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Deadline for buffer strip property tax incentive approaching

September 29, 2020

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) — The South Dakota Department of Revenue reminds landowners that applications for the riparian buffer strip property tax incentive must be submitted by Oct. 15, 2020. Under Senate Bill 66, which Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed into law in 2017, eligible riparian buffer strips are assessed at 60 percent of the land’s… Read more »

Wednesday marks license plate decal renewal

September 29, 2020

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Wednesday marks the end of the month and another deadline for a license plate decal renewal. September features just one letter, the letter S. Patty VanMeter, Brown County Treasurer, said the deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30. She said there are a variety of ways to take care of  your… Read more »

Active COVID cases drop, five new deaths

September 29, 2020

PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The current amount of active COVID-19 cases decreased by about 144 and there were five new deaths, according to totals released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The deaths bring the state’s overall total to 223. There were 259 new cases and 398 recoveries (a record since the pandemic… Read more »

Inmate accused in deputy assault has lengthy criminal record

September 29, 2020

TEA, S.D. (AP) — An inmate accused of attacking a Turner County deputy and stealing his sheriff’s vehicle during a transport has previous charges of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer. Tyson Wessels was being returned to the Minnehaha County Jail in Sioux Falls following a court appearance in Turner County Sept. 22. Authorities… Read more »

$10,000 reward offered in Rapid City gun store robbery

September 29, 2020

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a $10,000 reward is being offered to help catch suspects in a Rapid City gun store robbery and recover some of the stolen weapons. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms industry, are each… Read more »

Conditions prime for potential grassfires

September 29, 2020

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – While many people have their attention on potential frost and low temperatures at this time of the year, the conditions are also prime for grassfires. Dry and windy circumstances can lead to major problems should a fire get started. Scott Meints, Brown County Emergency Management Director, talked about the situation. He… Read more »

Yankton schools to start noon dismissal on Fridays

September 29, 2020

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton School Board held a special meeting Monday and voted to dismiss classes at noon on Fridays through the end of the semester. School Board President Sarah Carda says their teachers need the extra time. Several teachers at the meeting told the board that they are working up to 90… Read more »

One killed in pedestrian-vehicle accident near Maverick Junction

September 29, 2020

MAVERICK JUNCTION, S.D. (Press Release) – An 82-year-old male died in a pedestrian-vehicle crash Monday afternoon near Maverick Junction. Names of the two people involved are not yet being released pending notification of family members. A 2018 Chevy Impala was eastbound on U.S. Highway 18 traveling on a crest in the highway when the driver… Read more »

COVID numbers at Codington County jail have been low so far

September 29, 2020

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — With COVID-19 cases in Codington County at their highest levels since the pandemic began, the local jail is taking every step possible to keep the virus out of their facility. Sheriff Brad Howell says they haven’t been completely COVID-free, but the numbers at the jail have been low. Howell talked about… Read more »

Annual Roncalli Marching Band Festival Wednesday morning

September 29, 2020

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Second Annual Roncalli Marching Band Festival will take place Wednesday morning, Sept. 30. The event runs from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and will feature 11 bands, according to Kim Carda, Aberdeen Roncalli Band Director. She explained how the event originated. For those who are unable to attend, they can watch… Read more »

Interim committee going through Governor’s spending plan

September 29, 2020

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature meets Wednesday as part of the run up to next week’s special session. Committee member, Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, says they have been going through details of the Governor’s spending plan. The state got about $1.2 billion in federal… Read more »

Rounds plans to meet with Supreme Court Justice nominee

September 29, 2020

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – President Trump made it official on Saturday by nominating Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says she recently went through Senate confirmation for her current position. Rounds says she is a good choice for the high court. Rounds says he plans… Read more »

Dakotans for Health says report lays out benefits of Medicaid expansion

September 29, 2020

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – A report from the South Dakota Legislative Research Council highlights the financial issues involved with Medicaid expansion. Rick Weiland with the group “Dakotans for Health” says the report clearly lays out the benefits of expansion. The group has organized to push for a November 2022 ballot issue to expand Medicaid.… Read more »