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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The U.S. House of Representatives has one more week in session before taking the August break. That means the USMCA trade deal will not be debated and up for a possible vote before fall. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says that all depends on Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Johnson says most Members… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Officials from the South Dakota Office of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are meeting with officials around the state to talk about public assistance for damages from the March storms and flooding. Tyler Steen with the state office says they are hearing from county and city officials. Steen… Read more »
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Fort Pierre has received an $8,000 grant from AARP to maintain the town’s community gardens. Mayor Gloria Hanson says their project was ranked #1 in the nation. She says the project got started last year. Hanson says each of the garden beds is 18 inch high, 4 feet wide… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Missouri River continues to run high and will well into the fall. John Remus, Chief of the Missouri River Basin Water Management Office for the Corps of Engineers, says they continue to monitor flows into the reservoir system. Remus says they expect run off to stay on the high side.… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota legislators questioned the head of the Department of Social Services about a report uncovered by South Dakota Newswatch of continued abuse at the Aurora Plains Academy in Plankinton. Secretary Laurie Gill told the Government Operations and Audit Committee she is just starting a review of that treatment center. Gill… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Fourth Annual Blues, Brews & BBQ is set for Saturday, July 27 at Centennial Village at the Brown County Fairgrounds. The event, which is a fundraiser for the South Dakota Snow Queen Scholarship Fund, starts at 11 a.m. Activities include a youth talent contest (signup forms are online at SDSnowQueen.com)… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – A deployment ceremony is scheduled for 114 Soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard’s Alpha Battery, 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion and 147th Forward Support Company, Sunday, Sept. 1, at 2 p.m. at the Aberdeen High School gymnasium. The public is encouraged to attend the event as the units depart… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The City of Aberdeen will pick-up and remove fallen trees and branches from the storm beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, July 22. Residents are asked to place fallen trees and branches in the boulevard prior to 7 a.m. on Monday in order to be collected. Collection will continue through… Read more »
Photo courtesy of Blake Merkel ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Aberdeen received more than an inch of rain and dealt with a wind gust higher than 70 miles per hour when a storm moved through the area this morning. Steve Fleegel, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Aberdeen said rainfall totals varied a bit, but… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – New things are coming to the Brown County Fair. The annual event, which takes place Aug. 12-18 will have a bit of a new look this year. Derek Ricci, BCF Manager, said one of the noticeable differences will be the midway. Changes are also coming for the rodeo. There will also… Read more »
