Dakota Dunes North Sioux City Times & Southern Union County Leader-Courier

Corps’ Omaha District joins Big Sioux flood study; Sioux City will not participate

 
2026 EPJ HOMECOMING ROYALTY

2026 Elk Point-Jefferson Homecoming royalty, front row from left: Jacob Schultz, William Wiseman, Jake Kappenman, Amia Mrsny, Megan Muhlbauer, and Kambrie Bertrand.
EPJ Life Skills students assist Leader‑Courier on delivery route

Students from Elk Point‑Jefferson’s Structured Learning Center (SLC) are spending part of their school days throughout the semester helping de‑liver single‑copy newspapers for the Leader‑Courier, gaining hands‑on ex‑perience in a real workplace as part of their Community‑Based Instruction (CBI) program.
New trail link connects NSC and Dakota Dunes

City officials, Dakota Dunes CID representatives and Siouxland Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors gath‑ered Wednesday, Sept. 9, for a ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the Sioux Point Pedestrian/Bike Path connec‑tion at North Shay Road and Sioux Point Road.
Sheriff Prouty joins national public service campaign

Union County Sheriff Jim Prouty today joined a nationwide public service campaign led by the National Sheriffs’ Association to help communities respond to substance use disorder with prevention, treatment, recovery and support.

Panthers rally, battle tough tournament field

Kelly Riibe

Friday, October 2, 2026

The Panther volleyball had a slow start versus the West Central (WC) Trojans on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. After dropping set #1 at home, Dakota Valley (DV) powered through to win the next 3 sets and take the match. By the 4th set, DV was in their groove and defeated the Trojans by a double digit margin.

Huskies dominate Deuel in battle of unbeatens

Kelly Riibe

Friday, October 2, 2026

On paper the Friday Night Light’s contest of Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) versus the Deuel Cardinals was to be a battle. Both squads were undefeated as they got ready to kick-off on September 25, 2026. Media polls had EPJ ranked #1, in class 11B, and the Cardinals were ranked #3.

Lady Huskies outlasts Beresford in four sets

Kelly Riibe

Friday, October 2, 2026

SCORES: To end September, the Huskies put a “W” in the victory column as they bested the Watchdogs of Beresford on the volleyball court. In a home match, played on Thursday, September 24, 2026, it was Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) grabbing 3 set wins to Beresford’s 1 set.

Four amendments await South Dakota voters

Shannon Jost

Friday, October 2, 2026

South Dakota voters will decide four proposed constitutional amendments in the Nov. 3 general election, covering Medicaid expansion, voting eligibility, unclaimed property and the number of votes needed to amend the state constitution.

Top-ranked lady Panthers storm into postseason

Kelly Riibe

Friday, October 2, 2026

Less than 90 seconds into Dakota Valley’s girls soccer match versus Garretson, Sophie Meyer sent the perfect long cross for Mallory Riibe to punch it in for a goal. It was an early 1-0 lead for the Panthers against the Blue Dragons on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. The Panthers entered the contest with momentum as the SD High School Soccer Coaches Association recently voted them #1 in Class A.