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September 10, 2026

Dedication of Presentation Peace Circle held on Thursday

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Hub City Radio)- The dedication of the Presentation Peace Circle took place on Thursday. Sister Mary of the Presentation Sisters talked about letting go of the school and the mother house showed the resiliency of the group. Mayor Travis Schaunaman spoke at the ceremony and he explained the working relationship with the Sisters and… Read more »

September 10, 2026

Spurs to host Barn Dance Fundraiser

ABERDEEN, SD (Hub City Radio) SPURS Therapeutic Riding Center will host Stars, Stripes and Country Nights, a fundraiser with all kinds of fun features, Kortnee Schmidt has more. Joni with Spurs tells us about how the funds raised will be used. The fund raising barn Dance will be held Saturday the 19th of September with… Read more »

September 10, 2026

Enrollment at Northern State for the fall semester

PIERRE, S.D. (Hub City Radio)- Northern State University is seeing one of the strongest increases in first-time freshman enrollment across the system, with its incoming class growing by more than 25% compared with fall 2025. The university welcomed more than 350 first-time freshmen this fall, adding to continued growth in overall enrollment. That growth reflects… Read more »

September 10, 2026

Flags to flown at half-staff for Patriot Day

PIERRE, S.D. (Hub City Radio) –On Thursday, Governor Larry Rhoden ordered that flags be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise until sunset on Friday, September 11, 2026, as a mark of respect for Patriot Day, which recognizes the 2,977 innocent souls who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. “The horrific 9/11 attack shook our… Read more »

September 10, 2026

Senator Rounds looked back on 9-11

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Friday marks a quarter century since life in America changed.  The September 11th terrorist attacks on New York, Washington and Pennsylvania are still remembered 25 years ago.  South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds watched on t-v with his business partner as passenger jets were flown into the World Trade Towers in New York. The… Read more »

September 10, 2026

Recap of Chamber Connections Series

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Hub City Radio)- The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber Connections Series continued Thursday at the K.O.Lee Public Library. Feature speaker was Rebecca Ortmeier, Apprentice Coordinator for the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation.  She will be talking about the Start Today SD Apprenticeship Program. Ortmeier described what apprenticeships are. Ortmeier talked about what… Read more »

September 10, 2026

Aberdeen City Council to hold special session on data centers on Monday

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Hub City Radio)- The Aberdeen City Council will hold a special session on Monday at the Aberdeen Civic Theater beginning at 5:30pm.  This session will allows the public an opportunity to express their views on data centers.  The city are working on an ordinance looking to establish guidelines for data centers within the… Read more »

September 9, 2026

South Dakota Farmers Union to do their Fly-In next week

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Hub City Radio)- The South Dakota Farmers Union will do their yearly Fly-In at Washington, D.C.  The Fly-In will take place on Tuesday through Thursday September 14th through the 16th. The Senate Ag Committee is expected to vote that week on the update Farm Bill. President of the South Dakota Farmers Union, Doug Sombke… Read more »

September 9, 2026

City of Aberdeen to honor 9/11

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Hub City Radio)- Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that hit the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. & United Flight 93 crash in western Pennsylvania near Shanksville. On Friday the City of Aberdeen along with the Fire Department has organized an event to take… Read more »

September 8, 2026

Dedication of Presentation Peace Circle planned for Thursday

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Hub City Radio)- The dedication of the Presentation Peace Circle is scheduled for Thursday. Aberdeen City Manager Dave McNeil: This will mark the first official public appearance for Mayor Schaunaman since the paragliding accident back in August. This will take place at 1500 North 2nd Street beginning at 4pm. A second dedication is scheduled… Read more »

September 8, 2026

Aberdeen City Council addressed 2027 city budget

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Hub City Radio)- At Tuesday’s Aberdeen City Council meeting, Aberdeen City Manager Dave McNeil discussed the ordinance addressing the 2027 budget.  The budget is estimated to be about 183 million dollars. This is McNeil’s first budget since becoming city manager and went over his thought process on how he came about to it.  He… Read more »

September 8, 2026

Brown County Commission Update

ABERDEEN,SD (Hub City Radio) The Commissioners of Brown County had plenty to talk about at their most recent meeting. The first item addressed was again in regard to the “Women’s” Building at the Fairgrounds. After repeated attempts, Citizen Dennis Jones implored the Commissioners to try and save the aged building. Commissioners expressed their desire to… Read more »

September 8, 2026

2nd annual Harvest Bash planned for Saturday in Webster

WEBSTER, S.D.(Hub City Radio)- The 2nd annual Harvest Bash is coming up Saturday in Webster. Executive Director of the Webster Area Chamber of Commerce, Kayla Fischer provides a preview. Fischer talked about this being an opportunity for the community to come together. Fischer discussed the activities scheduled for Saturday. Fischer described how this benefit businesses… Read more »

September 8, 2026

South Dakota Climatologist provided update on weather statewide

HURON, S.D.(Hub City Radio)- While the first day of fall is a few weeks off, summer is not quite done. South Dakota State Climatologist Laura Edwards says it has been warm for a while. Edwards says its also been a dry summer. Precipitation in Aberdeen has been close to normal this season. Edwards says weather… Read more »