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SDDOT holds I-29 Corridor Study Open House
A public Open House was held Thursday, July 20 for those interested in an upcoming South Dakota Department of Transportation (DOT) project. A corridor study was conducted on Interstate 29, especially the on- and off-ramps for the exits into North Sioux City and Dakota Dunes.
Around 80 residents of Dakota Dunes, North Sioux City, Elk Point and Jefferson attended the Open House from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.…
Dooley announces resignation from Dakota Dunes CID
Jeff Dooley’s resignation was accepted after an executive session at the Dakota Dunes Community Improvement District (CID) Board of Supervisors meeting July 17. Dooley has been the District Manager of the CID for the last 23 years. His official resignation date is set for Sept. 1.
(See future editions for a recap of Dooley’s time with the CID).
At the beginning of the meeting, the board approved an …
Learning the fundamentals of golf
Students of Elk Point-Jefferson have a rare ability to participate in a Junior Golf program every summer thanks to local volunteers. For the last 16 years Darrell Stone and Brian Wells have headed the Junior Golf program held at the Pointe Golf & Event Center on Mondays in June and July.
Children ages 7-12, for a fee, are able to participate in the program and learn the fundamentals of golf. Du…
Former police officer sentenced to 37 months for possession of child pornography
A Wasilla, AK man was sentenced Friday, June 30 to 37 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography in his home. According to court documents, Matthew William Schwier, 39, knowingly possessed over 100 still images and multiple videos depicting children being sexually abused. Schwier pled guilty on August 31, 2022, to knowingly possessing child pornography. After serving his sentence, S…
Evans-Raber, Green shoot at Nationals
Athletes and teams representing 466 high schools from across the nation participated at the 2023 USA High School Clay Target League National Championship July 5-10, 2023. The USAHSCTL National Championship, which was held at the Michigan Trapshooting Association in Mason, MI, featured team and individual competition to award the top ten male and female high school athletes and top five high school…
EPJ baseball highlights from June
The Elk Point-Jefferson Legion baseball team competed in various games throughout June. The first half of June was previously published. Here are highlights from the last half of June: June 19 Tea 5, EPJ 4 at Tea Ben Swatek and Evan Hailey each had 2 of the Huskies 8 hits.
Hunter Geary pitched 3 innings and gave up 5 unearned runs. Ty Trometer gave up 2 hits in 3 innings of relief.
June 20 EPJ 13, L…
Two vehicle accident on I-29 near Elk Point
On Wednesday, July 12 at 8:49 p.m. there was a two-vehicle crash at mile marker 16 on Interstate 29 near Elk Point.
A Chrysler Pacif ica, driven by a 36 -year-old male f rom Vermillion, pulled to the side of the road af ter missing the exit to Elk Point. A Ram ProMaster 2500, driven by a 33-year-old female from Sioux City, was travelling southbound on I-29. The driver of the Pacifica cut across bot…
