The Small Business Administration South Dakota District Office has announced the Valley Ag Supply of Gayville owner Tara Pirak-Olson is this year’s Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year award recipient. Pirak-Olson will be honored in a virtual ceremony on May 3rd during National Small Business Week. She says she was surprised even to be nominated for the…… read more »
The Yankton City Commission unanimously approved the updated strategic plan this week. The strategic plan, a roadmap for the city moving forward, is conducted once every four years. Yankton City Manager Amy Leon revealed the update last month, and conducted some last-minute changes based on community feedback… Yankton City Commissioner Mike Villanueva says cybersecurity needs…… read more »
After the extended absence, the annual Missouri River Clean-Up near Yankton is returning on May 7th. The project will run along both shores of the river from Gavins Point Dam to Riverside Park. Boats will transport volunteers along the river and haul trash to a collection point for recycling or disposal. Missouri National Recreation River…… read more »
The Yankton City Commission Monday night awarded a bid of approximately one point one million dollars for renovations to the Westside Park Pond, but not without some heated discussion. One a six to three vote, the commissioners awarded the low bid to LT Companies Inc, based out of Tea South Dakota. Commissioners Ben Brunick, Mason…… read more »
A Yankton man was arrested Friday after allegedly stealing catalytic converters off of cars near Yankton. Yankton County Chief Deputy Sheriff Michael Rothschadl says that on Friday afternoon, the Yankton County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a male subject was cutting catalytic converters off of vehicles on Belair Road east of Yankton. Two witnesses took…… read more »
This week is Severe Weather Preparedness Week across South Dakota. Yankton County Emergency Manager Paul Scherschligt says that the storm sirens will be tested across the county on Wednesday morning… Scherschligt says now is the time to prepare for severe weather… On Thursday, the Yankton County Office of Emergency Management will be visiting the local…… read more »
Three fire departments battled a large fire north of Lesterville Saturday. The Lesterville Fire & Rescue was dispatched to 42844 Highway 46 at approximately 11:30 Saturday morning for a possible structure fire. Paul Scherschligt with the Lesterville Fire Department says that the Scotland and Menno Fire Departments were also called to assist due to the…… read more »
The Yankton Youth Soccer Association held a groundbreaking ceremony for the First Dakota Soccer Park on Saturday morning. To date, the fundraising committee has secured approximately $1.8 million in pledges for the $2.5 million fundraising campaign. Sondra Jensen from the Yankton Youth Soccer Association Fundraising Committee says big changes are coming to Yankton… First Dakota…… read more »
The Yankton School District announced its teacher of the year. This year’s honoree is Teresa Janssen. Janssen, a seventh-grade math teacher who has been teaching for thirty-six years, says it’s the students and her co-workers that have helped keep her passion for teaching alive all of these years… Janssen says the award is a reflection…… read more »
A Scotland man was cited Thursday for defying Yankton County’s burn ban. Yankton County Chief Deputy Sheriff Michael Rothschadl says that he was notified of a controlled burn at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in a field northeast of Lesterville off of 292nd Street and 436th Avenue. Rothschadl says 61-year-old Herold Wipf, a farmhand from the Maxwell…… read more »
