A rural Olivet man is lucky to be alive after becoming trapped in a grain bin for several hours Monday afternoon. Menno Volunteer Fire Chief Jai Walter says that their department was dispatched just after 4:00pm Monday afternoon to a farm four miles north of Olivet to a report of man the became trapped in…… read more »
More details are being released today in connection to the manhunt that occurred Sunday evening in Yankton. On Sunday afternoon, Turner County Deputies and the Centerville Police Department were dispatched to an aggravated domestic assault that took place just outside Centerville. It was report that a male subject had fought his son and then pulled…… read more »
A one vehicle rollover occurred southeast of Freeman early Sunday morning. Turner County Sheriff Steven Luke says deputies responded to a single vehicle rollover accident near 283rd Street and 443rd Avenue just after midnight. When Deputies arrived on scene, the vehicle was in in a creek near the road upside down. Luke adds that upon…… read more »
A major expansion to the Yankton area trail system was highlighted with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday. The 1.4-mile addition begins just west of the National fish hatchery parking lot near the foot bridge and runs south around Lake Yankton. Game Fish and Parks Regional Park Supervisor Jeff Van Meeteren says this trail expansion is…… read more »
The Yankton community will be joining together this weekend to prevent suicide in our community. The Helpline Center along with Bridging Yankton is hosting the annual Step forward to prevent suicide remembrance walk and ceremony to be held at Riverside Park Saturday morning. Bridging Yankton founding member Jan Garrity says this event is near and…… read more »
Yankton’s historic Dakota Theater is raising their roof-literally. The return of audiences this season is raising spirits and funds for long-needed repairs, starting with the roof. Lewis and Clark Theatre Company President Michael Schumacher says their roof project has been put off for far too long… Schumacher adds that community response for the needed project…… read more »
An annual inspection will prompt closure of the Fleeg’s bridge east of Yankton on Wednesday. Yankton County Highway Superintendent Mike Sedlacek says that the Jim River Bridge (Fleegs Bridge) on Old Highway 50 will be closed Wednesday (August 4th) between the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for their yearly maintenance repairs and annual…… read more »
A new opportunity for aspiring singers is coming to Yankton. The City of Yankton’s Park and Recreation Department is offering the opportunity for youth in grades 3rd through 8th to be part of the Yankton Bucks & Gazelles Youth Singers. Yankton High School Choir Director Angela Larson will be volunteering her time to direct the…… read more »
Three new buildings are currently under construction at the corner of 4th and Burleigh in Yankton. According to property owner Dan Specht of Vision Real Estate, two existing local business will be moving into the property and Specht is currently looking for a third tenant at the property. Specht declined to name the businesses that…… read more »
Yankton’s Julie Mooney has been named the city’s volunteer of the month. Yankton community member Julie Mooney has been serving as a volunteer with The Clothing Closet and was recently recognized for her efforts as United Way’s July Volunteer of the Month. United Way’s Clothing Closet offers community members who are struggling to make ends…… read more »
