The city of Yankton announced its Employee of the Year yesterday and this year’s winner is Laurie Lockwood. Lockwood is a computer operator in the finance department. Yankton City Manager Amy Leon says that Lockwood was nominated by her co-workers and deserves the recognition. Leon says Lockwood is a kind person and does great work…… read more »
The Meridian District of Yankton was invaded by the Yankton Parade of Lights on Thursday night with 67 different floats. Brittany LaCroix, who organized the event, was ecstatic with the turnout … The parade started at Riverside Park at 6:00 pm, and followed a path through our historic downtown. The lead float, carrying Santa Clause,…… read more »
TONIGHT’S ANNUAL YANKTON FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS WILL INCLUDE A PARADE, FIREWORKS, AND LIGHTING OF THE YANKTON CHRISTMAS TREE. CITY OF YANKTON EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR BRITTANY LACROIX SAYS THE 61 UNIT PARADE BEGINS AT 6 P-M AT RIVERSIDE PARK. LACROIX SAYS SANTA WILL LIGHT THE HOLIDAY TREE, WHICH THIS YEAR IS A PLANTED, 14-FOOT COLORADO…… read more »
On Tuesday evening, at the Yankton County Building, County Commissioner Dan Klimisch held a listening session to get feedback from lake area residents. The issue addressed was if the county should invest in sewage service in areas like Timberland Park, Nappa Junction, and along Deer Boulevard, which currently rely mostly on septic systems. One of…… read more »
A former Creighton man is facing two felony charges in connection to the death of his 4-month-old baby. Deputy Knox County Attorney Samantha Holecek filed the charges against 29-year-old Edward Stephan Davis earlier this week. Davis is being held at the Brown County Jail in Brownwood, Texas, awaiting transport by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office…… read more »
Since the middle of 2017, Yankton’s Pathways Shelter for the Homeless has had a waiting list to enter the shelter. Thanks in large part to some generous donors, construction to expand the facility officially began in January of 2021. Now, the expansion project is nearly finished. Pathways Executive Director Jesse Bailey says the main obstacle…… read more »
There is a new masterpiece in Tabor. Tabor is on the cusp of celebrating 150 years of incorporation next year, but the town is already displaying a visual representation of the city’s heritage in the form of a mural on the north exterior wall of the Tabor Public Library building. The mural was commissioned as…… read more »
First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) has selected Yankton’s Pathways Shelter for the Homeless as the winner of their Employee Impact Award. Pathways Shelter for the Homeless will receive a ten-thousand-dollar donation. FNBO’s Employee Impact Awards are designed to celebrate nonprofit organizations working to address a current and/or important community need. Each year, the Impact…… read more »
The man accused of killing three people in Scotland in early November has pled not guilty by reason of insanity. 41-year-old Francis Lange of Scotland appeared in Bon Homme County Court Tuesday for his arraignment on multiple charges, including three counts of first-degree murder. In addition to the murder charges, Lange pled not guilty to…… read more »
South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson made a stop in Yankton Monday, speaking to Mount Marty University students. Johnson says there is a lot of momentum building at Mount Marty… Johnson adds that the workforce crisis is not exclusive to South Dakota… Johnson spoke to a history and government class at Mount Marty, along with answering…… read more »
