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Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Following discussions on park drainage, members of the Watertown City Council turned their attention to the deteriorating state of roads surrounding Lake Kampeska during the meeting on January 5, 2026.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council conducted a first reading tonight of an ordinance designed to “clean up” regulations for the city’s new Residential Storage District (R-S), adding strict design standards and a total ban on shipping containers within those areas.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a $79,367.27 bid award to Level Contracting LLC for a drainage project at Stokes-Thomas Lake City Park. The initiative aims to solve persistent flooding that has rendered nearly two dozen campsites unusable during wet seasons, resulting in considerable lost revenue for the city.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - As the 101st South Dakota Legislative Session prepares to convene next week, State Senator Glen Vilhauer visited the Watertown City Council tonight to update the public and council.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Watertown Arrows wrestling team put on a strong showing at the Lincoln High School Invitational on December 30, 2025, finishing second as a team and celebrating four individual champions.

Northeast Radio SD News – Big Stone City, SD - Otter Tail Power Company and Xcel Energy are hosting a series of public open houses in January 2026 to discuss the PowerOn Midwest Big Stone South to Brookings transmission line project. These events follow initial outreach in October 2025 and aim to gather more community input as the project advances into the route development phase.

Northeast Radio SD News - Aberdeen, SD - The South Dakota Snow Queen Festival has officially named its junior royalty for 2026, marking the beginning of the statewide event’s annual celebration of character and community.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - As the 2026 South Dakota legislative session approaches, District 4 Representative Kent Roe is preparing to introduce a pair of bills aimed at modernizing the state’s technological infrastructure and enhancing consumer protections in the real estate sector. The session is scheduled to begin on January 13 with the Governor’s State of the State address at 1:00 PM.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Dakota Prairies Chapter #394 is bringing its annual Block Kids® Competition to Watertown on February 7, offering local elementary students a hands-on introduction to the world of construction and engineering.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - State health officials have confirmed the first two influenza-related deaths of the 2025-2026 season.