The Dakota Valley High School debate team competed at Harrisburg High School on Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18 in a tough varsity meet. The twoday contest was a precursor for going on to nationals. Although, Dakota Valley did not qualify any of their four competing teams it was a great event for all.

The Sioux City Metros hosted Nebraska’s Fremont Flyers Friday, Feb. 23. The JV squad took a 9-1 win while Varsity landed a 7-1 victory. Saturday, the Metros took to the road to compete against the number one team in the Midwest High School Hockey League (MHSHL), the Kansas City Jets. After a score of 1-2 on Saturday, JV lost their _nal game of the season on Sunday in a shootout with a _nal score of 3-4. After a 2-4 loss on Saturday, Varsity battled hard on Sunday. The team tied up the game quickly in the third but the Jets dropped the winning goal with two minutes remaining in the game. The _nal score 1-2 Jets.

The Dakota Dunes Community Improvement District (CID) Board of Supervisors opened their Feb. 21 meeting with a public hearing on their water and sewer ordinance rate increases. There was no one in attendance, so the board approved the second readings of the two ordinances. After 20 days, the ordinances will go into effect and be applied for the March billing.

RP Constructors' schedule shows Sioux Point Road will be closing on March 6. Signs were to be placed Feb. 27 to notify travellers of the upcoming detour and road closure. The closure needed in order to install utilities while the ground water level is low.

Many people, especially in southeastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa, have heard of War Eagle. But for one Elk Point resident, the name means a lot more.

The Elk Point-Jefferson girls had a difficult night on boards against Tea Area Feb. 17.

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies fell in an away match to the Tea Titans Feb. 17, 63 to 53.

The Huskies had a great showing at the South Dakota High School Activities Association Region 2B Wrestling Tournament, Feb. 18 at Salem. Eight Elk Point-Jefferson wrestlers garnered a first-fourth place finish in their brackets in order to qualify for the state tournament.

A local second grade student will have the experience of a lifetime come March 11. Kyler Lemrick, a student at Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary School, was selected to participate in the 2023 KTM JUNIOR SUPERCROSS Racing Program, held in Indianapolis, IN, at the Lucas Oil Stadium.