Category Archives: Local News
YPD to Add Evidence Drying Cabinet
The Yankton Police Department will be adding an evidence drying cabinet. Yankton Mayor, Mason Schramm, says the cabinet will cost around $10,700, but will be reimbursed by a grant awarded by the South...
Apr 14, 2025
Yankton School Board Approves Sale of Webster Elementary Building
The Yankton School Board has approved the sale of the Webster Elementary School building to Southfork Properties of Missouri. Webster is set to close after this school year with to the opening of the ...
Apr 14, 2025
Governor Rhoden Visits Yankton
South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden was in Yankton on Thursday as part of his Open for Opportunity Tour around the state. After touring the Human Services Center, Rhoden answered questions regarding th...
Apr 10, 2025
Yankton School District Announces Year-End Award Winners
The Yankton School District handed out several year-end awards Wednesday. The Teacher of the Year went to Tiffany Mueller, who is a teacher at Beadle Elementary, and has been with the Yankton School D...
Apr 09, 2025
Yankton High Theatre Department to Present Honk Jr.
The Yankton High School Theatre Department will be presenting the musical Honk Jr. over the next few days. Co-Director, Amy Miner, says the musical is a spinoff of The Ugly Duckling. Honk Jr. will be ...
Apr 09, 2025
Surfacing Project on Highway 81 to Begin April 21st
A surfacing project on Highway 81 north of Yankton is set to begin later this month. Greg Rothschadl, with the South Dakota Department of Transportation, says the project is part of work on Highway 81...
Apr 09, 2025
Other Area Election Results
Other Area Election Results Avon School Board Jeff Tolsma: 89 Craig Vanderlei: 72 162 ballots were cast out of 851 registered voters (19% voter turnout) City of Scotland Mayor Randy Thumb (Incumbent):...
Apr 08, 2025
Yankton City Commission and School Board Voting Totals
The Yankton City Commission and School Board held a joint election Tuesday night. Dave Spencer, Brian Bertsch, and Bill Conkling were elected to the Yankton City Commission. Justin Frick and Sarah Bra...
Apr 08, 2025
Frick and Brandt Win Yankton School Board Election
Justin Frick and Sarah Brandt have been elected to the Yankton School Board Frick, who received the most votes with 1,307, says he is excited for the next chapter. Incumbent Sarah Carda placed third w...
Apr 08, 2025
Spencer, Bertsch, and Conkling Elected to Yankton City Commission
Dave Spencer, Brian Bertsch, and Bill Conkling have been elected to the Yankton City Commission. Spencer, who received the most votes with 1,165, says he is looking forward to serving on the commissio...
Apr 08, 2025
