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PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Pierre School District employees will not see an increase in their health insurance premiums for the second year in a row. Business manager Darla Mayer (mayor) says Pierre is one of approximately 70 school districts participating in the Associated School Boards of South Dakota health insurance pool. Mayer says staff… Read more »
VERMILLION, S.D. (Press Release) – SDPB examines the health, social and economic impact of COVID on Smithfield Foods in Sioux Falls and the pork industry and ag economy in South Dakota. Join host Stephanie Rissler and guests on the next episode of South Dakota FOCUS, Thursday, April 16, 8 p.m. (7 MT) on SDPB1 and… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in South Dakota has surpassed 1,100. Health officials said Wednesday that 180 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in the last day, bringing the statewide total to 1,168 cases. The Smithfield Foods meat processing plant in Sioux Falls continues to be… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Gov. Kristi Noem will have a press conference at 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
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The South Dakota Department of Health has tripled the number of staff members reaching out to people who have tested positive for COVID-19 to find out who they’ve been in contact with. Gov. Kristi Noem says the number of staff doing contact tracing will double again by Friday. Noem encourages… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – The mayor of Sioux Falls is going ahead with a city-wide shelter-in-place ordinance, now that Gov. Kristi Noem has rejected his request to issue a county-wide order. Mayor Paul TenHaken did not say how the ordinance would differ from his stay-at-home proclamation. The Argus Leader reports the first reading of… Read more »
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.
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Effective April 20, 2020 recycling collection will be suspended until further notice. Residents are requested to place the recyclables in with their garbage for the time being or they can store it until recycling collection has restarted. The City will suspend charging for recycling during this period. We appreciate everyone’s… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem held a teleconference with legislators this week to update them on the state response to the coronavirus pandemic. Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says most legislators are concerned about impacts in their districts. Hunhoff says Noem stressed transparency. Hunhoff says the Governor did talk about some… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The coronavirus is causing the postponement of the “Let Freedom Fly” airshow at Pierre Regional Airport to 2021. Organizer Jim Pietz with Mustang Aviation of Pierre says the military assets lined up to take part in the Independence Day weekend show are grounded due to quarantine. The Royal Canadian Air Force… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Banks across the country are the conduits for federal dollars to help businesses stay afloat during the coronavirus disruption. South Dakota Bankers Association President Curt Everson says they have seen heavy traffic. Everson says the loans seem to work best for businesses that managed to stay open. Everson says businesses need… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has forced South Dakota universities to produce online classes to end the spring semester and raises questions for the future. Outgoing Board of Regents President Kevin Schieffer says they are dealing with a major threat. Schieffer says they will have to have some in depth discussions.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Farm state lawmakers including South Dakota Senator John Thune are asking for action to strengthen the integrity of the cattle market and requesting an investigation into the volatility tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thune has asked both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Justice to look into possible collusion.… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) — Reporters asked South Dakota health officials to comment Tuesday on problems experienced by the nation of Brazil, in testing hydroxychloroquine, and the variant called chloroquine, which stopped testing the drugs recently. The Brazil study was comparing a regular-dose and high-dose application of both drugs, and was suspended when many in… Read more »
IPSWICH, S.D. (Press Release) – Originally planned for June 13, 2020, Ipswich Trail Days has been canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing necessity for social distancing and limited public gathering. With generous sponsorship from local businesses year after year, the annual summer celebration in Ipswich, South Dakota during the second… Read more »
