YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – A number of interim committees met ahead of the South Dakota special legislative session set to begin next Monday. Senator Craig Kennedy of Yankton was on the interim Commerce & Energy Committee. Kennedy says the federal money the state got came with lots of rules. Kennedy says the interim committees gave… Read more »
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Yankton physician says long way to go to get back to normal
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The surge in positive coronavirus cases continues in South Dakota with active cases now totaling around 3,700. Yankton Doctor Mike Pietila says they are seeing many of those patients end up in the Intensive Care Units. Pietila says some schools are seeing the impacts of wearing or not wearing face masks.… Read more »
Yankton commission approves agreement with Bon Homme County jail
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton City Commission approved an agreement with Bon Homme County to house city prisoners in the county jail in Tyndall. Yankton City Attorney Ross Den Herder says due to coronavirus restrictions, the Yankton County Jail doesn’t have room for city prisoners. Den Herder says the city needs the agreement with… Read more »
Rapid City firefighters deployed to high-profile wildfires
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Nine firefighters from the Rapid City Fire Department have been deployed across state lines to work on four high-profile wildfires. Rapid City Fire Department Public Information Officer Lt. Jim Bussell shared details about the deployments and the responsibilities they were given. Bussell said despite firefighter deployment, there is still work… Read more »
Highway department will get $9M in final 2021 county budget
ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand esand@aberdeennews.com) – Brown County commissioners raised the highway budget to $9 million before agreeing to the final adoption of the county’s 2021 budget Tuesday. The county highway department took a $3.5 million budgetary hit in 2020, as commissioners evaluated the best way to address a $4 million deficit. That reduced… Read more »
Deadline for buffer strip property tax incentive approaching
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) — The South Dakota Department of Revenue reminds landowners that applications for the riparian buffer strip property tax incentive must be submitted by Oct. 15, 2020. Under Senate Bill 66, which Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed into law in 2017, eligible riparian buffer strips are assessed at 60 percent of the land’s… Read more »
Wednesday marks license plate decal renewal
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Wednesday marks the end of the month and another deadline for a license plate decal renewal. September features just one letter, the letter S. Patty VanMeter, Brown County Treasurer, said the deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30. She said there are a variety of ways to take care of your… Read more »
Active COVID cases drop, five new deaths
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The current amount of active COVID-19 cases decreased by about 144 and there were five new deaths, according to totals released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The deaths bring the state’s overall total to 223. There were 259 new cases and 398 recoveries (a record since the pandemic… Read more »
Food distribution at Freedom Church until 1 p.m. Tuesday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – There is a Feeding South Dakota food distribution going on until 1 p.m. today at Freedom Church in the Industrial Park. The location is one mile east of 3m.
Inmate accused in deputy assault has lengthy criminal record
TEA, S.D. (AP) — An inmate accused of attacking a Turner County deputy and stealing his sheriff’s vehicle during a transport has previous charges of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer. Tyson Wessels was being returned to the Minnehaha County Jail in Sioux Falls following a court appearance in Turner County Sept. 22. Authorities… Read more »