The end of May brought cool weather and windy conditions that disrupted the end of regular season play for girls high school golf in South Dakota. The regional meet for the Panthers was held on May 23, 2025 and the Madison Invite/DAK 12 conference meet had to be moved back to Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Typically the state golf meet will be the only competition held after a region meet, but Mother Nature made other plans for the calendar. Dakota Valley sent golfers to both events and performed well.

School may be out for the Panthers, however Dakota Valley student council high school members are currently meeting throughout the summer to make sure all is ready for homecoming celebrations in 2025. This year’s homecoming football game will be held on Friday, September 5th.

The Union County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on May 27, 2025, at the Union County Courthouse in Elk Point, South Dakota. The meeting began at 8:30 a.m., with all commissioners—Dailey, Joffer, Ballard, Kimmel, and Ustad—present to review county operations, budget concerns, infrastructure projects, and ordinance updates.

With Circuit Judge Tami Bern overseeing proceedings a verdict was handed down on May 13, 2025 in the case involving a North Sioux City man by the name of Matt Vanderpool.

The Dakota Valley senior awards night was held on May 5, 2025.

The North Sioux City Commission met on May 19, 2025, to discuss critical infrastructure projects, ongoing financial matters, and community initiatives. Led by Mayor Bogenrief, the meeting included discussions on flood prevention planning, school and roadway repairs, and civic appointments.

Recent 2025 Panther graduate Abigail Burhoop has been recognized as a semifinalist in the United States Presidential Scholars Program. She was selected out of a pool of 6000 qualified candidates and is full of gratitude.

A slight change of venue was in order for the May 13, 2025 meeting of the Union County Commissioners as the downstairs courtroom was in use for court proceedings. Therefore the meeting was moved upstairs to a suite on the main floor. The following commissioners were present: Peggy Ustad, Michael Dailey, Kevin Joffer, Tom Kimmel and Bob Ballard. Two members of the public were on-hand as well as two members of the press/media plus Chief Deputy Auditor Tracy Norton.

On Thursday, May 15, 2025 households of the Dakota Dunes Homeowners Association (HOA) received an email from their HOA Manager Kim Leif regarding a new residential development. “There is a parcel of land behind the Catholic Church that was originally zoned commercial and has been changed by Union County to residential.

On May 12, 2025, the North Sioux City Commission convened for a special meeting, led by Mayor Bogenrief, to address a range of municipal issues, including infrastructure projects, regional planning partnerships, and government restructuring. The meeting, which began at 4:00 p.m., saw the participation of Commissioners Hoffman, Burhoop, Strain, and Tucker, as well as key city officials, including City Administrator Jeff Dooley, City Finance Officer Amy Lilly, and City Attorney Sarah Kleber.The meeting commenced with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the approval of the agenda and minutes from the May 5 regular meeting. These minutes, now accessible via live stream through the city’s website, offer an overview of proceedings for the community. City Services and Infrastructure Updates During the commission reports, Rusty Montagne provided an update on recent city service initiatives. The city supplied five dumpsters for a lake cleanup weekend and two additional dumpsters for the Keller Williams cleanup day, highlighting ongoing community engagement efforts. Furthermore, Montagne confirmed that the water treatment plant would be operational within the week. In the interim, North Sioux City has successfully utilized water from the Dakota Dunes Interconnect.