Many people, especially in southeastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa, have heard of War Eagle. But for one Elk Point resident, the name means a lot more.

A local second grade student will have the experience of a lifetime come March 11. Kyler Lemrick, a student at Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary School, was selected to participate in the 2023 KTM JUNIOR SUPERCROSS Racing Program, held in Indianapolis, IN, at the Lucas Oil Stadium.

The Elk Point-Jefferson School Board had just shy of a five hour meeting Feb. 15. A majority of the time was spent in executive session – 7:35 to 10:15 p.m. There were three separate executive sessions for Personnel, Negotiations and Marketing/ Pricing.

Assessment notices will be going out to taxpayers on or around March 1. Increases from 10 percent to 40 percent of the overall value are happening county-wide for residential properties for the 2023 tax year, payable in 2024. The increases vary from town and township. It is not an across-the-board statistical increase. These increases were to both land and structure values, not including farm outbuildings.

At the recent Annual Technical Conference held in Pierre, South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems awarded Clay Rural Water System (CRWS) the “System of the Year” award for 2022. CRWS is located in the southeast corner of South Dakota and serves all of Clay and Union counties, and parts of Lincoln, Turner, and Yankton counties.

An amenity provided by the City of Elk Point to its residents was closed immediately following the Elk Point City Council meeting Feb. 6. The council listened to the concerns from administration of resident’s abusing the recycling center.

WEL-Life at Elk Point Assisted Living announced that Pinnacle Quality Insight presented them with a 2023 Customer Experience Award, with honors in the categories of Overall Satisfaction, Personal Care and Quality of Food. Qualifying for the Pinnacle Customer Experience Award means that WEL-Life at Elk Point has placed in the top 15 percent of care providers nationwide across a 12-month average.

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Jan Bennett, a deputy with the Union County Treasurer’s Office, turned in her resignation for retirement to the Union County Board of County Commissioners Feb. 7.

The Jefferson City Council had discussions on two properties that have been demolished and are in the process of being demolished within city limits. The first property was a house at 503 Main Street.