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Public Hearing On Proposed New Clay County Jail To Be Held Wednesday

Public Hearing On Proposed New Clay County Jail To Be Held Wednesday

A public hearing will be held Wednesday to reveal a proposed building design and to discuss possible locations to construct a new Clay County jail and law enforcement center in Vermillion. The event will be held Wednesday in the Kozak Room of the Vermillion Public Library. The meeting is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.…read more »

Mental Health Stabilization Facility Needed In Yankton

Mental Health Stabilization Facility Needed In Yankton

Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health Services in Yankton is asking South Dakota legislators to fund a mental health crisis stabilization facility to address an expected rise in calls to the suicide hotline. At the legislative level, the issue was discussed last week by the Mental Health Services Delivery Task Force, regarding the mental health options…read more »

Build Dakota Roadshow Coming To Yankton Area

Build Dakota Roadshow Coming To Yankton Area

In conjunction with the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation and Yankton Thrive, the Build Dakota Roadshow is coming to southeast South Dakota. The Build Dakota Scholarship Fund was established in 2015 to assist South Dakota in overcoming workforce shortages by providing training through full-ride scholarships for students of all ages in high-need fields.…read more »

Arts Study To Be Conducted Across Yankton

Arts Study To Be Conducted Across Yankton

The City of Yankton recently awarded Yankton Area Arts a three-thousand-dollar matching grant that will help facilitate a study focusing on the economic impact that arts have on the greater Yankton Community. This funding is for a study for all art organizations and not exclusively for the Yankton Area Arts Association. Yankton Area Arts is…read more »

Yankton Rotary Celebrates A Century Of Service

Yankton Rotary Celebrates A Century Of Service

Yankton’s oldest service organization is celebrating a century of service next week. Tuesday (November 2nd) is the official 100th anniversary of the Yankton Rotary Club. Ken Jones of Yankton has been a member of the Yankton Rotary Club for sixty of those one hundred years. He says Rotary has been instrumental in may projects across…read more »

Yankton Marching Band Will Conclude Season Monday

Yankton Marching Band Will Conclude Season Monday

The Yankton High School Marching Band has been preparing for their radio-themed show 202.1 THE BUCK, which they will perform for the public on Monday. Yankton High School Director of Bands Gwen Wenisch says the band’s marching season started in August and will conclude on Monday with their annual fundraising benefit and Indoor Marching Show.…read more »

Another Vandalism Incident Occurs In Yankton

Another Vandalism Incident Occurs In Yankton

The Yankton Police Department is handling another vandalism case. Yankton Police Department Corporal Brad Parker says that city employees located two designs spray painted under the bridge at 15th and Locust on Wednesday morning. Auld-Brokaw Trail and Marne Creek runs under the bridge. Parker says at this time, there are no leads or suspects in the…read more »

Yankton County Primary Public Defenders Want A Pay Increase

Yankton County Primary Public Defenders Want A Pay Increase

Yankton County’s primary court appointed public defenders recently appeared before the Yankton County Commissioners this month.  The law firm of Fox and Youngberg was looking to negotiate a three-year contract for public defender services and a pay increase negotiation. Attorney Luci Youngberg says her case load has increased significantly… Yankton County Commissioner Wanda Howey-Fox questioned…read more »

City Of Yankton Holds Friendly Competition

City Of Yankton Holds Friendly Competition

City of Yankton employees participated in a friendly chili and soup contest on Wednesday. The event took place at fire station number two. City of Yankton Events Coordinator Brittany Lacroix says the event is a fundraiser for United Way… Celebrity Judges for the contest included Yankton City Commissioner Mason Schram, Yankton Mayor Stephanie Moser, Yankton…read more »

Colin Reisner Sentencing Postponed

Colin Reisner Sentencing Postponed

The sentencing of a Yankton man charged with embezzling thousands of dollars from the local VFW Post has been delayed. 34-year-old Colin Reisner was scheduled to be sentenced on one count of grand theft Friday morning. However, that sentencing has been delayed per the request of Reisner’s legal counsel. The new sentencing for Reisner will…read more »