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Former EPJ student Hunter Goehring hands a donation from The Scheels Give Back Program to EPJ Boys Golf Head Coach Kelly Haberling. Submitted photo

Golf program receives donation

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Elk Point-Jefferson Boys Golf Head Coach Kelly Haberling recently accepted a donation to help benefit the golf program. The Scheels Give Back program is a way to give back to their communities and to those in need.

EPJ Staff serves October Friends Feast

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Fire Department Open House

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

The Elk Point Fire Department held an Open House Wednesday, Oct. 11 as a way to celebrate Fire Prevention Week. The community was invited to tour the fire station, fire trucks and have a meal with the volunteer firefighters.

Class of 1963 holds 60th reunion

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

The Elk Point High School class of 1963 held it’s 60th class reunion the evenings of Oct. 6 and 7.

The Elk Point-Jefferson Marching Band went to Yankton, SD and won 2nd place in the March to the Meridian. Submitted photo

Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies perform at D-Days Halftime Show

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

The Elk Point-Jefferson Marching Band attended the University of South Dakota Dakota Days Parade Oct. 7.

EPJ Board discusses school safety

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

The Elk Point-Jefferson School District held their regular school board meeting on Oct. 11 and held discussion on school safety. The discussions revolved around SRP (Standard Response Procedures), cameras, noise/ voice/vaping alerts, all calls and handbooks.

Dakota Valley All-State Choir students are, front from left, Maddy Grooms, Grace Powell, Addy Kellen and Maddie Bell; and back, Lewis Pick, Aiden Keenan, Rayne Hermes and Kaleb Haiar Submitted photo

DV All-State Choir students

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

The Dakota Valley Marching Band attended the University of South Dakota Dakota Days Parade Oct. 7. In their division (Class C), the Panthers received 1st place for the performance during the Marching Band Competition. Photo by Kelly Riibe • times2reporter@gmail.com

Panthers perform in D-Days Parade

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Dakota Valley monthly Administrative Reports

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

The Dakota Valley administrators gave their monthly reports to the school board on Oct. 9. Kristi Maloney • Elementary Principal Sixty-six students were named Maloney’s October MVPs. (Pictures ran in last week’s edition). The MVPs celebrated with cookies.

NNA calls proposed new postal rates “punitive”

News Staff

Thursday, October 19, 2023

The proposed Jan. 21, 2024, postage increase for community newspapers is nearly four times the rate increase proposed for other users of the mail. In an announcement last Friday, the United States Postal Service announced it expected a 7.3 percent increase for the local Within County mailing rate for newspapers.