The Panther dance team is heading into the final weeks of their season and they showed strength at the O’Gorman Dance Invite on Tuesday, Sept. 26 in Sioux Falls. They would place 4th overall, in competition against many larger Class AA schools, while also receiving high honors in the jazz and pom categories.

History was made for the Panther boys soccer team on Monday, Sept. 25 in Groton when the varsity roster brought home the first victory ever for Dakota Valley.

Dakota Valley would win the coin toss and defer on Friday, Sept. 29 at Lennox for their away football game.

September 26 was a great day for the Dakota Valley cross country team as the boys and girls, in a combined effort, brought home the Union County Quad Canteen. For the 2nd year in a row the Panthers were champions. Prior to 2022, the civil war era canteen trophy was held by Beresford for several seasons.

Dakota Valley’s trap team is holding a shorter fall season. The season is five weeks long. Members of the fall trap team include Cameron Black, Michael Bourne, Sam Chartier, Andrew Derochie, Jamison Kimbell, Patrick Kloucek, Preston Kneib, Caleb Mullen, Colby Mullen, Evelyn Redler, Benjamin Strawn And Claire Wiebelhaus.

Americans have more media options than ever. We are inundated with stories, memes, videos and promotions 24 hours a day. Most of us are on social media, which is built to provide an endless feed of content to keep us glued to our screens. And unfortunately, misinformation is prevalent and much of that content isn’t fact-checked, verified or professionally produced. The result is that we’re not always shown what we need to know, or the information that is most likely to impact our lives. That’s where local newspapers come in. Your local newspaper takes a different approach.

Drivers on Sioux Point Road and Dakota Dunes Boulevard may have been straining their necks trying to figure out what is being done to the Dunes water tower this last week. There was a boom and a person doing something to the structure.

A new non-profit group has been created in Union County. The Union County Right to Life (UCRTL) group is non-profit, nondenominational and non-partisan – meaning they don’t endorse political candidates.

The 26th Annual South Dakota Elementary State Honor Choir will sing in concert on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Rapid City Civic Center, in Rapid City, SD.

Dakota Valley All-State Choir members have been selected for the 2023 season. After auditions, two quartets along with an alternate quartet were selected.