ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Weather permitting beginning at 7:00am on Monday, May 1st, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for a demolition: Main St. From 2nd Ave SE to 1st Ave SE The road will be closed until further notice.  Motorists are advised to take alternate routes until the work is completed.

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Effective May 1, 2023, Aberdeen City Public Works Department will start summer hours. The department will start work at 7:00 AM and complete their workday at 4:00 PM. This change affects Utility, Street, Traffic Control and Solid Waste Divisions. City garbage customers are reminded that the Public Works Department hour changes will… Read more »

PARKER, S.D.(WNAX)- Five South Dakota school districts have received career and technical education grants from the state Education Department. The Parker School District will get two hundred twenty five thousand dollars and Superintendent Donavon DeBoer says it’s a big help. DeBoer says they will use it in the expansion of their technical education space. DeBoer… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature will hold their first meeting of the interim next Wednesday in Pierre. Committee Chair, Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says they will review spending plans from a number of state agencies. Hunhoff says several agenda items deal with emergency medical services. Hunhoff says… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The board of directors of the River City Domestic Violence Center and River City Family Connections in Yankton announced that Cassie Nagel will join them as Executive Director. She was with the Childrens Home Society as an Education and Public Awareness Specialist. Nagel says there is a lot of misinformation about domestic violence.… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Golden West will soon start a project to build high speed internet service into a rural area northwest of Yankton. Golden West C.E.O. Denny Law says they are working with a state program to expand broadband services. Law says its part of their fiber optic expansion plan. Law says they will be able… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(HubCityRadio)- Congressman Dusty Johnson held his first Tele-Town Hall for the first time in 2023. A number of callers asked about the debt ceiling resolution that passed the U.S House on Wednesday. Johnson comments on the potential of not paying off the debt in six weeks. One of the potential cuts could be to… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at approximately 8am on Friday, April 28, 2023, water will be off in the following area to replace a fire hydrant: 600 block of S. 14th St. The Public Works department suggests that residents in the affected area collect and store water for personal and restroom use.  Water is estimated to… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D.(KJJQ)- The Brookings School Board has selected four finalists to formally interview for the next Superintendent of the Brookings School District. The Board has been working with Dakota Education Consulting, a South Dakota-based firm that specializes in Superintendent searches. According to a press release, applications came from four different states with a strong presence… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- A $6.7 million road construction project will begin Monday, in the Northeast region. Overall, the project will add eight turn lanes throughout the local area. Turn lanes will be added to U.S. Highways 12, 81, and 212 near Lake Poinsett, Watertown, Goodwin, and Summit. In Watertown, approximately five miles South on U.S. Highway… Read more »