Category Archives: Local
AAA to Offer CarFit Checks Next Week in Yankton
AAA of South Dakota is hosting CarFit checks on Friday, April 25th in Yankton. Shawn Steward with AAA of South Dakota says the CarFit checks help drivers understand how they interact with their vehicl...
Apr 17, 2025
Yankton Organizations Donate Bike Helmets to YSD Second Graders
The Yankton Rotary Club, Yankton Medical Clinic, and several other organizations partnered together on Wednesday to give away bicycle helmets to every second grader in the Yankton School District. Rot...
Apr 16, 2025
Seven Yankton County Individuals Indicted on Meth Distribution Charges
Seven Yankton individuals have been indicted for felony-level offenses related to the distribution of methamphetamine. The indictments are the result of multiple investigations conducted by the South ...
Apr 16, 2025
Yankton County Declares Permanent Burn Ban
Yankton County has declared a permanent burn ban. Yankton County Emergency Management Director, Paul Scherschligt, says the county has been in and out of a burn ban over the past several weeks, but a ...
Apr 15, 2025
USD Cuts the Ribbon on Wellness Center Natatorium
Following the completion of its construction, the University of South Dakota hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the Wellness Center Natatorium. The new facility adds ne...
Apr 15, 2025
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
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
