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Food Truck Sunday

A wonderful Sunday was had by Dakota Dunes residents on June 4. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. the Dakota Dunes Community Association (DDCA) hosted three food trucks at the Prairie Park in Dakota Dunes. Specialty corn dogs, street tacos, chicken wings and more were available for locals to feast on and enjoy courtesy of the DDCA. Many congregated to munch on delicious food and chat with friends and…

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Murder suspect extradited back to SD

Alfredo Castellanos-Rosales was released from Webb County Jail in Laredo, TX on May 31 into the hands of another law enforcement agency and is being transported back to Union County, SD. Castellanos-Rosales is being charged with first-degree murder and a charge of seconddegree murder stemming from the death of 23-year-old Jordan “Jordy” Beardshear back on April 25. Authorities found Beardshear’s…

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Tyson to terminate jobs

Tyson Foods shared, in a press release, they will be terminating 262 corporate employees who were working at the Dakota Dunes location. Those in the corporate positions were offered the opportunity to keep their jobs if they relocated to Springdale, AK. The employees being terminated at the end of July chose not to relocate.

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LifeServe donations

For over 15 years, Elk Point and surrounding communities have supported the local blood bank, LifeServe Blood Center, with at least six blood donation opportunities per year. Over the course of May, one blood drive was hosted to support the 150-plus local hospitals that LifeServe Blood Center serves. From this drive, 21 units of blood were collected which has the ability to save up to 63 local…

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Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies bring home state medals

The South Dakota High School Athletic Association State Championship Track Meet was held on May 25 through May 27 at Howard Wood in Sioux Falls. With teams from all parts of South Dakota across classes B, A, and AA, the competition level was set to be higher than ever.

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Husky softball making history in first-ever state tournament

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies advanced to the first-ever South Dakota High School Activities Association State Softball Tournament after their dominating win over the Wagner Raiders May 23. Going into the game aga inst Wagner (# 8), Elk Point-Jefferson was ranked #9.

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Panther softball heading to first-ever state tournament

A big ticket was punched for the first ever South Dakota state high school softball tournament by the Panthers on Tuesday, May 23. Dakota Valley as a #3 seed in the SoDak 16 qualifier hosted #14 Sioux Falls Christian and proceeded to dominate in 3 innings of play to extend their season.

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EPJ athletes prepare for state meet

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Panthers bring home hardware from state track

Track and field athletes from all over South Dakota stampeded into Howard Wood stadium on May 25, May 26 and May 27 for the state track meet. Dakota Valley, as a member of Class A, was on-hand along with many others. All classes competed at the same location for state track to make for an epic weekend of runs, jumps, throws and breaking records.

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Fore the Cure recipients announced

This year’s Fore the Cure recipients were announced on May 16. Larissa Coulter Kommes and Jess LaFleur are both members in the Elk Point and Jefferson communities. Fore the Cure is an annual event meant to help those in the community come together to help others fighting cancer.

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