Category Archives: Local

The 2026 Riverboat Days and Summer Arts Festival begins Friday. This year's theme is "Red, White, and Riverboats". Things will kickoff Friday evening with the opening ceremonies at the Riverside Park ...

There was a grand opening Wednesday for the new Park Haven Learning and Recovery Center in Yankton. Park Haven, which is a residential treatment program used to serve mothers and pregnant women dealin...

Dr. Wayne and Marge Kindle have been busy with the duties that come with being the 2026 Riverboat Days Captain and Belle. Marge says being this year's Belle has given her a new pride in the Yankton co...

Four candidates submitted petitions for the upcoming Yankton City Commission election. The four candidates are: Brian Hunhoff (Incumbent) Ben Brunick (Incumbent) Sam Hummel Charlie Gross Three seats a...

It's Riverboat Days week in Yankton and things will kick off on Friday. This year's theme is "Red, White, and Riverboats" Riverboat Days Board Member John Kraft says a major change this year is that t...

YSD Superintendent Dr. Wayne Kindle and Yankton school board member Kathy Greeneway were both named recipients of two prestigious statewide honors earlier this year. Kindle received the 2026 Outstandi...

The Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Plains - Yankton Club announced back in April that they lost $200,000 in an AI-powered cyberattack. Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Plains CEO, Jody Hernand...

At their last meeting, the Yankton School Board received a report on a long list of projects the Building & Grounds Department accomplished this summer. Rob Taylor, Building and Grounds Supervisor...

The Yankton School Board received an update about the summer meal program at their last meeting. Laura Horacek, Director of Child Nutrition, says that the number of meals given out impressive... Horac...

Yankton City Manager Amy Leon presented the proposed 2027 budget for the City of Yankton at Monday night's city commission meeting. Leon says the proposed budget this year is $62,474,388, which is dow...