The Yankton School District will be hosting a recognition social on Wednesday. YMS Principal Dr. Heather Olson says that they will be honoring retirees, as well as teachers and staff members that have been with the school district for 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, and 35 years. Olson, who is also the Co-Chair for the…… read more »
This week is severe weather awareness week. Yankton County Emergency Services Director Paul Scherschligt says that as a part of the week, they will hold a mock tornado drill Wednesday morning. Scherschligt says that they will send out an alert at 10 a.m. and the siren will go off at 10:15. Scherschligt says that if…… read more »
On Sunday, Mount Marty Lancer’s catcher Billy Hancock became the home run king in MMU baseball history. Hancock, a senior on the Mount Marty baseball team passed his former coach Jason Nelson on the all-time charts with career home run number 47. Hancock put three separate balls over the fence on Sunday to claim the…… read more »
Yankton and Vermillion will be holding a household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday. Yankton City Manager Amy Leon says that the event costs $15 per vehicle. Leon says that they will not accept business, school, or hazardous waste. The hazardous waste collection event will run from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday.… read more »
The Yankton Fire Department responded to a large grass fire south of Highway 50 near the boy scout camp Thursday. Yankton Deputy Fire Chief Larry Nickles says that the cause of the fire was a rekindled pile of debris. Nickles says that firefighters dealt with visibility issues due to high winds that caused blowing dirt…… read more »
Today is the final day to submit applications to the Yankton city commission for openings on various advisory boards and commissions. Community and Economic Development Director Dave Mingo says that the city has five advisory boards with openings. Mingo says that interested applicants must submit an email letter to commission at city of Yankton dot…… read more »
Country music star Megan Moroney has been announced as the headliner for Friday night of Yankton’s Riverboat Days. Moroney, who recently won the 2023 Breakout Female Video of the Year at the CMT Music Awards, will perform after fireworks Friday night. Riverboat Days board member John Kraft says that they are excited to have Moroney…… read more »
On Monday night, the Yankton City Commission met and discussed a bid to improve the tennis courts at the Summit Activities Center and Fantle Memorial Park. The bid from Pro Track and Tennis, out of Omaha, Nebraska, is for $184,000, which is $46,000 over budget. Todd Larson, Yankton’s Director of Parks and…… read more »
Habitat for Humanity of Clay and Yankton Counties have announced the hiring of Cindy Erlandson as their new Executive Director. Erlandson served as the Community Engagement Director at the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls before taking time away to pursue a different career. Erlandson says what drew her back to Habitat is the…… read more »
The Yankton School District has announced the hiring of a new business manager. The position will be filled by Chareen Gerber, who has been the business manager at the Armour School District since 2010. Gerber was introduced at Tuesday’s school board meeting and says that she is excited to get started at the Yankton School…… read more »
