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Governor Kristi Noem says she does not have plans to issue a public service announcement urging South Dakotans to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Several times in the last year Governor Noem issued PSAs urging South Dakotans to practice good hygiene and keep socially distanced.
We all have the same goal, making SD safer, stronger and healthier together, we will get through this, she said.
As the tourism season fast approaches, Noem says South Dakotans who want the vaccine have gotten it. She’s NOT planning to formally urge more vaccinations.
“We’re not going to mandate to people what they have to do, we’re going to give them the flexibility to make adjustments if they’d like to,” Noem says. “But, the more data and information and facts that we can give them on the decisions they can make for their families is critically important.”
In the Moment, May 3, 2021 Show 1040.
Lura Roti talks with state farmers and ranchers who are finding they are in need of second jobs to pay the bills.
Julie Schmitz Jensen is president & CEO of Visit Rapid City. We talk about the impact of the ongoing pandemic on the tourism industry and the good news for a post-pandemic visitor season.
Dr. Susan Hoover specializes in infectious disease and travel medicine with Sanford Health. She joins us with a COVID-19 Update.
This Day in South Dakota History: We remember an early May blizzard in 1905 that killed thousands of cattle, horses, and sheep. The animals were soaked by rain and then chilled by cold temperatures, strong winds, and heavy snow.
WHS Class of 2006 grad enters politics, running for Norwood council
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NORWOOD – A Wilmington High School graduate is hoping to make an impact in her community in a public office.
Emily Franzen (nee Linkous) WHS Class of 2006 filed to run for an at-large positions for Norwood City Council.
Franzen and her husband, Justin, have lived in Norwood, where she works as a research associate for Xavier University, since 2015.
Norwood is the second-largest city in Hamilton County behind only Cincinnati with just under 20,000 residents.
Franzen’s motivation to run for public office had been building since 2016.
“I started paying a lot more attention to politics after that, although I had before. A part of that was I started to watch the Norwood City Council meetings that are streamed live,” she said. “I realized I had a lot of interest, the ability, and the time to potentially run for a position like that. I felt that I could do a lot of good at a local level in