SCOTTSDALE, A.Z.(HubCityRadio)-  The 122nd annual National Farmers Union was held from Sunday through Tuesday down in Scottsdale, AZ.  Several farmers & ranchers from South Dakota traveled down to Scottdale to partake in the convention. 19-year-old rancher Chaz Blotsky of Mission talks about his experience at the convention. Blotsky discuss the issue of landowner’s property rights.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KELO)- A long-standing tuition reciprocity agreement between South Dakota and Minnesota has come to an end. The South Dakota Board of Regents decided to discontinue the arrangement, which allowed students to attend across state lines without having to pay out-of-state tuition rates. Regents’ President Tim Rave says the agreement was outdated. Rave says the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KMIT)- The rumbling has gotten louder recently as to who Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will pick as his running mate.  Governor Kristi Noem is reportedly on that short list, and she recently met with Trump in Florida.  South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson said it would bode well for South Dakota if Trump were… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Brown County Emergency Manager Scott Meints announced at the County Commission meeting Tuesday that he wanted to implement a burn ban in effect effective immediately. Meints talks about the fire that took place in Westport on Monday. Columbia Fire Chief Cory Mitchell was at the scene in Westport. Brown County Assistant District Attorney,… Read more »

SCOTTSDALE, A.Z.(Press Release)- Family farmers and ranchers from across the nation elected Aberdeen farmer, Jeff Kippley to serve a second term as the National Farmers Union Vice President today, March 11, during the organization’s national convention held in Scottsdale, Arizona. “There is more work to do, and I am eager to continue to work hard… Read more »

SCOTTSDALE, A.Z.(HubCityRadio)- House Minority Leader Oren Lesmeister of Parade was at the National Farmers Union in Scottsdale, AZ.  Among the topics addressed was what the South Dakota Legislature did to address pipeline-related topics & what he hopes to see on the upcoming Farm Bill. Lesmeister express disappointment about how the legislature didn’t address eminent domain.… Read more »

SCOTTSDALE, A.Z.(HubCityRadio)- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, spoke to member of the National Farmers Union during their convention held in Scottsdale, AZ on Monday. Vilsack talks about what the role government should play to assist farmers and ranchers. Vilsack was encouraged by the increase of young farmers making up the country. Vilsack talks about… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at 8:00 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, the following road will be closed to thru traffic and water will be off in the following area for fire hydrant replacement: ROAD CLOSED:  8th Ave SE between S. Congress St. & S. Harrison St. WATER OFF:  8th Ave SE between S. Congress… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Malchow Plaza Farmers Market is now accepting vendor applications for the 2024 Farmers Market season. Located on Malchow Plaza on main street Aberdeen, the farmers market reinvented itself with an official name – Malchow Plaza Farmers Market – its own Facebook page and email address, and setting small vendor fees,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release)—South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven R. Jensen invites the public to attend the Supreme Court’s March 2024 Term of Court on March 19-20 at Northern State University in Aberdeen. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in three cases the morning of Tuesday, March 19, and four cases the morning of… Read more »