Thanks in part to a donation from the Yankton Knights of Columbus, Yankton’s ZoeCare — formerly known as the Missouri Valley Pregnancy Resource Center —will once again expand their services in the community. ZoeCare is Yankton’s only free resource center for pregnant women. Executive Director Rachel Jones says the Knights of Columbus has donated thousands…… read more »
Community-wide agencies, organizations and volunteers are partnering to make the holidays brighter this year through the annual Yankton Toys for Kids program. The Yankton Toys for Kids wish list is being compiled for children in need, under the age of 18, who live in Yankton County. An agency referral is required to qualify for the…… read more »
A rural Olivet man is facing forty-eight animal abuse charges plus other drug violations after a search warrant uncovered dozens of animals suffering from malnourishment, flea infestations and other cruel conditions. 40-year-old Damond Baldwin was charged with forty-eight counts of animal abuse and drug charges after an October 21st search warrant brought the conditions of…… read more »
A Lesterville woman was transported to the hospital after a rollover accident two miles west of Utica Wednesday morning. Yankton County Chief Deputy Sheriff Michael Rothschadl says that a 2003 Green Honda Accord was westbound on 304th Street west of Utica when the driver, 32-year-old Kassondra Fernau, lost control of the vehicle and rolled three to four times based…… read more »
The Vermillion School Board is moving forward with a transgender restroom and locker room policy. During a special meeting Tuesday night, the Vermillion School Board, on a three to two vote, gave first reading approval to a transgender policy that will permit a student to use the restroom or locker room for the gender with…… read more »
The Rotary Club celebrated 100 years in Yankton on Tuesday evening at The Landing. An awards banquet honored several members, and reminisced about what has transpired in Yankton over that time. Club president, Rich Burns, says that Rotarians have accomplished a lot in Yankton over the years… On September 27th of 1921, the Yankton Rotary…… read more »
The Dakota Build Roadshow Open House was hosted by Yankton Thrive on Tuesday evening at the Boathouse. Yankton Thrive’s Rita Nelson and Nancy Wenande spearheaded the efforts to bring local businesses, educational institutions and job seekers together to make a stronger local workforce… With the current work environment in Yankton, local educators and Human Resource…… read more »
A multi-unit housing development in Yankton’s Lake area received first-round approval Tuesday night. The Yankton County Commissioners approved a first reading for a conditional use permit that would pave the way for construction of eight ranch style duplex condominiums just north of Lewis and Clark Marina, west of Clark Trail Road. The project, if they…… read more »
Jean Rounds, former South Dakota First Lady and wife to South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds, passed away Tuesday as a result of her battle with cancer. Rounds, born in 1956, grew up in Lake Preston. She met Mike while the pair were attending South Dakota State University in Brookings. The two married in 1978, shortly…… read more »
Yankton County is on the list of sobriety checkpoints in the month of November. According to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, the monthly checkpoints are designed to discourage people from drinking and then driving. There are 17 checkpoints scheduled for 14 counties during the month, including Yankton County. Officials remind drivers not to…… read more »
