SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say an elderly Sioux Falls man was tricked out of about $550,000 in a phone scam. Police spokesman Sam Clemens says a man claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service called the victim and told him that drugs were found in a car he owned. The 82-year-old man… Read more »
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Sioux Falls readies mask rule after push from medical groups
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The largest city in South Dakota, Sioux Falls, appears ready to reverse course and pass a mask mandate. Enforcement measures were taken out of the ordinance. Medical groups are warning that hospitals have exceeded capacity dealing with COVID-19 patients. Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken, who cast a tie-breaking vote against… Read more »
BASEC offering short-term emergency loans to home owners
DOLAND, S.D. (Press Release) – BASEC (Beadle and Spink Enterprise Community) is currently accepting applications for short-term emergency loans for homeowners within the BASEC geographic area. “We have these funds available to provide financing in emergency situations for homeowners in our area that have an existing or previous mortgage with BASEC,” BASEC Executive Director Amy… Read more »
Mystery dinner theater canceled
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – This weekend’s “Murder at the Carp Society” mystery dinner theater scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20-21 at the Elks Lodge has been canceled to the coronavirus. For those who have already purchased tickets, you can contact Georgia Smith at 380-9743 to obtain a refund.
Home and garden to be emphasis of Home Builders event
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – This year’s annual Aberdeen Home Builders Association event will feature a different name and look. There will be an emphasis on lanscaping as part of the Home & Garden Experience, during the event March 5-7 at the Brown County Fairgrounds. Darin Beckius, co-chair of the event, talked about the changes. Austin… Read more »
Rapid City area schools move to all virtual instruction
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The Rapid City area school district is closing all schools and moving to virtual instruction because of the surge in coronavirus cases in South Dakota. The school district sent an email to families Monday night saying distance learning for its 25 schools will begin Wednesday. The email says the district… Read more »
City sales tax receipts continue to show huge monthly increases
ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand esand@aberdeennews.com) – With two months of revenue yet to be reported in 2020, Aberdeen continues to mark new sales tax milestones. As of the newly released October sales tax report, Aberdeen sales tax receipts were $3 million ahead of 2019. That report showed a 19.96% increase compared to October 2019,… Read more »
Watertown announces deal for new location of City Hall
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — For years, Watertown city officials have talked about the need for a new City Hall. On Monday night, they announced they’ve found it in a deal that came squarely out of left field. It was the culmination of closely guarded negotiations that have been in the works for a year according… Read more »
K-9 dogs will need to be retrained with new marijuana legislation
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — The approval of medicinal and recreational marijuana in South Dakota by voters this month is creating some big challenges moving ahead for the state’s law enforcement agencies that have police K-9 programs. Watertown has two police dogs that are trained to hit on six controlled substances–one of which is marijuana. But… Read more »
State officials need to figure out marijuana rules before next summer
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (WNAX) – Now that South Dakota voters have legalized recreational and medicinal marijuana, there will be a scramble for the legislature and local governments to figure out the rules before the laws go into effect next July 1. The State of Colorado legalized marijuana sales in 2014. Ginny Sawyer is a Project… Read more »