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A free influenza immunization clinic will be available to the public during next Thursday afternoon’s Food for Thought food box give away at Calvary Baptist Church. Dr. Michael Pietila says the clinic is targeting people […]

Four of Yankton County’s five candidates for two open seats on the Yankton County Commission answered a wide range of questions last evening at a forum hosted on Facebook by the Yankton Area Chamber of […]

Funding from the James River Water Development District will expand efforts to improve water quality by helping to pay for a nitrate monitoring device on the James River near Huron and to continue the use […]

Yankton County recorded five positive tests of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total up to 304 with 55 active cases.  Clay County now has 517 total infections with 72 active cases.  In yesterday’s update, Mount […]

With a ribbon-cutting for the Ruth Donahoe-First Dakota Fieldhouse set for Friday and virtual commencement exercise scheduled for Saturday, the coming weekend is expected to be a busy one on the campus of Mount Marty […]

With local workforce development efforts in recent years hindered due to a need for affordable housing, municipal officials are pleased with record-setting numbers for single family building permits that have been issued within the city […]

The Fox Stop Convenience Store in Yankton was honored today in Pierre with a Governor’s Award as the Outstanding Private Small Employer in South Dakota for providing opportunities for people with disabilities. Fox Stop Owner-Manager […]

South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg of Yankton was involved in a motor vehicle crash which killed a pedestrian Saturday night on Highway 14 west of Highmore. Ravnsborg released a statement Monday night saying he […]

The Yankton City Commission has approved increases of five percent for sewer rates and three percent for solid waste collection and water rates and with major work on the municipal waste water treatment plant on […]

Following the recommendation of the Yankton School District’s Health Advisory Committee, the Yankton School Board took action last night to keep the district’s policy on close contact for people who may have been exposed to […]