On Wednesday, March 12, 2025 many 8th grade Panthers participated in the 20th annual “Women in Science” conference.

The Dakota Valley Jazz Band showed off their musical expertise, in Vermillion, on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. The Panthers were competing in the University of South Dakota’s Coyote Jazz Festival. Brian LeMaster, DV’s high school band director, was pleased to see his students bring home a runner-up finish within their class for 2A Jazz Ensembles.

A talented group of Dakota Valley middle schoolers performed Everyone Gets Eaten by Sharks by Marshal Pailet on March 17 and March 18, 2025. Both shows took place at 7 pm in the Panther’s Performing Arts Center.

On March 18, 2025, the Union County Board of Commissioners convened for their regular session at the Courthouse in Elk Point, South Dakota. The meeting began at 8:30 a.m. and was attended by Commissioners Dailey, Joffer, Kimmel, and Ustad.

Lewis Electric, in North Sioux City, has been in business since 1955 and is well known in the tri-state area for their great work and reliability. They are a third generation, family owned company. The owner, Dan Lewis, started working for his family in 1992. He took over operations in 1996 and the company moved to North Sioux City in 2014.

Groundbreaking for the Union Crossing Development, in North Sioux City (NSC), took place on Monday, March 10, 2025 at 11 am. The ceremony was well attended. Those involved with the project as well as city officials, local area news outlets, the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce and members of the community were all present. The NSC police department was on-site to direct traffic for the event which occurred west of the interstate between Dakota Dunes and North Sioux City.

A town hall meeting is set for Monday, March 24, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the North Sioux City Hall— Council Chambers. This gathering will provide a platform for local candidates vying for various council positions to present their visions, policies, and priorities to the citizens of North Sioux City.

The Dakota Valley School Board of Education convened for its regular meeting on the evening of March 10, 2025, at 6:00 PM. The session, led by Chairperson Kistner, was held with board members Hanson, Kistner, Nilges, Norby (via Zoom), and Thompson in attendance, while no members were absent. Dr. Warzecha and Business Manager Sponder also attended the meeting.

At approximately 5:20 pm on Monday, March 10, 2025 a small fire was spotted by passersby on Dakota Dunes Boulevard. A pad mounted transformer had started to flame near the sidewalk area close to StoneyBrook Suites Assisted Living, in Dakota Dunes, and the main boulevard. The fire happened a few hundred feet from the corner of Levee Trail and Dakota Dunes Boulevard.

Panther high school band members have been busy throughout the month of March. The Dakota Valley jazz band recently competed in the 50th Annual Augustana Jazz on the Upper Plains Festival on March 4, 2025. Then on March 12, 2025 multiple DV band students were in Vermillion for the Region I Solo/Ensemble Contest.