Yankton’s alcohol consumption has been streamlined. The Yankton City Commission unanimously approved changes to the city’s consumption ordinance meant to make it easier for entities to apply for alcohol consumption permits without having to go before the full commission. Yankton City Attorney Ross Den Herder said the changes make things a bit simpler for the…… read more »
The Yankton City Commission has unanimously approved the purchase of eTicket equipment and software for the Yankton Police Department. Currently, the Yankton Police Department hand writes their tickets and warnings. Yankton Police Chief Jason Foote says this new technology will help the department in many ways… Foote adds that this Eticket software will cut down…… read more »
Firefighters from Nebraska and South Dakota fought a blaze Monday afternoon near the Chief Standing Bear Memorial Bridge connecting the two states. The fire was located west of the bridge in Bon Homme County south of Springfield. The blaze stretched approximately three miles. Bon Homme County Emergency Manager Eric Elsberry says a local landowner burned…… read more »
The short and long-term goals within the city of Yankton have been revealed. Yankton City Manager Amy Leon presented to the Yankton City Commission a draft of the updated strategic plan on Monday. The plan is a compass to help guide the city as they move toward the future. Leon says in the short term,…… read more »
Sobriety checkpoints will be held in Clay County during the month of March. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says the monthly checkpoints are designed to encourage people not to drink and drive. The checkpoints are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and conducted by the South Dakota Highway Patrol with…… read more »
South Dakota Senator John Thune spent last week crisscrossing South Dakota, giving an update on what is happening in Washington DC. Thune held a roundtable discussion with Yankton community leaders, fielding local questions and concerns. Thune says that the biggest issue in South Dakota is inflation… Thune adds that there are a couple of things…… read more »
Yankton continues to search for their next Fire Chief. Yankton Assistant Fire Chief Larry Nickels says the city is currently accepting applications for the position… Former Yankton Fire Chief Tom Kurtenbach retired in mid-January. Brad Moser currently serves as the interim fire chief until a new chief is hired.… read more »
The South Dakota Transportation Commission awarded Yankton County a Bridge Improvement Grant in order to replace Stone Church Bridge in northern Yankton County. Yankton County Commissioner Dan Klimisch was ecstatic to find out the news… Klimisch adds that the county has some money set aside for their share of the cost to replace the bridge……… read more »
Early childhood education in the Yankton School District has been studied across the community for the past few months. Yankton School Superintendent Dr. Wayne Kindle says the school board will get an update on the study at a special meeting Monday evening…. Kindle says the board will have a number of options in front of…… read more »
The number of candidates running for the Yankton City Commission has doubled. Curt Bernard, Miles Warren, and Stacy Nickels have filed their necessary nominating petitions. Nickels says she would like to make a difference… Nickels has been very vocal at recent Yankton School Board meetings opposing the former mask mandate. Nickels decided to run for…… read more »
