Dakota Valley renews superintendent contract

    By shannon jost timesleader1@gmail.com The Dakota Valley School District Board of Education locked in leadership and pushed forward on infrastructure upgrades during its regular meeting Monday nigh

    NSC planners advance flood‑recovery TIF

    The North Sioux City Planning Commission on Wednesday advanced a new tax‑increment financing district intended to help the McCook Lake neighborhood recover from the 2024 flood and approved a

    Lilly named SD Finance Officer of the Year

    Amy Lilly, Finance Officer for the City of North Sioux City, SD, was named Finance Officer of the Year last week by the South Dakota Governmental Finance Officers’ Association.

    County commisioners certify primary election

    Commissioners met twice last week, canvassing the June 2 primary election, drawing precincts for a post‑election audit and reviewing construction progress and department operations as the county pr

    Larson’s artwork ranks among nation’s best

    Local student Thora Larson earned third place in the 2026 National Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest, finishing among the top young wildlife artists in the country with a painting she says was in

    DV goes undefeated wins Class A title

    School history was made by Dakota Valley as they went undefeated at the Class A state softball tournament on June 4-6, 2026. The Panthers claimed a championship title for the 1st time since softball became a sanctioned high school sport, in 2023, in South Dakota. Quality preparation, strong senior class leadership and incredible team chemistry helped aid Dakota Valley (DV) on their way to being crowned the 2026 Class A softball champions in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

    EPJ upsets top seeds to claim state runner‑up

    The Husky softball team turned their Class A state softball tournament into an epic Cinderella story on June 4-6, 2026. They entered the bracket as a #8 seed and captured the Class A runnerup trophy amongst fierce competition. Competing in Aberdeen, South Dakota, over the course of 3 days, Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) played some of their best softball to date.

    Betsworth is state champion, Panthers earn runner‑up

    An individual state champion and runner-up team finish was in store for the Dakota Valley girls golf team at the Class A golf meet on June 1-2, 2026. Katie Betsworth performed on the links, as she has done all season, to take the 2026 Class A title with an incredible score of 138. This had her at -2 under par over the course of 2 rounds.

    Library director hired

    The North Sioux City Commission on June 1 ap‑proved several flood‑recov‑ery resolutions, authorized additional land acquisi‑tions for the Northshore Drive Realignment Proj‑ect, and advanced multiple lift‑station and infrastruc‑ture projects.