City of Yankton employees participated in a friendly chili and soup contest on Wednesday. The event took place at fire station number two. City of Yankton Events Coordinator Brittany Lacroix says the event is a fundraiser for United Way… Celebrity Judges for the contest included Yankton City Commissioner Mason Schram, Yankton Mayor Stephanie Moser, Yankton…… read more »
The sentencing of a Yankton man charged with embezzling thousands of dollars from the local VFW Post has been delayed. 34-year-old Colin Reisner was scheduled to be sentenced on one count of grand theft Friday morning. However, that sentencing has been delayed per the request of Reisner’s legal counsel. The new sentencing for Reisner will…… read more »
The final round of regulations for South Dakota’s medical cannabis program, including restrictions against off-site advertising, received blessing Tuesday from a panel of state lawmakers. The Legislature’s Rules Review Committee approved many regulations that will be in effect when the state Department of Health begins processing applications for medical marijuana cards from patients and caregivers next month. Yankton…… read more »
Winter has started to make its presence known in South Dakota already this year, and local officials say now is the time to prepare for winter weather. Wednesday is Winter Weather Awareness Day in South Dakota. Yankton County Emergency Manager Paul Scherschligt says the public needs to be ready… Scherschligt adds that if you have…… read more »
Yankton County’s Contact Center continues to provide a very critical service to local families. The Contact Center is dedicated to meeting the emergency needs of people in Yankton County who are experiencing a crisis. Liz Lynch with the Yankton County Food Pantry says they have seen an increasing number of individuals using their services in…… read more »
After some lengthy discussion, the Yankton City Commission on a six to two vote Monday night approved a fee increase for the Huether Family Aquatic Center in 2022. Yankton Parks and Rec Director Todd Larson initially came before the commissioners requesting a two percent to the nearest dollar increase each year for the next three…… read more »
When it comes to emergencies, clear addressing for first responders is critical. With more and more RV parks being constructed in Yankton County, concise addressing is needed. At a recent meeting of the Yankton County Commissioners, the issue of RV Park addressing was brought forth. Yankton County Planning and Zoning Administrator Gary Vetter says the…… read more »
A multi-million-dollar expansion of the USD Wellness Center in Vermillion lies in the list of future improvements planned for the University of South Dakota. University of South Dakota President Sheila Gestring announced the plans for the Wellness Center expansion during her State of the University address… In addition to a new swimming pool, the expansion…… read more »
The City of Yankton has released the identities of the applicants for a medical cannabis dispensary license. Yankton was the first municipality in South Dakota to accept medical marijuana dispensary applications. Yankton Community and Economic Development Director Dave Mingo says the next step is to forward the applications onto the state… Mingo says the applicants…… read more »
When it comes to giving back to their community, 100 Women of Yankton believes that women collectively coming together with small donations can be more powerful and make a bigger impact than individually. Kristi Tacke is a founding member of 100 Women of Yankton. She says the group had over ten individual organizations nominated this…… read more »
