Yankton County reported just four new positive tests of COVID-19 on Thursday, and there are now 240 active cases of the virus. Another fatality in Yankton County was confirmed, which is the 26th linked to the coronavirus since the pandemic began. There are 84 active cases of the virus in Clay County and 39 active…… read more »
The Yankton County Commission took action this week to spend money from the Federal CARES Act allocated to counties and cities across South Dakota. Commission Chair Cheri Loest says Yankton County originally received one-point-five million dollars, but it turned out to be 350-thousand additional dollars. Loest says most of those funds are going to road…… read more »
The Lewis and Clark Marina west of Yankton will be undergoing a major expansion over the next two years. South Dakota Parks & Recreation Deputy Director Al Nedved says the current Marina facilities are getting old and outdated. Nedved says the nearly seven-million dollar project will bring new docks to the Lewis and Clark Marina.…… read more »
A small idea has turned into a big project to bring the history of South Dakota radio and television to the Riverfront Broadcasting location at 1019 Broadway in Yankton. Riverfront Broadcasting Owner Carolyn Becker is also the President of the South Dakota Broadcasters Association, and says a collection of vintage radios will become part of…… read more »
Yankton County reported 57 new positive tests of COVID-19 over the past 48 hours. There are currently 269 active cases of the virus in Yankton County, while Clay County has declined to 101 active cases. The South Dakota Department of Health says four hundred people in Yankton and Clay Counties have been administered vaccines to…… read more »
Yankton County confirmed two more deaths from the coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the County’s death toll up to 25 since the pandemic began. There are currently 252 active cases of the virus, which is the lowest total in Yankton County in more than two months. There have been over 24-hundred positive tests of COVID-19 in…… read more »
Tuesday morning, the Yankton County Commission will convene for their final meeting of 2020. Commission Chair Cheri Loest says Highway Superintendent Mike Sedlacek will report on the current status of funding from FEMA. Loest says all of the COVID 19 relief dollars from the CARES Act needs to be assigned before 2021. Loest says the…… read more »
Wednesday’s winter storm that brought blizzard conditions to our area should serve as reminder of the value of preparing for severe weather before it strikes. Emergency Management Director Paul Scherschligt says some problems were caused when people attempting to go home from work while the storm was as its worst drove off of Highway 52…… read more »
Officials with Avera Sacred Heart Hospital have announced the first administrations of COVID 19 vaccine to frontline healthcare workers in the Yankton community. Vice-President of Avera Medical Group Quality Dr. David Basel says a huge death toll would be needed in order to achieve the level of herd immunity that the vaccine can provide without…… read more »
After showing stronger numbers earlier in the year, the city of Yankton’s sales tax figures for November continued the recent downtrend that has been seen since September. City Manager Amy Leon says while sales tax numbers declined in November to about one and a half percent, overall for the year they are still in the…… read more »
