Tag: COVID-19

Labor shortage and COVID-19 costs causing crisis in long-term care industry in South Dakota

Articles October 6, 2021

Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch Finding a safe, affordable and accessible nursing home or assisted-living center for sick or elderly South Dakotans has become...

Political partisanship driving vaccine hesitancy in South Dakota

Articles September 29, 2021

Editor's Note 9-29-21: Due to a formatting error, a portion of the article was omitted from the printed issue. Due to this, we have...

COVID-19 numbers are back on the rise!

Articles August 26, 2021

On Tuesday, the South Dakota Department of Health announced 720 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 65 probable cases. This was in addition to the...

No COVID protocols for high school sports this fall

Articles August 18, 2021

By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association PIERRE — The pandemic-inspired safety protocols that high school athletes needed to adhere to last year will not...

School to start as normal on Aug. 19, though Delta variant of the Coronavirus is on the rise

Articles August 5, 2021

The Garretson School District will be starting classes on Thursday, August 19, with an in-person option only. During the 2020-21 school year, several changes were...

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is strong among South Dakota youths

Articles June 17, 2021

Danielle Ferguson, South Dakota News Watch Healthcare professionals say vaccinating young people against COVID-19 this summer is critical to reaching herd immunity against the virus and...

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Tag: COVID-19

Open fire burn ban now in effect for rural Minnehaha County

Oh, what a Birthday Weekend!

FFA qualifies 27 for State CDEs

Burn Ban in effect, dry conditions continue

From the Desk of the Mayor

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