Nine inductees honored Saturday at hall of fame banquet
Nine inductees into the Aberdeen Central High School Hall of Fame will be honored at a banquet tonight. Central graduates who made an impact in athletics, academics and fine arts are inducted into the...
View ArticleRegulators recovering more costs for pollution at Gilt Edge
Financial settlements reached recently with two sets of companies will more than double the amount in a special state fund that helps pay for cleaning up water pollution still occurring at a closed...
View ArticleTax opt-out votes difficult to predict in South Dakota
PIERRE - If trends among property tax opt-outs for counties, cities and schools during the most recent four years are an indicator, there's no crystal ball about what South Dakota voters might decide...
View ArticleJeff Bahr's column: For some women, earrings are everything
I know all about women and shoes. I didn't realize, though, that women also have problems with earrings until Sept. 13. That was my wife's birthday. To celebrate the occasion, she took her gift cards...
View ArticleFire burned dozens of acres in Day County
At least 80 acres of grass and pasture land burned Thursday about a mile northeast of Crandall in Day County. The fire started in a hay field when a baler overheated, according to a release from the...
View ArticleRapid City woman accused of setting blaze in field
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A Rapid City woman has been arrested on drug and other charges after she allegedly started a small fire in a field near a housing development.The Rapid City Journal reports...
View ArticleAberdeen man going to prison for assault on child
An Aberdeen man was sentenced to 10 years in prison with four years suspended for aggravated assault of a child younger than 3. Authorities said Jovan P. Primeaux, 28, shook and injured his infant...
View ArticleMound City man dies in one-vehicle accident
A Mound City man was killed in a one-vehicle accident Saturday morning on U.S. Highway 83, according to a news release from the South Dakota Highway Patrol. Bobby Allan Vargo, 27, was southbound in a...
View ArticleSaturday Prep Volleyball Scores
Aberdeen Central def. Yankton, 25-13, 25-17, 25-21 Brandon Valley def. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22, 22-25, 18-16 Edgemont def. Red Cloud, 25-16, 25-21, 25-23 Lyman def. New Underwood,...
View ArticleDay County man found after prison escape in Sioux Falls
An man in who escaped from prison saturday morning was recaptured later that evening. Gregory Lewandowski, 47 of Day County, left the minimum security unit of South Dakota State Penitentiary without...
View ArticleSemi loaded with water rolls near Gettysburg
A semitruck loaded with water veered off the road and rolled about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.The accident occurred at the junction of Highways 212 and 1804, about 12 miles west of Gettysburg, said Potter...
View ArticleParks board: Aberdeen Lazy River open to walking more often
People will be able to walk in the aquatic center's Lazy River on a regular basis.Travis Lemer, the aquatics/recreation supervisor, said the Aberdeen Aquatic Center's experience with Lazy River water...
View ArticleCorps water-fee plan raises questions about project
Amid uncertainty about the federal government's plan to start charging some users for surplus water taken from the Missouri River reservoirs, the South Dakota Board of Water Management delayed two big...
View ArticleGreat Plains Zoo asks for names for baby giraffe
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The baby boy with dark brown eyes has already wooed fans around the world. Now he needs a name.The Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum of Natural History is launching a...
View ArticleNSU Gypsy Days queen, marshal crowning tonight
Northern State University will crown its Gypsy Days queen and marshal at 7 tonight at the Johnson Fine Arts Center. There are five candidates for each title. Voting was online Tuesday and Wednesday....
View ArticleWater walking program successful
People will be able to walk in the aquatic center's Lazy River on a regular basis. Travis Lemer, the aquatics/recreation supervisor, said the Aberdeen Aquatic Center's experience with Lazy River...
View ArticleEastern ND bracing for up to a foot of early snow
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - Snowplow drivers say they're ready as the first snowstorm of the season hits the Red River Valley in eastern North Dakota.The National Weather Service has posted a winter...
View ArticleHusband, wife going into Hall of Fame together
Husband and wife Kevin and Chris Burckhard are among six people going into the Northern State University Hall of Fame Friday. Kevin Burckhard and the former Chris Swanhorst played basketball at NSU....
View ArticleJury indicts man accused of threatening governor
A Hughes County grand jury has indicted a Minnesota man accused of making threats against South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard and his family.KCCR radio reported 53 year-old William Becker, of...
View ArticleAberdeen area to see lower temperatures tonight
Aberdonians experienced a mix of rain and snow showers over night, but can expect to see lower temperatures tonight. Most of the snow that mixed in with rain showers Wednesday night melted by the time...
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