Several appropriation bills that will make up parts of the next fiscal year’s federal budget were brought to the House floor last week. Nebraska’s 3rd District Congressman Adrian Smith says he is already disappointed in those bills… Smith adds that he is very concerned about policies that have been put into place that are contributing…… read more »
The Fruit Truck is coming to Yankton Sunday in its last stop in town for the year. Eight years ago, Irina Kleinsasser sold some cherries to friends after craving them while pregnant. Today, Kleinsasser owns a company called The Fruit Truck. It delivers a variety of fruits across southeast South Dakota. The Fruit Truck will be…… read more »
A state prison inmate with ties to Yankton County has been placed on escape status. Brandon Scott left his community service jobsite in Sioux Falls without authorization on Thursday afternoon. 39-year-old Scott is a white male, 5-feet-11-inches tall and weighs approximately 180 pounds. Scott has brown hair and blue eyes. Scott is serving a sentence…… read more »
There is some serious smoke in the air across the Yankton area. The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources has issued an air quality alert for areas of eastern South Dakota where smoke from wildfires in Canada has settled. The smoke is causing low visibility and increased fine particulate matter pollution to levels that…… read more »
Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a Fort Calhoun man as part of a large drug bust in Knox County. On Wednesday, a search warrant was executed on a residence just northeast of Lindy in Knox County. At that location, Nebraska State patrol investigators located more than six pounds of psilocybin mushrooms, three pounds…… read more »
Long term sustainability of the nearly century-old Meridian walking bridge crossing the Missouri River needs discussion. During their budget workshop this week, Yankton City Commissioners did just that, talking about the care and repair of the Meridian Bridge. The double decker bridge was saved from demolition and turned into a walking bridge after the Discovery…… read more »
A new business is coming to Yankton’s lake area. Mudslinger’s coffee shop is currently under construction at 4015 West 8th Street, just across from The Meat Lodge. The coffee shop will be locally owned and operated by Jaci Benjamin of Yankton. She says that her business will fill a great void in Yankton’s lake area……… read more »
Outdoor enthusiasts have a brand-new bike trail at Lake Yankton. The 1.4-mile paved trail was started last fall by Lewis & Clark Recreation Area staff and paving was completed last week. Lewis and Clark District Park Supervisor Shane Bertsch says the bike trail runs from Pierson Ranch to White Crane Recreation area… Bertsch adds that…… read more »
Every Wednesday, the South Dakota Department of Health releases their weekly COVID update, and this week saw an additional death in Bon Homme County. It was one of two COVID-related deaths recorded in the state this week, lifting the overall total to 2,043. Overall, the Department of Health reported 269 new COVID-19 infections in South…… read more »
After several years of setbacks, officials are now moving forward with the Fairfield Inn & Suites project in Yankton Dirt work for the hotel in the parking lot of the Yankton Mall started in late 2017 but came to a halt when the snow arrived. Expectations were that work would resume the following spring and…… read more »
