Category Archives: Local News

Habitat for Humanity of Clay and Yankton Counties and the Yankton Career and Technical Education students are partnering together to build a home. Cindy Erlandson, the executive director for Habitat f...

Bridging Yankton will be hosting its annual Step Forward to Prevent Suicide Walk this weekend. Anna Meredith, with Bridging Yankton, says there will be a remembrance ceremony and a guest speaker along...

The Yankton Hy-Vee has a new Store Director. Rich Sherer, who has been with Hy-Vee for 29 years, and most recently served as the Store Director in Chariton, Iowa, says Hy-Vee will be hosting a meet an...

A train clipped a vehicle on Broadway in Yankton Wednesday morning. Sergeant Jeremy McNinch, of the Yankton Police Department, says the vehicle failed to stop at the crossing on Broadway. McNinch says...

Yankton County EMS has been searching for a new administrator since April. Deputy Administrator, Troy Cowman, says candidates are being interviewed, but they aren't in a rush to fill the position. Cow...

The Yankton County Commission has officially rescinded a motion that would've left the 4H Director position in Yankton County open, which would've essentially ended 4-H operations in the county. Tim T...

Last night, Friday, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Yankton held the drawing for their annual fundraising raffle. Josh Bern, Special Events Coordinator for the Boys and Girls Club of the Northern P...

Usually, pontoon boats take off in water, but that wasn't the case on Thursday as one chose Highway 50 near Gayville instead. Yankton County Sheriff, Preston Crissey, says a pontoon boat came off a tr...

With the budget expected to be tight in 2026, Yankton County issued a hiring freeze for all county departments. Yankton County Sheriff, Preston Crissey, says while he understands the freeze, that make...

The City of Yankton is looking into potential safety measures at intersections near the middle school as well as at Douglas and 19th street. City Manager, Amy Leon, says the city decided to look into ...