessary for the future of the ethanol industry. Brian Jennings, C.E.O. of the American Coalition for Ethanol, based in Sioux Falls, says ethanol can help lower greenhouse gas emissions. Jennings says the pipelines are key to those cleaner emissions. Jennings says only a few ethanol… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The 2023 session of the South Dakota legislature will have plenty of critical issues and possibly some drama. State Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Dave Owen is making his pre-session swing around the state. Owen says legislators won’t be able to make many changes to the voter mandated Medicaid expansion. There is… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The leadership team at Northwestern Energy will make a transition at the end of the year with long time C.E.O. Bob Rowe (row) retiring and current Chief Operating Officer Brian Bird moving up. Bird says he expects a smooth changeover. Bird says he joined the company at a very difficult time. Bird says… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo says he has filled two new positions in his office. A Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Coordinator and a Human Trafficking Coordinator. Allison Morrisette is the MMIP Coordinator and Mary Beth Holzworth is the Trafficking Coordinator. Vargo says they have a base to start with. Vargo says… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Wednesday the South Dakota Open Primaries submitted their bid to start a petition to the Legislative Research Council to make primaries open starting in 2026. Chairman Joe Kirby talks about trying to put this in place back in 2016 but was defeated and the lessons they learned from it. Kirby explains… Read more »
DESMET, S.D.(KOKK)- Mental health issues are being discussed more today and an opportunity to hear from someone who has dealt with Ptsd and thoughts of suicide comes up Sunday and Monday at the Event Center in DeSmet. Scott Geiselhart is a 20 year veteran firefighter, father and former auto repair shop owner. He is a… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Beginning January 1, 2023, the town of Cresbard is implementing a new municipal general sales and use tax rate of 2 percent. South Dakota municipalities are able to implement new tax rates or change existing tax rates on January 1 or July 1 each year, according to South Dakota Codified Law… Read more »
OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- The latest monthly survey shows the economy continues to slow across the region. Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss says signs are pointing toward a contraction. Goss says business managers are seeing lots of problems. Goss says there are also long term issues. Goss says he expects another interest rate hike from the… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Alexa Sheldon has been hired as the new Executive Director of the Aberdeen Downtown Association. Originally from Gettysburg, Alexa recently moved to Aberdeen. “Growning up, I spent many weekends here. I have always been an advocate and believer in the growth and potential of downtown Aberdeen. I have felt great pride as… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Voters in Clay County earlier this month approved a thirty-nine-million-dollar bond issue for a new law enforcement center and jail. Sheriff Andy Howe says they are moving quickly on the location. Howe says using city owned land would help control some costs. Howe says once a site is defined, they can then move… Read more »
WAGNER, S.D.(WNAX)- Voters in the City of Wagner will be back to the polls on Tuesday. City Attorney Ken Cotton says it stems back to a resolution of support for changes to Highway 46 passed by the city council this summer. Cotton says there was a lot of public input before the council voted. The… Read more »
