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Elk Point-Jefferson School Board earns state award

Elk Point-Jefferson School Board members were honored by the Associated School Boards of South Dakota for their collective efforts to enhance their knowledge of school board work throughout the 2021-22 school year. The Elk Point-Jefferson School Board earned a Silver level award in ASBSD’s statewide board recognition program: ALL, which stands for Act, Learn, Lead and awards points for a board’s…

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Huskies bury Watchdogs, win triangular

It was a battle of the dogs on the Huskies home court Sept. 20. The Huskies prevailed winning their homecoming game against the Beresford Watchdogs – 25-22; 25-23; 25-12. Alyssa Chytka led the Huskies on defense with 18 digs. Bentlee Kollbaum and Danica Torrez each recorded 9 digs. Torrez added 6 kills and was closely followed by teammates Kollbaum (5), Ashley Brewer, Josie Curry and Natalie…

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A Husky Homecoming suprise: Multiple players make a touchdown

Much like on a game show where everyone wins a prize, it seemed like every Husky was going to get a touchdown during their Homecoming game Sept. 23 against the Flandreau Flyers. The Huskies had 6 different players break the plane and add to the Huskies victory, with successful passes and handoffs from Noah McDermott and Keaton Gale. Carson Timmins was 7/8 on PATs for the night. “[The] best part…

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Varsity boys take 2nd

The EPJ Huskies Cross Country team competed in the Alcester-Hudson Invitational meet on Monday, Sept. 19. Teams participating included Canton, Dakota Valley, Vermillion, Garretson, Elk Point-Jefferson, Alcester-Hudson, West Sioux, Parker, Akron-Westfield and Irene-Wakonda. In the heart of the season, EPJ, along with other schools, chose to rest some of their athletes. In spite of this, the…

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Fight for the Old Canteen

The annua l Union County Quad cross-country meet was on Thursday, Sept. 22. Featuring top ranked runners from the four teams of Alcester-Hudson, Dakota Valley, Beresford, and Elk Point-Jefferson, the race promised some fast times.

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Couple weds

Becca Kading and Tyler Beschta were united in marriage on June 11, 2022 at Most Precious Blood Church in New London, WI. A reception followed in downtown Neenah, WI.

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Siouxland Humane Society brings back Quilt Auction

The Siouxland Humane Society will hold a live Quilt Auction on Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Sioux City Community Theatre at 1401 Riverside Blvd. Appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be available.

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Five community members hit donation milestones

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 September, one blood drive was hosted to 120+ local hospitals that LifeServe Blood Center serves. We successfully collected 29 units of blood that has the ability to save up to 87 local lives.

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Class of 1972 holds reunion

The Jefferson Class of 1972 held a reunion. They had 14 class members show up for their 50th reunion. There were a total of 29 people in our class at JHS. Of those four are deceased. We met Saturday, Sept. 24 at Beano and Sherry’s for food and drinks. The group had old annuals and photos to look over. They reminisced on several events about the old school and class trips. The evening was a lot of…

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Board approves budget, tax levies

The Elk Point-Jefferson School Board met for its regularly scheduled meeting Sept. 12 and approved the 2022-23 budget along with tax levies.

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