Union County 4-H participants took their livestock and projects to Huron, SD to showcase their talents at the South Dakota State Fair. The State Fair was held Aug. 31 to Sept. 4. Results were as follows: Thomas Baumann – Dakota Kids 4-H Club: Senior Doe Rabbit – Himalayan, Purple, Reserve Best of Breed; Carley Crist – Eager Beavers 4-H Club: Senior Showmanship, Wether Dam/ Market Showmanship, Grand Champion Senior Overall Ryan Crist – Eager Beavers 4-H Club: Junior Showmanship, Meats Goat Showmanship, 2nd Jr Overall Levi Gillespie – Dakota Kids 4-H Club: Senior Showmanship, Poultry, 4th Sr Showmanship Kailee Gosse – Dakota Kids 4-H Club: Miniature Hereford, Beef, Champion Miniature Andrew Johnson – Eager Beavers 4-H Club: Market Wether, Crossbred, 3rd Overall; Market Wether, Crossbred, Champion Market Wether Raina Johnson – Eager Beavers 4-H Club: Market Wether, Crossbred, 4th Overall; Market Wether, Natural, 5th Overall; Market Ewe, Crossbred, 3rd Place Market Ewe; Market Wether, Natural, Reserve Market Wether; Market Wether, Hampshire, 3rd Place Market Wether; Senior Showmanship, Wether Dam/Market Showmanship, 4th Senior Overall; Senior Showmanship,MarketSheep, 1st Sr. Overall Ronan Johnson – Eager Beavers 4-H Club: Beginner Showmanship,MarketSheep, 5th Beginner Overall Kamden Junck – Eager Beavers 4-H Club: Beginner Showmanship,MarketSheep, 1st Beginner Overall Rabbit Skillathon Kenley Rasmussen – Union County Shooting Sports, Beginner, 3rd Beginner Rabbit; Regan Rasmussen – Union County Shooting Sports, Senior, 5th Senior Rabbit Consumer Decision Making – CDM Skillathon Abigail Kemner – A-1 Alcester 4-H Club, Beginner, 8th Beginner CDM; Kenley Rasmussen – Union County Shooting Sports, Beginner, 31st Beginner CDM; David Kemner – A-1 Alcester 4-H Club, Junior, 9th Junior CDM; Gabriel Kemner – A-1 Alcester 4-H Club, Junior, 24th Junior CDM Horticulture Skillathon Kenley Rasmussen – Union County Shooting Sports, Beginner, 8th Beginner Hort; David Kemner – A-1 Alcester 4-H Club, Junior, 6th Junior Hort; Gabriel Kemner – A-1 Alcester 4-H Club, Junior, 26th Junior Hort; Regan Rasmussen – Union County Shooting Sports, Senior, 20th Senior Hort Poultry Skillathon Kenley Rasmussen – Union County Shooting Sports, Beginner, 14th Beginner Poultry; Josephine Soenen – Eager Beavers 4-H Club, Beginner, 15th Beginner Poultry; Levi Gillespie, Dakota Kids 4-H Club, Senior, 6th Senior Poultry; Regan Rasmussen – Union County Shooting Sports, Senior, 8th Senior Poultry; Madeline Gillespie, Dakota Kids 4-H Club, Senior, 11th Senior Poultry Ribbons Clair Baumann – Dakota Kids 4-H Club: Visual Arts, Blue; Showmanship – Rabbit, Blue; Rabbit – Himalayan, Senior Doe, Blue; Rabbit – Himalayan, Senior Buck, Red; Junior Rabbit Showmanship, Rabbit, Blue Thomas Baumann – Dakota Kids 4-H Club: Rabbit, Himalayan, Senior Doe, Purple; Showmanship Rabbit, Senior, Purple; Rabbit, Mini Lop, Senior Doe, Blue; Rabbit, Mini Lop, Senior Buck, Purple Andrew Beermann – Brule Go-Getters 4-H Club: Welding Science, General Welding Science Display Exhibit, Purple Aidan Cole – Eager Beavers 4-H Club: Breeding Beef, Early Junior Yearling Heifer, Blue Jacob Cole – Eager Beavers 4-H Club: Crossbred Market Swine, Market Barrow, Blue Emmy Conner – Eager Beavers 4-H Club: Photography, Close Up Display Exhibit, Red; Photography, Close Up Display Exhibit, Red; Child Development & Family Life – Game, Puzzle or Toy, Purple; Photography, Landscape/Nature Display Exhibit, Blue; Photography, Action Display Exhibit, Blue Carley Crist – Eager Beavers 4-H Club: Market Goat, Market Meat Goat Wether, Blue; Market Goat, Market Meat Goat Doe, Purple; Meat Goat, Wether Dam Breeding Meat Goat, Blue Ryan Crist – Eager Beavers 4-H Club: Market Goat, Market Meat Goat Doe, Red; Market Goat, Market Meat Goat Wether, Blue; Breeding Meat Goat, Commercial Breeding Meat Goat, Junior Doe (9 to under 12 months), Blue Clarence Debrick – Eager Beavers 4-H Club: Market Sheep,HampshireMarket Sheep, Market Ewe, Purple; Market Sheep, Natural Market Sheep, Market Ewe, Blue Levi Gillespie – Dakota Kids 4-H Club: Poultry, Individual Cock, Male, Blue; Individual Hen, Female, Purple; Individual Cock, Male, Blue Madeline Gillespie – Dakota Kids 4-H Club: Photography, What Makes SD Great Display Exhibit, Purple; Photography, Landscape/Nature Display Exhibit, White; Photography, Landscape/ Nature Display Exhibit, Red; Photography, Landscape/ Nature Display Exhibit, Red; Photography, Landscape/ Nature Display Exhibit, Red; Photography, Landscape/ Nature Display Exhibit, Red; SeniorShowmanship,Poultry, Blue Kailee Gosse – Dakota Kids 4-H Club: Breeding Beef, Miniature Hereford Breeding Heifer, Senior Yearling Heifer, Purple; Market Beef, Simmental Market Steer, Blue; Market Beef, Miniature Steers, Purple; Junior Showmanship, Beef, Blue; Miniature Hereford, Beef, Champion Miniature

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies held their 2023 Homecoming week Sept. 10-16.

The 2023 Farm Bill is nearly final and a group of South Dakota family farmers and ranchers are in D.C. to ensure the Farm Bill includes what they need.

Elk Point-Jefferson School District Board Member Sabrina Sayler was honored by Associated School Boards of South Dakota with the Distinguished Service Award, which honors school board members for reaching milestone years in their service on their local school board.

The Elk Point-Jefferson School Board met in regular session on Sept. 11 and approved revision to some employee contracts.

Due to the Labor Day holiday, the Elk Point City Council moved their meeting from Sept. 4 to Sept.

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The Jefferson City Council discussed various properties at their meeting Sept. 7, including the purchasing of a piece of property.

The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs (SDDVA) recognized five of their partners for outstanding commitment, leadership and dedication to serving veterans and their families. The award ceremony was held in Sioux Falls during the Department’s annual veterans’ benefits training conference for county and tribal veterans service officers (VSO).