Yankton County Commissioner John Marquardt and County Highway Superintendent Mike Sedlacek recently attended a road conference, and brought home some new ideas to consider. Marquardt talks about a dust control product for gravel roads that Yankton County has never used before… Marquardt talks about the basic process and what results should be …… read more »
The Clay County Commission made an appearance at the Yankton County Commission meeting on Tuesday night, to receive a Resolution of Support for a FLAP (Federal Land Access Program) Grant proposal for recreation trails along the Missouri River. Geoffrey Gray-Lobe, Clay County Commissioner, talks about the adjustments from the earlier RAISE (Rebuilding American…… read more »
The Hall of Trees is opening to the public on Friday in the Mead Building with a record number of trees. Vickie Gieser, The Mead’s Marketing Director, talks about the massive display… Gieser talks about when the public can enjoy this display… For all the schedule of events surrounding the Hall…… read more »
The Dakota Dance Association of Yankton will be performing The Nutcracker Ballet Saturday and Sunday. Lance Dannenbring, who will be playing the Prince in the show, says that The Nutcracker is an experience that audience members will enjoy whether this is their first time or have seen the show multiple times. Dannenbring says that one…… read more »
Tomorrow is “Pink Friday” in Yankton. Yankton Thrive Business Services Director, Becky Wiswall says that Pink Friday is a fun local take on Black Friday a week ahead of the big shopping day. Wiswall says that a list of participating businesses can be found on the Yankton Thrive Website Yankton at https://www.yanktonsd.com or on the…… read more »
The Yankton School Board hosted a public meeting last night to discuss the Forward 2029 plan for the school district. School Board President, Terry Crandall, says that Forward 2029 is part of the district’s strategic planning for the future. Crandall says that during the meeting they discussed the results of a survey that was sent…… read more »
On Monday night, the Yankton City Commission considered increasing the capitalization threshold for fixed assets from $500 to $5000. Lisa Yardley, the Interim Finance Officer, talks about the reason for the change… The new threshold will take effect on January 1st, 2024.… read more »
Earlier this week, the Yankton City Commission considered annexing property west of town for a new housing development. Mayor Stephanie Moser talks about the land and the ownership of the land… Nancy Wenande, CEO of Yankton Thrive, talks about the process for creating this new housing development… Wenande talks about if…… read more »
On Monday night, the Yankton City Commission met to discuss the holidays offered to city employees, with three holidays being considered. Commissioner Ben Brunick talks about what was asked for at a previous commission meeting… Since the city recently concluded the collective bargaining agreement with both union that serve Yankton, the AFSCME…… read more »
The City of Yankton reported strong sales tax growth for the month of October. City Manager, Amy Leon, talks about the numbers… The City publishes the sales tax report monthly.… read more »
