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Miracle Riders raise over $42,000 to help mothers, babies

In a two week period, the Siouxland Miracle Riders, raised over $42,000 to help mothers reach their newborn babies after having a C-Section. UnityPoint Health sent a list of a few things, but the one that stood out to the Miracle Riders was the bassinets for newborns in the Mom and Baby wing of the hospital.
Students start school

By Beth Sherard-Hutcheson times1@iw.net The unofficial end to summer has begun as students returned to school Friday, Aug. 19.
For the love of fishing and the outdoors

By Beth Sherard-Hutcheson times1@iw.net John and Kristie Orr love to fish, especially catfishing. Since they love it so much, they decided to share their love and open a store dedicated to it – Elk Point Outdoors.
Adams Homestead Celebration

Norb Ruhland made toys out of shelled corn cobs and feathers for the crowds. Photo by Kelly Riibe Brittany Gibbs of Sioux City won the pie contest with her peach pie.
Farmer’s Open a success

In last week’s issue, it was stated that Southeast Farmers Cooperative sponsors the annual Farmer’s Open. This was incorrect and we regret the error. The annual event is put on by local volunteers and various sponsors. This year’s sponsors were A-1 Quick Stop, Agri Gold Reid Duhaime, Balcon Enterprises, Bump N’ Sams, Bunyans, Cloverleaf Farms, Dave’s Roofing, Dekalb, EP Athletic Club (Eric Johnson), Elk Point Outdoors, First Dakota National Bank, Flannery’s Pub, Frontier Surveying (Greg Stroschein), Hammer Transport, Heck Seeds, Keine Seeds, Helena Fertilizer, Herrity & Associates Real Estates, Herrity Construction, Hoegemeyer Seed, Hometown Exteriors, HP Squared, Jensen Insurance (Kyle Buum), Kalins, Kolbaum Construction, Leader-Courier, Liberty National Bank, Mike Schuh CPA, Southern Plains, Quam Berglin & Post CPA, Rcorn Consulting, REA Hybrids, Ringneck AG, Rubida Insurance, Scheels All Sports, Security National Bank, Southeast Agronomy, Southeast Terminal, Spink Family Restaurant, State Farm Insurance, Thermo Bond, tudogs computing, Union County Electric, Vermillion Ford, Whimps and Wilber Ellis.

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Swimming for excellence from an early age

Britton Patee, of Dakota Dunes, has been swimming ever since he could crawl. Patee comes from a family lineage of swimmers and the love and talent for the sport has taken the Bishop Heelan sophomore far.

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Huskies show prowess with three podium finishes

Eight individual Husky wrestlers qualified for the state tournament held in Rapid City Feb. 23-25.

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Panther boys end regular season with strong win

Dakota Valley’s senior night for boys basketball brought a lot of emotion and cheers for the class of 2023 players. Prior to the game, Coach Jason Kleis described what the senior boys have meant to the team and to the season as they looked to take on Lennox on Friday, Feb. 24. It was the last regular season home game and the Panthers started strong to never once relent en route to an 89-57…

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Four Panthers went to state; Boonstra takes 6th

Four Dakota Valley wrestlers travelled to Rapid City on Feb. 23-25 to wrestle for a chance to be a state placewinner. Sophomore Jackson Boonstra was impressive on his way to a 6th place _nish in a highly competitive 145-pound weight class. Cameron Curry gained valuable experience as a 7th grader on the state stage while Gracie Delgado and McKenzie Scott both saw success past their invitation for…

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Lady Huskies season ends in first round of regions

It was a tough first round region match up as the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies played Tea Area again. They had just finished the regular season a few days earlier with a loss to the Titans. Unfortunately, that didn’t change in the region game either as the Huskies fell 36-56.

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Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies defeat Trojans

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies defeated the West Central Trojans Feb. 20.

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Third attempt to change legal newspaper rules fails in committee

For the third time during the current legislative session, legislation designed to change the way legal newspapers are defined in South Dakota has been defeated. The latest attempt in Tuesday’s meeting of the Senate Commerce and Energy Committee was SB178, a hoghoused bill.

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Third graders learn about police service dogs

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NFPA urges added caution when using home heating equipment

The National Fire Protection Association ( NFPA ) is urging the public to use added caution when heating their homes during the winter months, when nearly half (46 percent) of all U.S. home heating equipment fires occur.

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Teaching and loving all for 35 years at EPJ

Barb Nebelsick has been a staple at Elk Point-Jefferson for 35 years. Now, she’s decided it’s time to retire and spend more time with her family.

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