An individual born in 1990 from Sioux Falls, SD, was found hanged in their vehicle outside of Elk Point, Monday evening, July 24 around 8:30 p.m. The individual was found at the intersection of Highway 11 and 324th Street by a local person.

The Jefferson Fire & Recuse departments sponsored the annual Greg Gagner Memorial Car Show during Jefferson’s Days of ’59 July 16. This year, the show had 80 entries, the most in recent years.

Elk Point City Council held a special meeting July 19 at 7 a.m. The meeting was called in order to approve Resolution 2023-04 – Approval of Housing Infrastructure Proposal.

On August 14, 1997, Adams Homestead & Nature Preserve officially opened as a state park. They mark this very special occasion by having an annual festival on or around this day. This year Saturday, Aug. 12 has been selected as their festival date. Events will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

South Dakota water systems are asking residents to complete a quick five-minute survey as part of a statewide lead service line inventory. Residents will need a coin or key, magnet (any magnet will do) and smartphone to complete the survey.

A Dakota Dunes native is living his life’s dream of playing football at a D1 school. Carter Broers, son of Trent Broers and Teresa Orlando, grew up in Dakota Dunes and attended Dakota Valley elementary, middle school and high school.

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The 9u Westside Little League All Stars team traveled to Davenport, Iowa on July 20-25 to take part in the Iowa Little League State Tournament. The team of 12 consisted of 9 players from the Dakota Dunes and North Sioux City area. All players on the roster participated in the Westside Little League (WSLL) recreational baseball program during the 2023 spring/ summer season. The team defeated Morningside Little League All Stars, in the district championships held in Sioux City, on July 12 to represent District 6 in the Quad Cities.

Tr youts for the 2023 Dakota Valley dance team were held on June 9 and 10 where rosters were formed for jazz and pom. The DV dance squad will look to be competitive this upcoming season after being crowned state champions in 2022. They graduated 3 seniors, but have many returning dancers as well as a strong underclassmen group. Carey Baczwaski has been the head coach for the dance team since 2020.

With the growth within the city and a need for housing, the North Sioux City City Council began discussions for the development of the Southwest Sewer Lift Station in 2021. Now the project is moving forward and the city, in accordance with South Dakota Codified Law 9-48-15, can “require the owner of the property to pay the owner’s proportionate share of the cost of construction, without interest, according to the benefits to accrue to the property before the property may be platted, replatted or served by the facilities, as determined by the governing body.”