Hub City Radio News

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May 29, 2020

Governor extends deadline for driver licenses

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – A temporary extension of the expiration date for certain South Dakota driver licenses has been extended until March 30, 2021 by Gov. Kristi Noem. The Governor this week signed an executive order that extends the state’s emergency declaration through Dec. 30, 2020. That means the expiration date for driver licenses… Read more »

May 28, 2020

Intersection to be closed through Wednesday

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at approximately 8 a.m. on Friday, May 29, the following intersection will be closed due to road work:   7th Avenue SE & South Washington St. Work is expected to last through Wednesday, June 3. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes.   Please call the Public Works office… Read more »

May 28, 2020

South Dakotans seeking to join online SNAP pilot

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakotans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) may have the option of buying groceries online in the future, the Department of Social Services announced. South Dakota will submit a request to join the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Online Pilot Program, which… Read more »

May 28, 2020

Governor’s press conference at 3 on all Hub City Radio stations

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Gov. Kristi Noem will have a press conference at approximately 3 this afternoon. The event will be carried live across all Hub City Radio stations. The link to the press conference is: Facebook.com/govnoem OR SD.Net

May 28, 2020

YAPAtorium reopening on Monday

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The YAPAtorium is excited reopen its facility to patrons on Monday, June 1. In order to ensure a safe atmosphere we will be implementing the following changes: Masks Required: Patrons must wear a mask or face covering that securely covers mouth and nose. Maximum Occupancy: The youth center will only… Read more »

May 28, 2020

Pizza Hut donates pizza to healthcare facilities in Aberdeen, Watertown

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – NPC International, the owner of the Sioux Falls area Pizza Huts and largest Pizza Hut franchisee, has stepped up to feed the staff at two local healthcare facilities: Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, S.D. and Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center in Aberdeen, S.D. On Wednesday, May 27 the local… Read more »

May 28, 2020
Capitol Building SD

Media availability call at 11:45 on all Hub City Radio stations

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon and State Epidemiologist Dr. Joshua Clayton will hold a brief media availability via conference call at 11:45 a.m. today to discuss developments surrounding coronavirus in South Dakota. The event will be carried live across all Hub City Radio stations.

May 28, 2020

Body pulled from Rapid City creek that of missing man

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Police say a body pulled from a Rapid City creek this week in that of a man who had been missing since last week. The man is identified as 41-year-old Jason Rush of Rapid City. Police had been searching for Rush since he was reported missing on May 19. An… Read more »

May 28, 2020

Sioux Empire Fair plans to go ahead as scheduled

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Sioux Empire Fair organizers are working to put on the fair as scheduled this year despite concerns about COVID-19. “We’re trying to give people more space and hand washing stations, but we are moving ahead with planning,” fair marketing director Courtney Drenth said on KELO Radio’s It’s Your Agri-Business. Drenth… Read more »

May 28, 2020

Walters named to Aberdeen Area Community Foundation board

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – At its April meeting, the Aberdeen Area Community Foundation Board of Trustees voted to name Northern State University’s Dr. Hannah Walters as a member of the board. Walters, Assistant Professor of Marketing, has taught in the NSU School of Business since 2012. Prior to that she served as director of… Read more »

May 28, 2020

Clayton says people may be able to get COVID-19 more than once

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Some early research into COVID-19 led scientists and medical providers around the globe to think once a person had it, their body would build resistance and they wouldn’t get it again. Now, South Dakota State epidemiologist Dr. Josh Clayton says researchers are finding out that may not be the case.… Read more »

May 28, 2020

South Dakota Corn donates $100,000 to Feeding South Dakota

ELK POINT, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Corn has donated $100,000 to Feeding South Dakota. State Corn Utilization Council President Robert Walsh of Elk Point says this is the largest amount they’ve donated to Feeding South Dakota. He says the demands on Feeding South Dakota have grown due to the pandemic and South Dakota Corn’s… Read more »

May 28, 2020

Pierre will not open outdoor pool this summer

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pierre City Commission decided not to open the municipal outdoor pool this summer. Parks and Recreation Director Tom Farnsworth says the outdoor pool, by its very nature, is a gathering spot. He says there are options at the Oahe Family YMCA. Another option… Read more »

May 28, 2020

Rapid City Public Works looking at possibly delaying projects

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) — The Rapid City Council’s Public Works committee had talks about whether to spend money on scheduled street repair and maintenance projects, or revise all spending due to the uncertainty of future city revenues. Ward Two alderman Bill Evans called a number of projects into question, and said there needed to… Read more »