The Irene -Wakonda Eagles soared back home after the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies decimated them in Elk Point Oct. 13 – 25-11; 25-4; 25-14. Bentlee Kollbaum led the Husky offense with 11 kills. Ashley Brewer had 7 kills on the night and was closely followed by Natalie Heuertz at 6. The Huskies showed their strength from the serving line as the team had 14 aces on the night. Danica Torrez led the way at 5 ace serves followed by Alyssa Chytka at 4, Heuertz 3 and Kollbaum with 2. Chytka recorded 15 digs. Sophia Giorgio had 27 assists on the night.

The annual Fran Moore Luncheon returns after COVID- 19 induced hiatus. The meal will be a Loaded Potato Bar to be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Eagles Club in downtown Vermillion on Monday, Oct. 24. The luncheon is sponsored by Juno Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. To help kick your experience up a notch, music will be provided by Elaine Peacock and Isabel Trobaugh. Juno has supported the Banquets in Vermillion, Elk Point, Centerville & Beresford as well as our own state projects such as the Eastern Star Home in Redfield, Service Dog fund, Eastern Star Educational Scholarship, the ESTARL Scholarship for students and missionaries in seminary.

Safety was the theme of the Elk Point-Jefferson School Board meeting Oct. 10 as the board discussed secure entrances to all the buildings and the addition of a School Resource Officer.

In 2020, the Union County Historical Museum was looking to replace the bricks on the barn on West Main Street in Elk Point. However, the original plan of putting the bricks on the barn wasn’t able to be accomplished.

Once again, schools have become the target of a TikTok Challenge and not in a good way. Last year the school’s experienced strains of vandalism as students were challenged to photograph or video themselves vandalizing school property. The new challenge – “swatting” – goes even further.

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) announced that concrete repairs are scheduled to begin the week of Monday, Oct. 17 on the following roadways noted below.

The Dakota Valley varsity volleyball team had a busy week with a match at Lennox Oct. 11 and the conference tournament at West Central Oct.

It was a back and forth game for the Panthers under the Friday night lights on Oct. 14 in Beresford, SD.

Thousands of schoolchildren across South Dakota are facing new barriers to getting proper nutrition at school due to the end of a pandemic-era federal program that provided free meals to all students regardless of parental income.

Build My Future is an educational events that allows students the opportunity to have a day to work in the Construction Industry through an interactive showcase. The event took place at the Seaboard Triumph Foods Expo Center in Sioux City, Oct. 11.