When it comes to giving back to their community, 100 Women of Yankton believes that women collectively coming together with small donations can be more powerful and make a bigger impact than individually. Kristi Tacke is a founding member of 100 Women of Yankton. She says the group is a collective giving organization… Tacke says…… read more »
A Yankton man has plead not guilty to four federal charges of production of child pornography. 43-year-old Jason Sejnoha not guilty to the indictment in court last week The indictment alleges that, between May 6th and August 12th of 2021, Sejnoha knowingly used three minor females and one minor male to produce visual depictions of…… read more »
A Hartington man is facing four felony charges following a June shooting incident in Hartington. 27-year-old Brandon L. Meyers faces two counts of terroristic threats and two counts of committing child abuse intentional with no injury. He waived a preliminary hearing last week in Cedar County Court. According to court documents, the charges stem from…… read more »
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development has awarded Yankton Thrive a workforce recruitment grant in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars. Yankton Thrive CEO Nancy Wenande says the Governor’s Office of Economic Development recently announced a workforce recruitment program to inform out-of-state job seekers that South Dakota businesses across the state are hiring. Communities…… read more »
The Market at the Meridian is hosting a Finck Family benefit this Saturday morning. Joshua Finck and his five children lost wife and mother Celesta to cancer in January. Pursuing Celesta’s dream, Joshua and his mother-in-law, Rosamary Gilligan, continued the family tradition of selling flowers at the Market this year. Joshua says the entire family…… read more »
A Crofton man is dead following a car accident in Knox County. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened near the intersection of Highway 84 and 547 Road east of Bloomfield on Wednesday. Deputies say 39-year-old Blake Bartels of Crofton was driving on Highway 84 when his vehicle left the north side of…… read more »
With last week’s bond election passing, Vermillion School district leaders are already moving forward with plans for the new multi-million-dollar elementary school. Behind the scenes, the school district has been meeting with the architect for the new school. Vermillion School Superintendent Damon Alvey says the final design on the new school will be unveiled soon……… read more »
Another wrath of vandalism occurred in Yankton early Thursday morning. Yankton Police Chief Jason Foote says that shortly after 6:00 AM, officers were called to the 400 block of Burleigh Street for a report of multiple vehicle burglaries. Foote says during investigation, it was determined that a total of four vehicles had been entered, two…… read more »
Governor Kristi Noem has proclaimed Friday as White Cane Safety Day in South Dakota. The white cane with the red band around the bottom is used to identify a person who is blind or visually impaired. South Dakota Association for the Blind Board Member Nick Pavel of Sioux Falls, formerly of Lesterville, has been blind…… read more »
Yankton city leaders all met Tuesday to discuss how to move forward and combat any future vandalism at the city parks. In the last few weeks, major vandalism occurred to the public restrooms at both Riverside and Memorial Park. Yankton City Manager Amy Leon says they will have some time to come up with any…… read more »
