ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The number 605 is the state’s area code and also Friday’s date. It is also part of Avera Health’s 605 Day Challenge to help small businesses and also recognize those on the front-line such are grocery store workers, first reponders and nursing home staff. Amy Blackstone, Avera Foundation Director, talked about… Read more »

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Covid totals may be lower than projected
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Health experts had been predicting a big peak in coronavirus cases around July 1 with as many as 130,000 infections statewide. Doug Ekeren, President of Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton says it now looks like a lower peak and more sporadic outbreaks. Ekeren says their planning predicted up to 13,000… Read more »
Northern State athletes finding ways to give back to communities
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The annual Northern State Day of Champions did not take place this year, but that did not prevent NSU student-athletes from helping out their communities. Justin Fraase, Director of Communications and Marketing at NSU, said that the desire to give back starts at the top and works its through the athletes.… Read more »
Langer wins city council position; incumbents top school board race
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Tiffany Langer has won a spot on the city council. According to unofficial results from Tuesday’s primary election, Langer finished with 422 votes. Incumbent Dennis “Mike” Olson had 384, and David Welling had 345. The three incumbents retained their spots on the Aberdeen School Board. Kevin Burckhard finished with 3,236 votes,… Read more »
Langer takes over lead in city council race with one precinct remaining
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – With just one precinct remaining, Tiffany Langer has pulled ahead in the City Council SE Ward race. Langer has 369 votes, Dennis “Mike” Olson has 352 and David Welling has 274. In the race for the Aberdeen School Board (three members will be elected): Kevin Burckhard has 2,814 votes, Brian Sharp… Read more »
Incumbents lead school board race; city council close with three precincts left
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Results are continuing to come in from today’s Primary Election. Voter turnout was 26.2 percent with 6,008 out of a possible 22,915 voters casting ballots. There were 4,020 absentee ballots. Here are the totals with nine of the 12 precincts reporting. In the race for the Aberdeen School Board (three members… Read more »
Voter turnout 26.2 percent; tight races with three precincts reporting
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Results are coming in from today’s Primary Election. Voter turnout was 26.2 percent with 6,008 out of a possible 22,915 voters casting ballots. There were 4,020 absentee ballots. Here are the totals with three of the 12 precincts reporting. In the race for the Aberdeen School Board (three members will be… Read more »
Biden, Rounds, Johnson declared winners in Tuesday primary
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota election officials worked to process a historic number of absentee ballots as polls closed Tuesday in the primary election. The secretary of state’s office reported that nearly 87,000 absentee ballots had been returned by Tuesday afternoon, which is almost four times the number received in the 2018 primary.… Read more »
First results coming in for the Primary Election
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Results are coming in from today’s Primary Election. Here are the totals with the first of the polling centers reporting. In the race for the Aberdeen School Board (three members will be elected): Kevin Burckhard has 2,248 votes (31 percent), Brian Sharp has 2,122 votes (29 percent), Aaron Schultz has 2,001… Read more »
State’s active COVID-19 cases drop by 54
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The number of active COVID-19 cases in South Dakota dropped by 54 according to statistics released by the State Department of Health on Tuesday. There were 33 new confirmed cases and also 87 new recoveries. Today’s total also included 1,152 new negative tests. The total deaths in the state remained at… Read more »
City to spray for mosquitoes Wednesday night
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Wednesday, June 3 between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. with a possible makeup date the following day, Thursday, June 4 depending on the weather. The adulticiding equipment is noisy and travels at 10 mph. The… Read more »
Media availability call at 11:45 on KSDN
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 on 930-102.1 KSDN.
Rapid City police does not want help from armed patrols
RAPID CITY, S.D. (Rapid City Journal) — Rapid City police say civilians organizing armed patrols in an attempt to help law enforcement deal with potentially violent protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis will actually hinder officers. Representatives from the Rapid City Police Department and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office met with several… Read more »
Aberdeen DSS office open by appointment
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) –The Department of Social Services (DSS) office in Aberdeen is open to the public by appointment only starting today. “While DSS staff have been working remotely throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to serve the people of South Dakota, we will begin reopening offices to the public on an appointment-only basis,” said DSS… Read more »
Road to be closed starting Wednesday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 the following road will be closed to thru traffic for road work: Intersection of Melgaard Road & Roosevelt St. going East & then North to 6th Avenue The road will remain closed until work is completed. Work will be completed as… Read more »



















