Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A larger-than-expected crowd of over 70 people filled the fourth floor of Lake Area Technical College in Watertown on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, prompting organizers to set up extra tables and chairs as residents gathered to hear a detailed breakdown of four proposed constitutional amendments on the upcoming general election ballot.

Governor Larry Rhoden has appointed John Shubeck to serve as the new representative for District 16 in the South Dakota House of Representatives, effective immediately. The seat was previously held by the late Representative Richard Vasgaard. “John embodies the core values of not only South Dakota, but also of late Representative Vasgaard,” Governor Rhoden said. “He has lived a life of service and hard work as a veteran, a coach, a church elder, and a Turner County farmer.