The Jefferson City Council on June 1 voted to move forward with Text‑ MyGov, reviewed early concepts for the I‑29 cor‑ridor project, and tabled a proposal for a new mobile home and RV park pend‑ing ordinance revisions.
Mayor Padraic Rigg presided over the meet‑ing with all council mem‑bers present: Tony Boul‑ware, Jeff Casper, Mike LaFleur, Jason Lokhorst, Mark Nelkie and Matt Stokely. Finance Offi…
Two Elk Point residents whose lives have been shaped by can‑cer will receive support from this year’s Fore the Cure fundraising efforts, as the organization pre‑pares for its ninth annual ladies golf tournament and silent auc‑tion on June 19.
Fore the Cure announced Jai‑me Torrez and Joelle Geary as its 2026 local beneficiaries, continu‑ing the group’s mission of helping community members facing ca…
The Elk Point City Council on June 1 ap‑proved a resolution to seek up to $730,000 in fi‑nancial assistance for the city’s planned connection to the Clay Rural Wa‑ter System, moving for‑ward a major infrastruc‑ture project aimed at strengthening long‑term water service.
Mayor Deb McCreary presided over the meeting with all council members present. Also attending were City Administrator Derek Tuttle…
The Panther track and field team had an incredible showing at the state meet on May 28-30, 2026. Dakota Valley girls placed high as a team with multiple individuals and relay squads making it on the podium. The top 8 placings at state earned points for the roster in the overall standings and achieved medals. The 2026 state track and field meet took place in Sioux Falls at Howard Wood Stadium.
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Excellent hand-offs, huge leaps, swift splits and fierce finishes were had by Elk Point-Jefferson at the South Dakota High School Activities Association’s state track and field contest on May 28-30, 2026. The competition happened at Howard Wood Stadium, in Sioux Falls, with the top 24 performers from the season working hard in prelims and finals.
The top 8 placewinners at state garnered hardware an…
The North Sioux City Planning Commission on May 27 recommended approval of several devel‑opment items, including acceptance of completed infrastructure in the Union Crossing subdivi‑sion and adoption of the city’s updated 2050 com‑prehensive plan, accord‑ing to draft minutes.
Vice‑Chair Jim Chris‑tenson led the meeting with members Tony Car‑penter, Dave Mitchell, Christenson, and Andrew DeVries pre…
The May 18, 2026 meeting for the Dakota Dunes Community Improvement District (CID) was called to order at 6:00 pm with members Scott Wetz, Ken Beaulieu, Dalton Hanson and Janet Finzen pres‑ent. William Shorma attended via phone. Also at this meeting were: Manager Andrew Tramp, legal counsel Darrell Jesse, CID employee Katelyn Irby and two members of the public.
Initial business happened with a call…
The Union County Commission moved forward on several highway projects, reviewed courthouse construction logistics and de‑clined to advance a proposed truck‑traffic ordinance during its May 26 regular meeting at the courthouse in Elk Point, ac‑cording to the unapproved min‑utes.
Commissioners Kevin Joffer, Michael Dailey, Tom Kimmel, Peg‑gy Ustad and Bob Ballard were pres‑ent for the 8:30 a.m. meeti…
North Sioux City is home to an amateur baseball team as the roster for the North Sioux Phoenix takes to the ball field this summer. Head coached by Jay Thaler, players include a lot of alumni from the local area.
The North Sioux Phoenix will play all of their home games at the local fields located near Dakota Valley’s elementary school on Northshore Drive. The team is a part of the State Line Leagu…
The Elk Point-Jefferson softball team played a thrilling SODAK 16 qualifier game on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. The Huskies were the hosts as the #8 seed in Class A and their opponent was the #9 seed Dell Rapids. With 5 lead changes in the battle, it was Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) ending the contest on top by a score of 20-15. The victory advanced the Huskies to the South Dakota state softball tournamen…
