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Panther band earns top honors at Hobo Day Parade

Multiple Panthers were seen on the streets of Brookings, South Dakota on Saturday, October 11, 2025. This was because the Dakota Valley marching band was in Jackrabbit territory to compete and perform at South Dakota State’s Hobo Day Parade. The annual event was taking place to celebrate the college’s homecoming festivities and also incorporated a band competition for high school band programs. It was a long morning, but well worth it as the Panthers brought home top honors.
New multipurpose room takes shape at EPJ

Construction advances on Elk Point-Jefferson’s new multipurpose room, a centerpiece of the district’s $8.3 million facilities upgrade.
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The Panthers had the benefit of the wind to start the Class A state championship finals versus Sioux Falls Christian (SFC) on Saturday, October 18, 2025. It was a breezy day, with big wind gusts, at Sioux Park in Rapid City.
Penfield remembered for service to Elk Point

The city of Elk Point is mourning the loss of longtime Ward 2 representative and City Council President Lance Penfield, who died Oct. 13 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Unified bowlers shine at area competition

Elk Point-Jefferson’s Unified Special Olympics Bowling team was in Sioux Falls on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12, 2025 for an area competition. The 1st day of the contest was for individual bowling and the 2nd day consisted of doubles. Cassandra Schmith accompanied the EPJ bowlers. Schmith works with the Huskies in the school’s Structured Learning Center and is also the Unified Cham- pion Special Olympics Coach.

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Strong turnout for first‑ever DV Spark Market

The inaugural event, organized by the Dakota Valley Parent‑Teacher Or‑ganization and presented by Peoples Bank, brought together K–8 students who spent weeks creat‑ing products, planning displays and learning the basics of running a small business. More than 75 students filled 50 booths, offering handmade items and creative goods to families and community members.

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Commission OKs tract vacation for Kwik Trip

The North Sioux City Commission on Tuesday approved the vacation of a small tract of land tied to a planned Kwik Trip development and moved forward on two land‑ac‑quisition matters during a special meeting that also featured a lengthy discussion about access to a privately owned parcel.

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EPJ wrestlers shine with pins, top‑five finishes

A home dual and big tournament kept the Elk Point-Jefferson wrestling team busy to end January. As hosts on Thursday, January 29, 2026 the Huskies faced Tri-Valley (TV), West Monona-Whiting (WEMO) and Dell Rapids (DR) in a quadrangular. They bested Dell Rapids by a team score of 42-27. However, EPJ fell 36-48 in a close one with WEMO and by a margin of 18-62 to TV.

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Huskies push top teams in three‑game road run

A close battle on the road to Parkston did not go Elk Point-Jefferson’s way, as the varsity boys took a loss 48-55 on January 27, 2026. It was a tight game with the Huskies always in the mix. However, they were unable to overtake the lead from a strong Trojan squad.

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EPJ girls cap road stretch with strong win

Traveling to Parkston on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 was the Elk Point-Jefferson girls basketball team. They would face a strong Trojan team who had only 1 loss on the season thus far. It was a rough 1st quarter of offense for the Huskies as they found themselves down 9-23 headed into the 2nd period.

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Lawmakers address key issues at Cracker Barrel

A three person political panel of Sydney Davis, Chris Kassin and William Shorma were in Elk Point on January 31, 2026 for a Legislative Cracker Barrel. The event was hosted by Elk Point’s chamber and held at The Nifty Nine, in Elk Point, from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Property taxes, teacher’s pay in the state, issues regarding past flooding, data centers and more were discussed at the event with the…

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DV esports racks up state qualifiers during Senior Week

Dakota Valley celebrated Senior Week from January 26–30. During the week, they opened their esports lab to senior parents and hosted senior trivia, interviews, and featured streams highlighting all of the senior esports athletes. Matches were also played across all gaming titles as the regular season of esports comes to a close. Much success was observed by the Panthers as many looked to make the…

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Panthers shine with finalist, Public Forum wins at Cavalier Invite

Speech and debate competitors from Dakota Valley ended January strong at the Cavalier Invite in Sioux Falls. Multiple Panthers traveled to Jefferson High School, on Saturday, January 31, 2026, to take part in the 5th annual event. Panther speech and debate coach, Andrew Stewart, was pleased with the effort given by all.

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Work progresses on Dakota Dunes clinic build

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DV holds off Sioux Valley at Hanson Classic

Back-to-back games did not happen for the Dakota Valley boys basketball team, as wind chill temperatures canceled school and activities on January 23, 2026. The Panthers were supposed to face the Mustangs of Tri-Valley in Colton, South Dakota. However, that contest is postponed with a make-up date still to be determined.

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