1140 KSOO - Live Local Radio in Sioux Falls, SD » Ellsworth Air Force Base http://ksoo.com The talk of Sioux Falls Tue, 21 May 2013 04:59:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Ellsworth Cutbacks Affect Black Hills Contractors http://ksoo.com/ellsworth-cutbacks-affect-black-hills-contractors/ http://ksoo.com/ellsworth-cutbacks-affect-black-hills-contractors/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 11:08:17 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=98102 Federal spending cuts that have affected Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota also are having an impact on area contractors that supply the base with workers and products.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/ellsworth-cutbacks-affect-black-hills-contractors/feed/ 0 Former Ellsworth Airforce Base Airman Sentenced for Child Pornography http://ksoo.com/former-ellsworth-airforce-base-airman-sentenced-for-child-pornography/ http://ksoo.com/former-ellsworth-airforce-base-airman-sentenced-for-child-pornography/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 15:08:11 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=95752 A former Ellsworth Air Force Base airman caught with child pornography has been sent to prison.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/former-ellsworth-airforce-base-airman-sentenced-for-child-pornography/feed/ 0 File Photo U.S. Forest Service, South Dakota Could Benefit from Military Cutbacks http://ksoo.com/u-s-forest-service-and-south-dakota-could-benefit-from-military-cutbacks/ http://ksoo.com/u-s-forest-service-and-south-dakota-could-benefit-from-military-cutbacks/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:12:53 +0000 Rick Knobe http://ksoo.com/?p=86933 Our divided political party congressional delegation, agree on an issue.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/u-s-forest-service-and-south-dakota-could-benefit-from-military-cutbacks/feed/ 0 Ellsworth Air Force Base Changing Command Friday http://ksoo.com/ellsworth-air-force-base-changing-command-friday/ http://ksoo.com/ellsworth-air-force-base-changing-command-friday/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:11:42 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=81427 RAPID CITY - Rapid City's Ellsworth Air Force Base is scheduled to change commanders on Friday.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/ellsworth-air-force-base-changing-command-friday/feed/ 0 Staff Sgt. Marc I. Lane, U.S. Air Force/WikiMedia Commons Budget Cuts Mean No Ellsworth Air Show This Year http://ksoo.com/budget-cuts-mean-no-ellsworth-air-show-this-year/ http://ksoo.com/budget-cuts-mean-no-ellsworth-air-show-this-year/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:31:14 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=78176 RAPID CITY - Officials at Ellsworth Air Force Base have cancelled this year's Dakota Thunder air show because of automatic federal spending cuts that took effect this month.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/budget-cuts-mean-no-ellsworth-air-show-this-year/feed/ 0 Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images New Ellsworth Air Force Base Leader Set to Start http://ksoo.com/new-ellsworth-air-force-base-leader-set-to-start/ http://ksoo.com/new-ellsworth-air-force-base-leader-set-to-start/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:11:19 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=73627 RAPID CITY - A new commander at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota is expected to take over next month.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/new-ellsworth-air-force-base-leader-set-to-start/feed/ 0 Staff Sgt. Marc I. Lane, U.S. Air Force/WikiMedia Commons Airmen Return to Ellsworth After Overseas Duty http://ksoo.com/airmen-return-to-ellsworth-after-overseas-duty/ http://ksoo.com/airmen-return-to-ellsworth-after-overseas-duty/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:41:29 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=58361 RAPID CITY - About 200 airmen have returned to Ellsworth Air Force Base after about six months overseas.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/airmen-return-to-ellsworth-after-overseas-duty/feed/ 0 Staff Sgt. Marc I. Lane, U.S. Air Force/WikiMedia Commons Ellsworth Issues Hiring Freeze for Civilians http://ksoo.com/ellsworth-issues-hiring-freeze-for-civilians/ http://ksoo.com/ellsworth-issues-hiring-freeze-for-civilians/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:47:29 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=57069 RAPID CITY - Ellsworth Air Force Base has issued a civilian hiring freeze. Ellsworth, which is the state's second largest employer, announced the freeze last week.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/ellsworth-issues-hiring-freeze-for-civilians/feed/ 0 Staff Sgt. Marc I. Lane, U.S. Air Force/WikiMedia Commons Ellsworth Airmen Deploying To Southwest Asia http://ksoo.com/ellsworth-airmen-deploying-to-southwest-asia/ http://ksoo.com/ellsworth-airmen-deploying-to-southwest-asia/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:55:15 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=55372 PIEDMONT - Some 350 airmen off walked off buses at the deployment center at South Dakota's Ellsworth Air Force Base Saturday as they prepared to board planes headed to Southwest Asia.

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