The Senior Games is a wide-ranging tournament of athletic and recreational activities for people over 50 years old, which has been held in South Dakota for 40 years. Brian Hunhoff, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in September, describes what is contested… The South Dakota Senior Games will be held September…… read more »
School Superintendant Dr. Wayne Kindle says 2022 Yankton Public School enrollment stands at over 28-hundred students. Kindle says he is pleased with that number coming out of over two years of Covid-19. The school district announced plans for an Early Childhood Development Center this year. Kindle says within a few months the district will know…… read more »
Yankton had a pretty good year for businesses in 2022. Becky Wiswall, Business Services Director at Yankton Thrive, talks about some of the changes in the business landscape … Wiswall gives Yankton a B+ for how business faired in Yankton over this past year. Wiswall dusted off her crystal ball for a…… read more »
Brian Hunhoff, the Yankton County Register of Deeds, who is responsible for keeping and providing records for land and people in the county, takes a look back at 2022 Hunhoff describes land sales for the year… Hunhoff talks about the different people records which they handled… The Yankton County Register of Deeds…… read more »
Heartland Humane Society Executive Director Kerry Feilmeier says the shelter will end the year serving about 750 animals. Feilmeier says part of the Society’s growth in 2022 included getting out into the community. Feilmeier says Heartland will do even more in 2023 to put shelter animals together with local residents. Heartland also added a new…… read more »
On Wednesday, the Yankton County Commission met to discuss the state of the Jail Building Fund. The County’s Jail Building Fund has a balance of $700,000, with a 10% contribution adding to the fund. Commissioner Cheri Loest talks about the county’s need in this area… Bridge paragraph Commission Chair Joe Healy…… read more »
Larry Ness, CEO and Board Chairman of First Dakota National Bank, is retiring as CEO on December 30, 2022. Coming to First Dakota in August of 1983, when First Dakota was a struggling bank that was expected to fail, Ness led the bank’s rebound, enjoying nearly four decades of growth and success. In 1983, First…… read more »
Steve and Wendy Hawkins of Yankton both passed away on Friday, December 23rd after battling cancer. Steve was the administrator at Yankton EMS for thirteen years. Troy Cowman, a Senior Paramedic for Yankton EMS, says that the couple will be missed by the Yankton community. A gofundme was set up by the Hawkins’ children, Trenton,…… read more »
As 2022 comes to a close, the Yankton County Commission looks back at how this year has played out. Yankton County Commission Chair, Joe Healy, talks about this past year… Healy talks about the headway that has been made on county infrastructure… The County Commission next meets at 11 am on December…… read more »
The Yankton Fire Department responded to an alarm at the Yankton Middle School Friday afternoon Firefighters say that upon arrival they discovered a sprinkler line broke in one of the classrooms. Yankton Deputy Fire Chief Larry Nickles has all of the details. Nickles added that the water pipe froze, which caused it to break.… read more »
