DV Results at MMU Indoor Meet 3/27/25 Boys 60m - Prelims: 5th Jackson Shoulders 7.29q; 15th Ethan Seaton 7.48, 35th Tate Bernard 7.68; 69th Gunner Montagne 7.94; 106th Preston Konopasek 8.17. Girls 60m - Prelims: 7th Emma Honner 8.43q, 134th Tommy Anderson 11.05. Boys 60m: 6th Jackson Shoulders 7.30. Girls 60m: 6th Emma Honner 8.40. Boys 60m Hurdles - Prelims: 16th Asher Pfeifer 9.78; 27th Matthew Bryan 10.58. Girls 60m Hurdles Prelims: 16th AddyWubbena 11.10; 58th Teagan Meyer 13.63. Boys 200m: 3rd Jackson Shoulders 23.85; 61st Eston Monical 26.43; 93rd Izaya Denzberger 27.29. Girls 200m: 3rd Emma Honner 27.59. Girls 400m: 16th Mia Riibe 1:08.02. Boys 800m: 4th Jamison Gould 2:13.68. Girls 800m: 8th Maylee Rose 2:47.64; 44th Annie Bourne 3:22.83. Boys 1600m: 1st Jack Brown 4:38.36; 50th Garrett Hanson 6:38.44. Girls 1600m: 1st Sophia Redler 5:23.33; 16th Jaycie Rush 6:15.81; 35th Annie Bourne 7:17.62. Boys 3200m: 3rd Cole Brown 10:59.25. Girls 3200m: 5th Jaycie Rush 13:53.71. Girls High Jump: 3rd Claire Munch 4-09.00/1.45m. Boys Long Jump: 17th Tate Bernard 1806.00/5.64m; 49th Cameron Colt 16-08.50/5.09m. Girls Long Jump: 6th Julia Bernard 15-02.00/4.62m; 7th Claire Munch 15-01.50/4.61m; 29th Alli Martindale 1306.50/4.13m; 67th Teagan Meyer 10-11.50/3.34m. Boys Shot Put: 9th Seth Reinhardt 44-07.00/13.59m; 29 Vincent Hoffman 40-01.00/12.22m; 38th Cooper Bernard 3803.00/11.66m. Boys Triple Jump: 11th Tate Bernard 37-00.25/11.28m. Girls Triple Jump: 1 Claire Munch 35-01.50/10.71m; 4th Julia Bernard 32-10.50/10.02m; 8th Alli Martindale 3102.50/9.51m RELAYS: 1st Girls 4x800m Relay (S. Redler, M. Riibe, M. Rose, A. McCullough) 10:12.34. 1st Boys Distance Medley (C. Brown, G. Nelson, J. Gould, J. Brown) 11:58.98. 1st Girls Distance Medley (A. McCullough, M. Riibe, M. Rose, S. Redler) 13:07.58.

The DAK XII conference tournament for high school quiz bowl was held on Monday, March 24, 2025. The competition happened at Tri-Valley high school in Colton, South Dakota. Dakota Valley sent a varsity roster of all seniors to the tournament and they brought home gold.

The Panther wrestling club sent several youth grapplers to Rapid City, on March 28-30, 2025, for the South Dakota state tournament. Epic matches were observed as all of Dakota Valley represented well on the mats of Summit Arena at The Monument.

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Natalie Wells, a senior at Elk Point-Jefferson High School, has been accepted into All-State Band. She is the daughter of Emily and Brian Wells, has a sister named Nicole, and shares her home with two dogs, Bruce and Savannah.

The high school basketball season has concluded in South Dakota, however honors are still being announced. A few senior Panther boys picked up nods from the DAK XII. All-conference recognition for their great play throughout the 2024/25 season was awarded to: -2024/25 All-Conference 1st Team: Luke Bruns.

As of Monday, March 31, 2025, S.D. Highway 46 was closed to through traffic from S.D. Highway 11 to 297th Street (Hudson Curve). This closure will be in place for the duration of the reconstruction project through November 2025.

The Union County Electric Coop is inviting the community to the Friends Feast, a free meal event that promises good food and great company. It will take place on April 14, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church.

The “Kind Like Karlee” movement, in honor of Dakota Valley alum Karlee Hughes, donated $1187.00 to the New Stage Players Penguin Project on March 25, 2025. Many gathered at Peoples Bank in North Sioux City for the check presentation.

Elk Point-Jefferson school district will soon embark on an important building project.