Avera hosted a ribbon cutting for the new Avera Cancer Institute within the Ness Family Center on Friday. Janna Binder, the Clinical Manager at the Avera Cancer Institute, says the facility will offer medical oncology, radiation oncology, chemotherapy infusion, clinical research, genetic counseling and other support se...

One of the Masonic Lodges in Yankton just received a prestigious state-wide honor at a recent meeting. Brian Pulling, Grand Master of Masons of South Dakota, says that Valhalla Lodge is very deserving as Lodge of the Year... The officer installation for Valhalla Lodge will be at 5pm on Tuesday, June 30th in the basemen...

On Tuesday night at the Elks Club, Yankton Thrive hosted an Education Forum about three topics before the Yankton County Commission. Over two and a half hours the three topics discussed were: Senate Bill 96 for property tax relief; the County Road and Bridge Levy; and Data Centers. Scott Sandal, VP of Client Services w...

The Yankton County Financial Committee discussed a potential levy for roads and bridges at Tuesday's meeting. Yankton County Commission Chair, John Marquardt, says the levy would need to be approved by 4/5ths of the county commission. There will be an event hosted by Yankton Thrive tonight at the Elks Lodge to discuss ...

Avera will be hosting a ribbon cutting for the Avera Cancer Institute in the Ness Family Center Friday . Yankton Thrive Workforce Innovation Director, Laura Marshall, says the ribbon cutting will begin at 1 pm. Marshall says Avera will host an open house after the ribbon cutting until 3 pm.

At the latest Yankton City Commission Meeting, Nancy Wenande, CEO of Yankton Thrive, asked for the City's support for a new business development project they are working on. Wenande says that they are working with several partners to find the most benefit to Yankton since American Foods closed... Wenande notes that the...

With school out and summer in full swing, the Yankton Police Departments is staying vigilant about vehicles that can be extra hard to see while traveling. Yankton Police Chief, Jason Foote, says that they receive a few complaints about scooters and e-bikes... Foote notes that for everyone to have fun this summer that t...

In Tabor over the weekend a new Czech Days Queen was crowned after an exhaustive competition between the two candidates. Drew Hejna (Heyna), Czech Days Pageant Director, says they had two great candidates for the title... Olivia Kaul will spend the next year being a cultural ambassador for her Czech heritage.

South Dakota Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Ahlers was in Tabor for Czech Days over the weekend. Ahlers says he's running for governor because there are a lot of issues facing South Dakota. Ahlers will face the winner of the Republican primary run off between Governor Larry Rhoden and Toby Doeden in the general...

The 77th annual Tabor Czech Days begins tonight. Czech Days Royalty Coordinator, Drew Henja, says things kick off Thursday night with the baseball game and Rich Schild Memorial Fireworks. The Czech Days Parade begins at 1 pm Friday. A full schedule of events can be found here

Yankton Police Officers responded to a single-vehicle crash near 31st Street and Adkins Drive late Tuesday night. Yankton Police Chief, Jason Foote, says officers were able to determine that the driver of a blue Subaru had been operating the vehicle under the influence when it collided with a utility light pole. The dr...

Work on the traffic signal and railroad sidewalk replacement project on Broadway is still ongoing. Greg Rothschadl, with the South Dakota Department of Transportation, says he anticipates the project being finished in the next two to four weeks. Rothschadl says the total project cost is $3.88 million.

At Tuesday night's Yankton County Commission Meeting, a room full of concerned citizens talked for about 45 minutes about a possible moratorium on new data centers being built in Yankton County. Commissioner Ryan Heine says that a temporary moratorium will give them time to draft and enact regulations that do not curre...

On Saturday, Ribfest expanded and moved locations. They expanded to include Chislicfest and moved to Riverside Park. Jeff Dayhuff, Ribfest Organizer, says that the weather and new location has brought in more vendors and way more visitors... Dayhuff says that he is very pleased with all the support for this year's even...

Due to Independence Day, solid waste Collection will not be collected July 3rd. The garbage collection routes scheduled for Thursday, July 2nd, and Friday, July 3rd will both be picked up on Thursday. Residents should have their roll carts out by 7:00am on their scheduled collection day. The Transfer Station will be op...

The annual Love Our City event is this weekend. Love Our City is hosted by G-FAM, which is a group consisting of five churches in Yankton with a common goal of spreading the Gospel throughout the community. Melissa Maska with Reform Church says that Love Our City is all about helping people in the community. The event ...

Yankton High School athlete Quinn Brinkman is attempting to raise $2,500 to compete at the Nike Outdoor Track and Field Nationals. Brinkman is coming off an impressive junior season at Yankton High School, where she wrote her name into the record books on more than one occasion.

Homestead Day is this Saturday. Lisa Sestak with Lewis and Clark Recreation says that there will be a lot of things to do and see this year including the Fontanelle Forest Birds. Sestak also says that the first 100 park passes will be free courtesy of the Friends of the Missouri National Recreational River. After the f...

Last night, Crofton was invaded by an army of cyclist, and Crofton rolled out the red carpet for BRAN (Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska). Rick Stein, President of the Omaha Pedalers Bicycle Club, says that they have hundreds of riders taking seven days to travel hundreds of miles across the state... Stein says that they ha...

Country singer and Nebraska Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Kimberly Meyer will be at Ribfest and Chislicfest this weekend. Meyer was born in Nebraska, graduated from USD with a degree in Music Performance, and played in the National Guard band. Meyer says she released an album recently entitled Dirt Road Detour. T...