PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Finding and then paying teachers are challenges for many school districts. Wade Pogany, Executive Director of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota, says many small districts have had to increase their starting pay substantially. During a recent meeting of the Teacher Compensation Board, Pogany raised a question about the number of students… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A mid summer check of visitation to South Dakota finds some impressive numbers. Tourism Department Secretary Jim Hagen says the pace is ahead of that two years ago. Hagen says tourism businesses are struggling to keep up due to the lack of workers and that will be a long term issue. Hagen says… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – The Sturgis Council voted 6-1 Monday night to adjust their ambulance service area to allow for the Sturgis Ambulance Service to include the Buffalo Chip Campground for the upcoming Motorcycle Rally. Campground owner Rod Woodruff issued the request to the Rural Meade Ambulance District, which in turn, went to the city council.… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- The South Dakota Career and Technical Education (CTE) Summer Conference is underway in Watertown this week with more than 300 educators from across the state attending.  The gathering is sponsored by the South Dakota Department of Education in cooperation with the South Dakota Association for Career and Technical Education. Each year the conference… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol from sunrise until sundown on Saturday, July 31 in honor of former State Representative David Lust. Lust served as state representative at various times from 2007 to 2018, including as Majority Leader from 2011 to 2014 and… Read more »

DEL RIO, T.X.(WNAX)- South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem spent time Monday touring areas along the Texas – Mexico border. She was following up on the deployment of state National Guard troops to the area. Talking to reporters at a border crossing near Del Rio, Noem says its an issue that impacts South Dakota. Noem says… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Thursday, July 29th between the hours of 9:00 pm and 1:00 am.  West Nile Virus has been identified in Aberdeen and city officials urge citizens to take reasonable precautions to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.  You can reduce the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Brown County has received a grant from FEMA to conduct and update the existing Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Plan. Federal Law requires that each state have a Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan and the State of South Dakota requires local jurisdictions to have individual plans in order to be eligible for Federal grant dollars in… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at approximately 7:00 AM on Wednesday, July 28th, 2021 the following road will be closed to thru traffic for utility work:                       South 10th Street from 6th Ave SW to 7th Ave SW Motorists are advised to take alternate routes until… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Democratic Party is actively recruiting candidates at all levels for next year’s election cycle. Executive Director Berk Ehrmantraut says they want to find more legislative candidates. Erhmantraut says they have potential candidates looking at statewide races. There are well funded republican incumbents in all of the statewide and Congressional offices.… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Three members of the Fort Pierre Fire Department are headed west to help with wildfires that raging out of control Oregon, California, Washington, Montana and Idaho.  Assistant Chief Ty Odden says Fort Pierre’s Type Six apparatus was picked up and assigned to a fire roughly 30 minutes after the department made it… Read more »

GROTON, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota Corn has had a change in leadership.  Long-time executive director Lisa Richardson and legislative and marketing director Teddi Mueller have both resigned.  This comes after they were put on administrative leave on July 19.   The Council has formed a search committee led by President Grant Rix of Groton to find a… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The struggle of businesses to find enough workers has been well documented but for many, that shortage is hitting the bottom line. Dave Owen, President of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce & Industry, says a number of his members have been losing business for some time due to the shortages. Owen says… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)  Coming up the City of Aberdeen in conjunction with the Aberdeen Convention & Visitor Bureau will be the host of the MVPA 2021 Yellowstone Trail Convoy. Aberdeen CVB executive director Casey Weismantel told the Aberdeen City Council more about it on Monday. Weismantel tells us the agenda for tonight. Weismantel talks about the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- This past Monday was Americans with Disabilities Act Day in South Dakota and across the US. Eric Weiss is the director of the state Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation Services. He says the ADA prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodations, commercial facilities, telecommunications and state and… Read more »