Thursday High School Sports Scoreboard for 2/28/19

GBB Region 1A Tourney at higher seeds Milbank Ab Roncalli  48-43 AR – Abby Hanson 19p; Jami Ewart 10p M – Jaecy Engebretson 14p Postgame thoughts of Coach Larson… https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/03/01061402/2-28-19-Roncalli-GBB-vs-Milbank-Postgame.mp3   Groton Redfield  42-22 RD – Hannah Kuehn 13p Postgame thoughts of Coach Gregg… https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/03/01061427/2-28-19-GBB-Redfield-v.-Groton-Post-.mp3   Region 2A Tourney at higher seeds SV Hamlin  57-22… Read more »

NSU MBB Team Honored with Coach-of-the-Year and Three All-Conference Honors

BURNSVILLE, MN (NSUWolves.com) – The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference released this morning the 2019 men’s basketball all-conference teams. Three Northern State Wolves were honored, as well as head coach Paul Sather. Ian Smith, Justin Decker, and Gabe King were named to the first, second, and honorable mention teams, while Sather grabbed his second straight NSIC… Read more »

NSU WBB Team Honored with All-NSIC 2nd Team & Freshman Squad Awards

BURNSVILLE, MN (NSUWolves.com) – The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has released the 2019 women’s basketball all-conference teams. Northern State junior Brianna Kusler and freshman Lexi Wadsworth were named to the NSIC second team and freshman team. Kusler has started 25 games for Northern in her junior campaign, averaging a team leading 11.7 points and 9.7… Read more »

March sobriety checkpoints announced

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has scheduled 25 sobriety checkpoints in 19 counties statewide during the month of March.   The checkpoints are designed to discourage people from drinking and then driving. Monthly checkpoints are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and conducted by the… Read more »

Fischer retiring as Brown County Auditor

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Today marks the end of an era at the Brown County Courthouse. Maxine Fischer is working her final day as Brown County Auditor. Fischer has been employed at the courthouse for 47 years. She said there has been many changes through the years. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/02/28150006/Fischer-Retiring-1.mp3 Fischer said it doesn’t seem real that… Read more »

Ag land valuation topic of discussion

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota legislature changed the way ag land is valued for taxes about 10 years ago. Land is now taxed according to what it can produce, rather than land sales prices. An ongoing task force has been talking about moving more toward actual use. Yankton County Director of Equalization Lori… Read more »

Rapid City police calling shooting unattended death

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) – Rapid City police have stepped back from calling Wednesday’s shooting death a homicide. In an afternoon release, police announced they are calling Wednesday’s incident an unattended death. Police were called to a residence at 314 E. Adams Street shortly before 3:00 p.m. Wednesday for a report of an unconscious male.… Read more »

Roberts County sheriff convicted of felony aggravated assault

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A jury has convicted the Roberts County sheriff of felony aggravated assault. Twenty-eight-year-old Korey Ware, of Sisseton, was accused of assaulting a 30-year-old man at an Aberdeen bar on Oct. 6, 2018. He was a deputy sheriff at the time and also sheriff-elect, since he had won a June primary race… Read more »

Final days of legislature will be focused on budget

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota legislature is down to the final seven days of the main run of this year’s session. Senate Minority Leader Troy Heinert of Mission says most of those days will be focused on the budget and adjustments needed for both 2019 and 2020. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/03/01073007/Troy-Heinert-301a.mp3 Heinert says they should get… Read more »

Annual Aberdeen Home Show this weekend

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The 18th Annual Aberdeen Home Show, sponsored by the Aberdeen Home Builders Association, take place this weekend, March 2-3 at the Holum Expo Building at the Brown County Fairgrounds. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is… Read more »