The Union County Board of Commissioners met on April 1, 2025, for their regular session at the Courthouse in Elk Point, South Dakota. The meeting commenced at 8:30 a.m., with all members present: Commissioners Dailey, Joffer, Kimmel, Ustad, and Ballard.

On Monday, April 7, 2025, concrete spot repair work will begin on several highways located in Clay and Union Counties. Work is planned for the following locations in the given order.

On April 8, North Sioux City will see five races—one for four different seats on the City Council and one for the Mayor. To get to know the candidates better, the Dakota Dunes/North Sioux City Times asked each individual for some background information.

Commissioner and mayor candidates for North Sioux City gathered in the council chambers along with the general public on Monday, March 24, 2025. They were together for a town hall event prior to the upcoming local election. Hosts for the gathering were the McCook Lake Association, the American Legion and the Dakota Valley Business Council.

Important visitors from Minnesota were at Elk Point-Jefferson high school on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Julie Briggs, Vice President-Outreach Unified Champion Schools, and Turner Gaines, Director of Unified Champion City Schools, were in town to surprise Husky students Yixian Norby and Gracelynn Bruns.

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.

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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.

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.