Category Archives: Local News

The City of Yankton will be planting a tree in Memorial Park to celebrate Arbor Day on Friday. City of Yankton Urban Forrest Specialist for the City of Yankton, Lisa Kortan, says they'll be planting a...

Ability Building Services will be hosting a Spotlight on Ability event at the Dakota Theatre. Amy Miner, who is involved with stop motion movie making, says the event will highlight the artistic talen...

Yankton County Emergency Management received a prestigious award from the National Weather Service due to their planning for severe weather events that may occur. Paul Scherschligt, Yankton County's E...

The Yankton High School Theatre Department will be presenting Annie Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday Director, Collin Waltner, says the cast and crew are looking forward to performing the classi...

District 18 Senate candidates Lauren Nelson and Jean Hunhoff and House candidates Mike Stevens, John Marquardt, and Michael Nutley participated in a candidate forum Thursday. The candidates were asked...

On Wednesday night, a Train Spotting Class was held at Fire Station #2, thanks to Yankton County Emergency Management and the Sioux Falls office of the National Weather Service. Matthew Dux (Dukes), S...

Yankton County's five commission candidates in the upcoming election, incumbents Ryan Heine and Dan Klimisch, Julie Auch, Nancy Wenande, and Robert Gliech gathered at the Elks Lodge Tuesday for a cand...

This week marks Severe Weather Awareness Week. Yankton County Emergency Management Director, Paul Scherschligt, says they will be testing all of the sirens in the county on Wednesday. Scherschligt say...

Jason Jones has been sentenced to death in a quadruple homicide that occurred in Laurel, Nebraska in August of 2022. On August 4th, 2022, Jones shot and killed Gene Twiford, Janet Twiford, Dana Twifor...

The Yankton Community Library Board held another listening session about the future of the library at their regular board meeting, receiving a full room of feedback from concerned citizens. Nathan Joh...