PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)-The House Local Government Committee of the South Dakota Legislature effectively killed a bill that would have revised the rights of landlords and tenants when tenants abandon a rented property. Prime sponsor, Representative Tina Mulally of Rapid City has rental properties and some issues when a tenet leaves personal belongings behind. Representative Will Mortentson of… Read more »
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Gestring explains USD strategic plan before appropriations committee
VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature has been hearing from the Board of Regents and all their institutions this week. University of South Dakota President Sheila Gestring explained their ongoing strategic plan. Gestring says they had over one thousand people give them input on the plan. Gestring… Read more »
Rapid City Fire Department release their numbers from 2020
RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)-The Rapid City Fire Department has released its statistical report for 2020. Tessa Jaeger, public information officer for the RCFD said calls for service to the RCFD continue their decade long upwards trend. In total, 1,337 of those calls were for fires or potential fires. But it’s not only calls for fires, as Jaeger said many in the public don’t realize RCFD operates the… Read more »
School leaders watching pandemic liability bill
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – While state aid to education is usually the priority for schools, there are always other issues advocates are watching. Wade Pogany, Executive Director of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota, says they appreciate the state aid increase proposed by the Governor. Pogany says they are watching a pandemic liability bill.… Read more »
Active COVID cases decrease, but Clayton says virus still out there
PIERRE, S.D. (KBHB) – The Wednesday COVID-19 report indicated 34 new deaths, sending the state’s death toll since the pandemic began to 1,739. In all, there were 24 men and 10 women included in the death toll. Active cases fell by 190 to 3,238 but the number of people hospitalized due to the virus was… Read more »
USDA suspends debts collections & foreclosures for farm loans due to COVID-19
Huron, South Dakota, Jan. 27, 2021(Press Release) – Due to the national public health emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan programs administered by the… Read more »
SHIINE warns of potential COVID-19 vaccine scams
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – The South Dakota Senior Health Information and Insurance Education (SHIINE) program is advising Medicare beneficiaries to be suspicious of scams during the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. South Dakota Department of Human Services Secretary Shawnie Rechtenbaugh said, “Scammers rapidly alter their tactics and adapt their schemes to the changing landscape,… Read more »
SBA taking steps to improve first draw PPP loan review
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – The U.S. Small Business Administration is taking steps to improve the First Draw Paycheck Protection Program loan review so that small businesses have as much time as possible to access much needed PPP funds. The Biden-Harris Administration is focused on ensuring small businesses receive the support they need to… Read more »
State’s vaccine allocation to increase
PIERRE, S.D. (Danielle Ferguson Sioux Falls Argus Leader) – South Dakota is going to be receiving more COVID-19 vaccine doses in the coming weeks, the Department of Health said Wednesday. The state will start to receive about 12,800 weekly doses next week, said Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon, up from the previous weeks’ 11,000 doses. The… Read more »
SD adds 34 more COVID-related deaths; active cases down, hospitalizations up
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 34 more COVID-related deaths, while active infections continued to decrease and hospitalizations edged up, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The deaths (which included two in Brown County and one in Day County) increased the state’s death toll to 1,739. The state… Read more »