SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, posted a revised, borrower-friendly Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness application implementing the PPP Flexibility Act of 2020, signed into law by President Trump on June 5, 2020. In addition to revising the full forgiveness… Read more »

BLACK HAWK, S.D. (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency said several South Dakota residents who evacuated from their homes after a sinkhole collapsed and exposed an abandoned mine in April are not eligible to receive federal aid. FEMA told Sen. Mike Rounds in a June 12 letter that the agency had discussions about whether… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Friends of the Fair and Brown County Fair Fans; The Fair Board, Staff, and countless key people, both from the community and those that make Brown County their home for fair week, have been have been working, planning and evaluating the 2020 Brown County Fair situation since it began in… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Provisions which strengthen South Dakota’s current graduated driver’s license laws for teen drivers between the ages of 14 and 18 take effect July 1. The changes were part of Senate Bill 113, which was approved by this year’s state Legislature and signed by Gov. Kristi Noem. Highlights of the bill… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Tourism officials say more than 125,000 tickets were requested for the 7,500 spots available for the Fourth of July fireworks at Mount Rushmore, which President Donald Trump plans to attend. The National Park Service held a lottery for the tickets last week. The winners were chosen at random and have… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – People are starting to move about and numbers in Aberdeen show it. Rich Krokel, Aberdeen Transportation Director, said a second flight is returning to the Aberdeen Regional Airport. The number of people flying in the area has gone up in recent weeks and that has also been the case locally. Krokel… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – In school classes ended abruptly in mid-March for most students in South Dakota due to the coronavirus pandemic. Most districts then used a combination of remote and online learning. Yankton School Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they are planning on returning to a normal schedule in August. Kindle says they will work… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Members of Congress are working with the Trump Administration on the next phase of economic stimulus. South Dakota Senator John Thune says they will use feedback from the first three rounds in writing the next plan. Thune says not all of the money Congress approved has been spent, yet. Thune says… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The Senate Armed Services Committee approved the $740 billion “National Defense Authorization Act” last week, funding the military for the next year. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds, a member of the Committee, says it’s part of continuing strategy. Rounds says the U.S. can’t afford to fall behind in military readiness. Rounds… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Banks across the country were busy helping businesses with the Payment Protection Program during the coronavirus. Daryl Ebach, Business Development Officer with Dacotah Bank in Aberdeen, talked about the number of loans that were processed. He said there were several original priorities with the loans that have now changed. Ebach said… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – All registered voters in South Dakota got an absentee ballot request before the June second primary. Secretary of State Steve Barnett says they numbers show the results. Barnett says he thinks it was worth the effort and expense. Barnett says they won’t be sending out another absentee request before the general… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are continuing this month and next month for some South Dakota families. State Department of Social Services Secretary Laurie Gill says SNAP benefits give a much-needed boost to those who may be struggling with food costs. SNAP recipients who… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The Fort Pierre City Council approved an agreement that let’s the city take advantage of a zero-percent State Infrastructure Bank loan for work on the Fort Pierre end of the Lt. Commander John Waldron Memorial Bridge. The Fort Pierre Business Improvement District or BID is offering to help fund the… Read more »