ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Brown County saw another double-digit total of new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. There were 11 new confirmed cases bringing the total to 143, 82 of which are associated with DemKota Ranch Beef Plant, according to Dr. Josh Clayton, State Epidemiologist. However, Clayton said that there are no specific hot spots in… Read more »
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Kennedy says state has no jurisdiction over reservation highways without tribal consent
May 13, 2020
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Seventeen South Dakota legislators have sent a letter to Governor Kristi Noem saying the state has no jurisdiction over the highways running through Indian lands without tribal consent. The issue came up due to highway checkpoints put in place by the Cheyenne River and Ogalala Sioux Tribes. Senator Craig Kennedy of… Read more »
Media call 11:45 on all Hub City Radio stations; no Governor’s press conference
May 13, 2020
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. There will not be a Governor’s press… Read more »
$3.7 million bid accepted for new softball diamonds
May 13, 2020
ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand [email protected]) – Aberdeen’s new softball diamonds will start taking shape this summer. B&B Contracting was selected to complete the construction of four new softball diamonds on the old Swisher complex. A negotiated bid of $3,758,076 was approved for the work at a recent Park and Recreation Board meeting. Parks, Recreation… Read more »
Man dies in fall at construction site in Sioux Falls
May 13, 2020
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Argus Leader) — Sioux Falls police say a 24-year-old man has died in a fall at a downtown construction site. Police were called around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday about a man injured at the construction site of the First Premier Bank building. The Argus Leader reports the site is the planned national headquarters… Read more »
Tribal Relations Secretary says tribes know how to communicate with state
May 13, 2020
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and two tribal governments are at odds over highway check points on roads through their reservations. State Tribal Relations Secretary David Flute says the tribes know how to communicate with state government. Flute says he thinks there are other issues besides the tribes trying to stop… Read more »
Thune says bailout money coming from future generations
May 13, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – As another $3 trillion bailout bill was introduced in the U.S. House, South Dakota Senator John Thune was on the Senate floor talking about the money that is already flowing out of Washington. Thune says all the money is coming from future generations. Thune says Congress needs to watch how the… Read more »
Chamber hosting candidate forums
May 13, 2020
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The June Primary Election is less than three weeks away (Tuesday, June 2), and while there will not be an in-person forum, the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce is working to help voters get to the know the candidates. The Chamber is hosting three candidate forums via ZOOM within the next… Read more »
Commissioners applying for grant to help families with sinkholes
May 13, 2020
STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – Meade County Commissioners today approved beginning the process of applying for a Hazard Mitigation Grant to help more than a dozen families forced out of their homes due to sinkholes. Those sinkholes in the Northdale area opened up earlier this month, and an investigation has determined that the development on E.… Read more »
Aberdeen to be part of 114th Fighter Wing flyover event
May 13, 2020
Photo courtesy of Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com and Press Release) – The South Dakota Air National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing will conduct a series of flyovers at several healthcare facilities throughout Eastern South Dakota Saturday, May 19, to honor fellow Americans working to fight the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The… Read more »
