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PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – A bipartisan group of Senators asked President Trump to lift the caps on the direct coronavirus relief farmers receive under USDA’s new aid package. South Dakota Farm Bureau President Scott VanderWal says his organization backs that move. The direct payments are capped at $125,000 per commodity and $250,000 per person. VanderWal… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (DRG News) – United States President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order this week (Tues.) to keep meat and poultry processing facilities open during the COVID-19 national emergency—a move South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds agrees with. Rounds says the federal assistance also provides direct support to the line workers in the plants. Rounds… Read more »
SELBY, S.D. (Press Release) – A 15-year-old female has been identified as the person who died Sunday afternoon in an ATV crash southeast of Selby. A 2017 Polaris Ranger XP 900 EPS ATV was northbound on 308th Avenue, which is a gravel road, when the driver, Tori Fiedler of Selby, lost control. The vehicle rolled… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – While it has been a tough month on nearly everyone because of the COVID-19 virus, it was actually a solid month for pet adoptions at the Aberdeen Area Humane Society. Elaine Schaible, Humane Society Manager, said that while the facility was open by appointment only, adoptions were still up. The coronavirus… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – A key to keeping South Dakota on a “Back to Normal” path as announced by Governor Kristi Noem is testing. Health Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says all that need a test should get one. Malsam-Rysdon says the testing plan will continue to change. Malsam-Rysdon says the testing capacity will continue to… Read more »
PARKER, S.D. (WNAX) – Midwest Dairy officials say they are donating $500,000 to food banks in 10 Midwest states to purchase dairy products for people in need. Midwest Dairy Chairman Allen Merrill who runs a dairy farm near Parker, South Dakota says the donation came after visiting with their members who wanted to help those… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Corps of Engineers is starting the environmental assessment phase of a project to repair the drainage system under Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri River near Yankton. Gavins Point Project Manager Tom Curran says every dam has a system to control water seeping under it. Curran says the plan is… Read more »
Samantha and Nathan Miller with their young children (left to right) Remillie, 4; Hadalynn, 6, and Rylence, 2. The Millers farm near Aberdeen and will welcome their fourth child this summer. (Courtesy Photo) ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union) – As we reflect on the women who raised us this Mother’s Day,… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Scott Waltman [email protected]) -Businesses in Aberdeen will begin to be able to reopen and offer more services under an amendment approved Wednesday night by the city council. The unanimous vote came after about two hours of nuanced discussion that included three proposals and many amendments. In the end, a detailed amendment from… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (By Danielle Ferguson Sioux Falls Argus Leader) – An Eagle Butte woman has died of COVID-19 weeks after being transferred from South Dakota to a federal Texas prison and giving birth to her child while on a ventilator, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Andrea Circle Bear, 30, is the first… Read more »
VERMILLION, S.D. (Press Release) – How are our senior care facilities working to ensure health and safety in their environments? How can we keep elders at-home healthy and engaged during self-isolation? SDPB examines the impact of COVID-19 on South Dakota’s seniors and senior living facilities, including positive cases at two senior living homes in Sioux… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 virus, the 2020 summer theater season for Northern Fort Playhouse has been canceled. Though the cancellation wasn’t an easy decision, it was the right one, said Northern Fort Playhouse Board of Directors President Sandi Jaspers. “Difficult times require difficult decisions,” Jaspers said.… Read more »
WORTHINGTON, Minn. (KELO) – The Big JBS pork processing plant in Worthington is partially re-opened, but for a terrible purpose. Minnesota Ag Chief Thom Peterson says the plant is killing pigs that are backing up at producers because of plant closures. Peterson says a big challenge for re-opening plants is to make sure you… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (aberdeennews.com) – Two new COVID-19-related deaths were reported by the South Dakota Department of Health Wednesday. There were two new cases reported in Brown County, pushing the total to 32. Eleven of the cases are active, and one person has been hospitalized. Those two cases are DemKota Beef Ranch employees, bringing the total… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Gov. Kristi Noem will not hold a daily press conference today. When she does hold her press conferences they can be heard each weekday across all Hub City Radio stations.
