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ABERDEEN, S.D. (aberdeennews.com) – Aberdeen has yet to see the effect to sales tax revenue lost as a result of COVID-19 measures that have been taken, but city officials aren’t waiting for it to hit before taking cost-savings measures. Information from the state is already showing a 48.2% decrease in the weekly average of video… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (aberdeennews.com) – Residents in and around Spink County have an opportunity to support local businesses through the Shop Spink Campaign that starts with a radio call-in program on Monday. Gianna Lantero, executive director for Grow Spink, said the Shop Spink Campaign was inspired by the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce shop local event… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (aberdeennews.com) – There were no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brown County today, according to the South Dakota Department of Health. The total remained at 28, nine of them being workers at DemKota Ranch Beef. Workers at meat packing plants across the country have been stricken with the virus, forcing plants… 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.
PIERRE, S.D. (KWAT) — Governor Kristi Noem announced Friday that she’s extending an executive order for certain people living in Minnehaha and Lincoln counties. It applies to people older than 65, and those with underlying medical conditions. She’s asking those people to stay home for two more weeks. Meanwhile, the president of the Oglala Sioux… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Gov. Kristi Noem will have a press conference at approximately 10 this morning. 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
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – The president of the union that represents workers at Smithfield Foods in Sioux Falls is urging them not to participate in a study of the effectiveness of an anti-malarial drug to treat the coronavirus. Republican Gov. Kristi Noem said the state’s three largest health care providers will conduct a trial… Read more »
CONDE, S.D. (WNAX) – U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that emergency benefit increases have reached $2 Billion per month for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. That’s a 40 percent increase in overall monthly SNAP benefits increasing the food purchasing power for American families during the COVID 19 pandemic. South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Over 5,100 people filed an initial claim for unemployment benefits in South Dakota last week. That was down about 1,200 over the week before. Department of Labor & Regulation Secretary Marcia Hultman says they expect to see those numbers go up and down for the next few weeks. Hultman says the… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – From April 4 through April 17 the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored the Small Act – Big Impact gift card campaign to encourage gift card purchases from local Chamber member businesses. During this time, cards could be purchased online through the Chamber website. Another piece of the campaign was… Read more »
