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Aberdeen City Council discuss conflict of interest regarding Councilwoman Langer doing business with Storybook Land
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Monday’s Aberdeen City Council meeting, the council addressed a potential conflict of interest between Councilwoman Tiffany Langer’s business The Swag Shoppe and Storybook Land. The City Council adopted a comprehensive Conflicts Of Interest Policy in April of 2017 and updated its conflicts ordinance in October...
Approval Granted for On-Site Beer Sales at Prairie Lake Ice Arena
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} Unless the Watertown City Council decides against approving the license, alcohol should be available to purchase at Watertown Shamrocks games. The Watertown Board of Adjustment considered a conditional use request on July 18, 2024, to sell alcoholic beverages at the Prairie Lakes Ice Arena. The request, submitted by the Watertown Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department, seeks approval for a bar or tavern within the arena’s existing concession stand.
NSU Student Seth Martens Awarded Schaefer Scholarship
ABERDEEN, S.D. (NSU) – Northern State University (NSU) is proud to announce that Seth Martens, a physical education major in the teacher education program, has been awarded the Schaefer Scholarship for the 2024 academic year. This $1,000 scholarship, named in honor of the late educator Gloria Schaefer, is awarded annually to one junior or senior attending a South Dakota college.
REO Speedwagon To Headline Sioux Falls Chamber Event in October
REO Speedwagon fans will get a chance to catch their Rock & Roll heroes in Sioux Falls later this year. The legendary band out of Champaign, Illinois will play the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Tuesday, October 15. REO has been...
Braun To Appear On Golf Channel Out West
Aberdeen and Sioux Falls, SD (July 18, 2024 – Press Release) – First Tee and PGA TOUR Champions have announced that Olivia Braun of Aberdeen, SD, will represent First Tee — South Dakota at the 2024 PURE Insurance Championship Impacting First Tee. The event will bring teens from First Tee chapters to Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course for the PGA TOUR Champions tournament, Sept. 17-22. The annual event, hosted by the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, is televised nationally on Golf Channel.
Pet of the week: Meet Linus
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Every week we highlight an animal from the Humane Society of the Black Hills looking for a forever family. This week’s pet of the week is an 11-year-old Alaskan husky mix. Meet Linus! His canine friends may consider him an old man, but he...
Man admits to beating 2 homeless people to death
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Monday night, we have an update on two MMIP cases we’ve been following for more than two years. Jonathan Eagle Elk has signed court documents, admitting to beating two homeless people to death in the town of Pine Ridge. In June of 2022,...
The perfect blend: Coffee and Cat adoption
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Coffee and cats may not sound like a usual combination, but the two are a perfect blend at a Rapid City coffee shop, Coffee and the Cats. The shop opened in April and has a successful partnership with the Humane Society of the Black Hills. To date, they have helped 26 cats find forever homes.
Petition to send Rapid City Vision Fund changes to the ballot fails after 479 signatures invalidated
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Petitions to refer the Rapid City Vision Fund Revision Ordinance to a vote in November failed to collect enough valid signatures, Rapid City Finance Director Daniel Ainslie announced. A total of 2,707 signatures were required - that number is five percent of Rapid City’s registered voters.
Popular Sioux Falls Food Truck Opens Downtown Restaurant
A popular food truck in Sioux Falls now has a brick-and-mortar location downtown. BibiSol Bodega and Provisions formally known as the Salas Salsas food truck is now open on Phillips Avenue in the former Mrs. Murphy’s Irish Gifts location. Dakota News Now reports that owner Marcela Salas and her...
Countdown to 84th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: Town and vendors prep
STURGIS, S.D. - The 84th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is less than two weeks away. While people in the area are readying themselves for the increased number of visitors on two wheels, the preparation process for the town of Sturgis is well underway. "It's like preparing for every motorcycle rally...
Man accused of killing Rapid City woman with can of beans claims cause of death was ‘spontaneous’
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Rapid City man accused of killing Edleigha Little back, 40, in November of last year had another appearance in court Monday. Pedro Simental, 44, is charged with one count of first-degree manslaughter. He is accused of hitting Little with a can of beans, causing trauma to her head which resulted in her death on November 10.
Fitzgerald Stadium disposal site to close for baseball tournament
RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Fitzgerald Stadium remote disposal site will be closed July 30 through August 6. The South Dakota 16U State Baseball Tournament is scheduled for August 1 through August 4 at Fitzgerald Stadium. The remote disposal site near the ballpark will be closed two days before the...
Large art pieces to be installed at Cherapa Place this week
This paid piece is sponsored by Pendar Properties. Two new signature art pieces will be installed downtown this week, bringing some final touches to the expanded Cherapa Place development. Color of Memory, a piece that consists of two lighted columns, will be brought to Sioux Falls by Los Angeles artist...
Check out 49 photos from Lifelight Hills Alive day two
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Lifelight's Hills Alive concluded on Sunday night with a massive crowd to enjoy the talents of Jordan St. Cyr, Jon Reddick, We The Kingdom and Lifelight CEO Josh Brewer. Check out these photos from the second day of the Christian Music Festival.
Court services days of operation limited at Turner County Courthouse
PARKER, SD (KELO.com) — Structural problems and environmental concerns at the Turner County Courthouse in Parker are forcing some big changes in the way residents do business with the county. Major services will be limited at the courthouse, some being moved to the McCook County courthouse in Salem, and some being moved to Olivet. You can read about the changes and how they might affect you here:
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