YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Front line health care workers were first in line as Covid-19 vaccinations began last week. Liz Healy, Infection Prevention Coordinator for Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, says they are following the state plan. Healy says they will work to distribute the vaccines to other health and long term care providers.… Read more »
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Fire Marshal urges holiday fire safety
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Everybody likes the bright lights of Christmas, but South Dakota’s Fire Marshal says fire safety must also be a priority during the holiday season. Home fires are always a threat during the holidays. Fire Marshal Paul Merriman said the potential for fires is higher than usual because there are more… Read more »
BASEC welcomes new board members
DOLAND, S.D. (Press Release) – BASEC (Beadle and Spink Enterprise Community) recently added two new members to their Board of Directors: Bailey Coats from Doland and Kathy Micheel from Cavour. Bailey Coats joined the BASEC board in September 2020. She and her husband, Josh, raise cow/calf pairs and row crops on their farm southwest of… Read more »
South Dakota businesses adapt to stay afloat during pandemic
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — From selling take-and-bake meals to mask-making, South Dakota businesses have had to be innovative to find ways to stay afloat during the pandemic. In Sioux Falls, food trucks are offering delivery, retailers are selling their wares on Facebook Live and some stores are reserving time for customers to shop privately.… Read more »
State adds 20 more COVID-related deaths, two in Brown County
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state added 20 more COVID-related deaths, had active infections tick up by 143 and had hospitalizations decrease by one according to figures released by the South Dakota Departmentof Health today. The deaths (which included two in Brown County, and one each in Day County and Spink County) bring the state’s… Read more »
Viborg woman identified as person who died in crash near Viborg
VIBORG, S.D. (Press Release) – A Viborg, S.D., woman has been identified as the person who died Wednesday night in a one-vehicle crash near Viborg. A 2020 Chevrolet Equinox was westbound on 459th Avenue when the driver lost control. The vehicle went off the roadway, entered the north ditch and rolled. Mary Nelson, the 75-year-old… Read more »
Exhibit offers history lesson of epidemics in Aberdeen
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – An exhibit that had been in works for more than a year could not have been more fitting. The display called “Epidemic” is located in the Harvey Jewett Regional Science Education Center on the campus of Northern State. The idea came from Lora Schaunaman and Marianne Marttila-Klipfel of the Dacotah Prairie… Read more »
Holiday garbage change
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Due to the Christmas holiday observance, all City offices will be closed at noon on Thursday the 24th and Christmas Day the 25th. In order to facilitate garbage and recycling collection, all residents who normally have their garbage and recycling collected on Thursday are to have it out by 8 a.m. Residents… Read more »
Amazon announces plans for South Dakota fulfillment center
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Amazon has announced plans to open its first fulfillment center in South Dakota. The site of the center in Sioux Falls is expected to open in 2022 and create 1,000 full-time jobs. Amazon said in a news release that the new 640,000 square-foot fulfillment center will have robotics working alongside… Read more »
DCI investigating shooting in Mitchell
MITCHELL, S.D. (KMIT) – The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating a shooting which took place early Sunday morning in Mitchell. The incident took place at around 2 a.m. in the 700 block of South Rowley when officers responded to a report of an individual shooting a gun. Authorities have released no further… Read more »