Yankton Transit is altering their morning routes, which means they will not be transporting children to school for at least the rest of the school year. Yankton Transit Operations Manager Terry Kirchner says they have had nearly a thirty-five percent drop in drivers, and that they had to stop driving kids to school as well…… read more »
While we recognize the police and fire departments here in Yankton County, one department that may be overlooked is the Emergency Management department. The Emergency Management department exists to protect residents in Yankton County from any natural or man-made disaster that may happen. Director of Emergency Management Paul Scherschligt says this type of work runs…… read more »
The City of Yankton has been awarded millions of dollars from the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources for major upgrades at the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Yankton City Manager Amy Leon says they received all the grants that they applied for… Leon adds that this grant is a gamechanger for the city moving…… read more »
First National Bank of Omaha has awarded a twenty-thousand-dollar Impact Grant supporting affordable housing and neighborhood stability to Habitat for Humanity of Clay and Yankton Counties. The grant will provide support to assist low-income families with homeownership opportunities. Habitat For Humanity of Clay and Yankton Counties Executive Director Rebecca Maier says that the grant donation…… read more »
A new grant program has been introduced to help Yankton County communities address challenges facing youth today. Communities that Care is a community-based program proven to reduce youth health and behavioral problems. Emma Grate has been hired as Yankton County’s Communities that Care Program Coordinator. She says this program will address many issues facing youth……… read more »
Many Yankton residents have taken notice of some work being done at a majestic and mysterious old building in the Meridian District of Yankton. At 333 Cedar Street sits the Yankton Scottish Rite Temple. Jeff Larson, Sovereign Grand Inspectors General for South Dakota, describes what has been happening … These upgrades are expected to keep…… read more »
Yankton will welcome its first-ever electric vehicle charging station later this year. Yankton Thrive CEO Nancy Wendande says the charging station will be located at Morgen Square along Broadway Avenue… Wenande says having the charging station in Yankton will increase tourism… Currently, the nearest electric vehicle charging station is in Vermillion, located in front of…… read more »
This week is National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. The event is observed every second week in April and is meant to recognize telecommunicators who help save millions of lives every day. The City of Yankton is recognizing the week as well. Yankton Mayor Stephanie Moser says dispatchers are the unseen heroes of our community… If…… read more »
On Tuesday, the polls were open from 7am until 7pm for the election of Yankton School Board Members. There were 3 new candidates challenging 2 incumbents for the 2 open seats on the School Board. Both incumbents won re-election, with Sarah Carda receiving the most votes. Carda reacted to the victory … The breakdown in…… read more »
The incumbents in the Yankton City Commission race have been reelected. Mason Schramm received the most votes in the race, with a total of 1,720 votes. Schramm is excited to serve another three years… In second place, incumbent Amy Miner received 1651 votes. In third place, receiving 1384 votes, was incumbent Jerry L. Webber. Challengers…… read more »
