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October 13, 2021
Wayne Kindle

South Dakota ranked at the bottom in average teacher’s pay

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Reports out over the past few weeks show that South Dakota has again fallen to fiftieth in average teacher pay. The state had risen into the mid forties in the past few years. Yankton School Superintendent Wayne Kindle gave a report on teacher pay to the school board Monday night. Kindle says the… Read more »

October 13, 2021

US Army Corps of Engineers brings focus to the Dakota Access Pipeline

OGLALA, S.D.(KOTA)- An extended meeting of the Army Corps of Engineers in Oglala has brought the Dakota Access Pipeline back into focus, as well as the dissenting voices from the Oglala Sioux Tribe. President Kevin Killer reiterated the official governmental stance of the OST. Killer argued the pipeline, operating without a USACE easement under Lake… Read more »

October 12, 2021

Recap of Tuesday’s Redistricting Public Forum in Aberdeen

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Tuesday, the Joint Redistricting Committee held a public forum focusing on the maps.  The emphasis looking toward the Aberdeen & Brown County region. Matt Frame, the lawyer who represents the Legislative Research Council talks about what the goal of the Redistricting Committee is. 4 maps was presented to the forum, 3 from… Read more »

October 12, 2021

Auburn Fire now 100% contained

RAPID CITY, S.D.(WNAX)- Crews remain on scene, but the script has been flipped on the Auburn Fire. Tessa Jaeger, public information officer for the Rapid City Fire Department, gave the final assessment of the now 100 percent contained Fire. Jaeger said today’s rain will assist in putting out the last of those hot-spots. The completed… Read more »

October 12, 2021

SD Dept of Health reports 6 new COVID-19 related deaths(1 in Brown County)

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 6 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,177. The state had 429 new cases and 473 recoveries, decreasing active infections to 6,539. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus is… Read more »

October 12, 2021

Aberdeen Chamber Business After Hours to be at Civic Arena on Thursday

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s October Business After Hours mixer will be held this Thursday, October 14, 2021 from 5:15 to 7:00 pm at the Aberdeen Civic Arena. This will be the inaugural Manufacturing Month celebration and several local manufacturers will be on hand to showcase their products and answer questions about… Read more »

October 12, 2021

Day 1 of the Redistricting Committee tour express concerns about the population count on tribal lands

BOX ELDER, S.D.(WNAX)- The first public hearings of the South Dakota House & Senate Legislative Redistricting Committees were held yesterday in Box Elder and Mission. During the Box Elder meeting, Kellen Brings From Scout, representing the Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Association, told the committee the census numbers used to draw the districts are not accurate.… Read more »