Callaghan named December Rotary Club Student of the Month

Renae Callaghan, a senior at Bishop Heelan High School, has been selected as the December 2023 Rotary Club Student of the Month. She will be honored during the Rotary Club meeting on Monday, Dec. 4, 12 p.m. at the MidAmerican Energy Community Room.

 

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Student groups help rake lawns

The Dakota Valley junior high student council members and 8th graders in National Junior Honor Society helped out the community by raking up four residential yards on Tuesday, Nov. 14.

 

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DV One Act ready to perform

Panther students with a love for theater auditioned for this season’s One Act during the week of Nov. 13-18. The advisor and director for Dakota Valley’s One Act program is high school teacher Anne Michaelson. “The play is The Best Play Ever Guaranteed by Alan Hahnel. It is a comedy about a writer and his friend and what it takes to get a manuscript published,” detailed Michaelson. “We will…

 

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Dakota Valley Honor Band performs in Scotland

Region 1 Honor Band was held in Scotland, SD on Tuesday, Nov. 21 with multiple Dakota Valley band students in attendance. The music event included a full day of practice, in Scotland, which led up to a 6:30 p.m. concert in the evening.

 

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Blankenship named November BOM

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Council tables nuisance ordinance

A nuisance ordinance was brought before the North Sioux City City Council on Nov. 20 after the council heard concerns about large rocks in the city’s right-of-way at their previous meeting Nov. 6. After discussion of the potential nuisance, City Administration drove through the entire city and found other potential right-of-way nuisance items as well as some that are unavoidable.

 

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School board hears about bypass project

Stockwell Engineers appeared before the Dakota Valley School Board on Nov. 13 to inform them of the proposed bypass options for Northshore Drive. The project involves constructing a new road to the north of Dakota Valley High School. The goals of this project are to alleviate traffic and safety concerns on Northshore Drive and provide necessary utilities to the surrounding area to meet the needs…

 

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Unique Union County couple houses unique animals

The saying is that “it takes two,” and it rang true in this situation. A Union County couple – Eldon and Marcene Heeren – have a unique farm which took the two of them many years to build and maintain.

 

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A new sport emerges in the age of technology

As part of the South Dakota High School Activities Association’s pilot program, Dakota Valley is one of potentially 30 schools to offer esports for the 2023-24 winter season. It was approved by the DV board of education this past school year and from there the Panthers hit the ground running.

 

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Coffee Shop to open in Elk Point

People who survive on that morning cup of Joe will soon be happy as caffeine will soon become available on Main Street in Elk Point. Union Bean & Company plans to open in mid-December in the old Triumph Chiropractic building. Matt and Karissa Munce are leasing the building from Dr. Kirstin Carlson and are currently converting the inside.

 

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