There is a new kind of money coming to South Dakota and hundreds of South Dakotans are hoping it becomes the Gold Standard for our local economy. The Goldback looks like a golden ticket, which acts as a thin gold coin that fits in your wallet just like paper bills. While the Goldback will not challenge the primacy of the Greenback, its use is growing fast. It is an innovation that allows people to use gold for even the smallest daily transactions, and that is propelling a niche local currency into a movement. Starting on Sept. 19 these sleek gold notes will be available to the public and could soon be seen on your local main street.

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On June 29 at the Arraignment hearing for Alfredo Castellanos-Rosales, the court directed the State of South Dakota to file a written notice on whether it would seek the death penalty. The state needed to make its determination by Aug. 14.

With the use of social media and other digital platforms so readily available to everyone now, the EPJ Friends of the Library thought it would be important for students to understand safe use of the platforms. So, Wednesday, Sept. 6, Bobby Truhe, a former EPJ student and now a lawyer for KSB School Law, spoke to the 6-12th grades on digital citizenship.

Senior residents in Southern Union County have another opportunity available to them in the way of food security. The Senior Box program is managed through USDA Commodity Supplemental Food Program and administered by Feeding South Dakota.

It was an exciting meet for both the Panther cross country squads as many ran well despite the hot and windy course full of hills in Canton on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

The Panther competitive cheer team held their own in Yankton on Thursday, Sept. 7 as they faced many larger Class AA schools. Eleven schools would be competing at the cheer event. In addition to Dakota Valley, there was also: Sioux Falls (SF) Jefferson, O’Gormon, SF Washington, SF Roosevelt, SF Lincoln, Yankton, Bon Homme, Mitchell, Brookings and Harrisburg.

An incredible day was had by the Panther dance team on Thursday, Sept. 7 as they brought home many accolades from their competition at Yankton.

Thursday, Sept. 7 had the Panther boys golf roster on The Bluffs Golf Course in Vermillion for a varsity meet. A competitive field was on-hand and every stroke mattered as the top 4 teams were close in overall strokes.

It would be a full crowd in the stands at Dakota Valley on Friday, Sept. 8 for the varsity football game against Sioux Falls Christian. The Panthers played strong, but would suffer their 1st loss of the season in a close contest.