Aberdeen: Public input sought on transportation study
The South Dakota Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the city of Aberdeen, recently initiated the Aberdeen Area Master Transportation Plan Study. As part of the study, an online survey...
View ArticleChildren should bundle up during colder months
Aberdonians can enjoy the warmer weather this weekend, but should remember to bundle up kids for the coldest part of the day. Warm air from the southwest is winning in the battle against arctic polar...
View ArticleAberdeen Fire Department fills two positions
Two open positions at the Aberdeen Fire Department have been filled, said Fire Chief Kevin VanMeter J.R. Huebner was promoted from lieutenant to battalion chief, VanMeter said. Mike Roemmich was...
View ArticleLining up to buy lotto tickets
With the Powerball jackpot up to an estimated $550 million, Aberdonians lined up in stores throughout the city on Wednesday hoping to buy the ticket that will make their dreams come true. Retailers in...
View ArticleFormer SD Gov. Rounds announces run for US Senate
Former South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds said this morning that he will run for the U.S. Senate in 2014. The former Republican governor's announcement was widely expected, as he said in September that he...
View ArticleMercer: Senate run latest bold move from Rounds
Ten years ago he almost didn't run for governor. His friendly, homespun campaign proved to be the right answer in an ugly time.Mike Rounds no longer is the underdog. Now he is the intimidator.No longer...
View ArticlePhone will ring off the hook Saturday morning for Stratford play
Anissa Stange's phone will be busy Saturday morning when tickets go on sale for Stratford Community Theatre's 2013 play. Those tickets are very popular every year. Many people like to give them as...
View ArticleDaugaard to speak at Aberdeen luncheon
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard and local state lawmakers are scheduled to speak at Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee's prelegislative luncheon Dec. 7.The event begins at...
View ArticleATM stolen from Mina business
An ATM was stolen from the Wakeside Bar & Grill in Mina on Thanksgiving night, Edmunds County Sheriff Lenny Braun said.The automated teller machine was found about three miles north of Wakeside on...
View ArticleFriday is license sticker deadline
Friday is the deadline for individuals with last names and businesses that start with T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z to renew license plate stickers.Take the post card renewal notice to your local treasurer's...
View ArticleRecord land sale still talk of town
The talk of the town this past week has been the $13,000-an-acre land sale in Cambria township north of Tacoma Park. The total cost of the quarter section of farmland - 158 acres - was about $2...
View ArticleSD farm wineries likely to gain DOT signage
PIERRE - On its third try, the state Transportation Commission finished revising rules for tourism-oriented directional signs Thursday. Commissioners will allow farm wineries to be eligible and...
View ArticleSex charge leads to prison term
A Rapid City man has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison with two and a half years suspended after pleading guilty to attempted sexual contact with a child younger than 15.In exchange...
View ArticleGroton vs. Roncalli: Best rivalry?
Fans of the Aberdeen Roncalli Cavaliers and Groton Tigers can vote for the Roncalli vs. Groton rivalry in the USA Today High School Sports contest to name the best high school football rivalry in the...
View ArticleSD man sentenced for illegally shooting bald eagle and other wildlife
FORT THOMPSON, S.D. (AP) - A Fort Thompson man accused of illegally shooting wildlife has been sentenced to serve a year and a day in prison.Twenty-five-year-old Richard Coleman also was ordered to pay...
View ArticleSD officials say tax due on some online purchases
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - State officials say South Dakotans doing their holiday shopping online should remember that state and city taxes may be due on their purchases.State Business Tax Director Doug...
View ArticleNotebook: Sometimes, a kiss is not just a kiss
Not since their first inaugural ball, when they danced together for the first time as South Dakota's then-new first couple, did Jean and Mike Rounds have such a big public moment that seemed so...
View ArticleND, SD governors bet over NDSU-SDSU football game again
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The governors of North Dakota and South Dakota are making a friendly wager over this weekend's South Dakota State University-North Dakota State University football matchup.South...
View ArticleTribes raise $9M for sacred SD land
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - After months of high-profile fundraising that drew celebrities' attention and dollars, a group of Native American tribes has raised $9 million to buy a piece of land in South...
View ArticlePanel revisits debate: $1 coins vs. $1 bills
American consumers have shown about as much appetite for the $1 coin as kids do their spinach. They may not know what's best for them either. Congressional auditors say doing away with dollar bills...
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