Heather Watterson has been training with Elk Point-Jefferson’s longtime business manager Terri Chicoine and has taken over the position in a smooth transition. The Wynott, NE native was officially hired by the school district in December 2022.

It was a fun and exciting night for the Dakota Valley varsity wrestlers on Tuesday, Feb. 7 as they hosted conference rival Elk-Point Jefferson for a home dual. In addition to great matches, it was also DV’s senior night and the annual youth wrestling dual between the Panthers and the Huskies for wrestlers ranging in grades junior kindergarten to 6th. Approximately 20 members of the Panther Youth Wrestling club came out to cheer on the high schoolers and wrestle for the crowd after the high school dual finished.

A game hasn’t been played yet by the newly SDHSAA-sanctioned softball teams, but the South Dakota High School Activities Association board of directors spent some time on Wednesday ensuring that there were rules in place for the proper stoppage of play.

The South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA) is embarking on a two-fold mission to study its classification system as well as the calendar it uses for scheduling high school activities.

One week after defeating a bill designed to change the de_nition of a legal newspaper, the Senate Local Government Committee disposed of legislation that would lift the requirement that a newspaper be in business for one year before it is eligible to publish public notices.

Members of the Union County Republican Party gathered last week to elect their Executive Board in Elk Point. Officers elected were Dan Lederman of Dakota Dunes for County Chair, Mary Shuey of Wynstone for County Vice Chair, Mike Dailey of Jefferson for County GOP Treasurer, Jerry Miller of Burbank for County GOP Secretar y and Dirk and Bonnie Lohry of McCook Lake for State Committeeman and State Committeewoman.

A Human Trafficking presentation will take place at North Sioux City City Hall Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. The presentation will be led by Outreach Coordinator Bernadette Rixner with the Siouxland Coalition Against Human Trafficking (SCAHT).

The South Dakota High School Coaches Association announced the Coach of the Year Awards for the Fall of 2022.

In Cheer, Cami Bacon of St. Mary’s High School was named Coach of the Year.

Dance Coach of the Year is Lynsey Andal of Beresford High School. Carey Baczwaski of Dakota Valley received nominations.

Mark Anderson of Tea Area High School was named the Girls’ Soccer Coach of the Year and Jeff Fierro of Rapid City Stevens High School Boys’ Soccer Coach of the Year.

People would be hardpressed to find someone more dedicated to teaching the youth in Elk Point and Jefferson than Rita Ahmann. Ahmann has been a math teacher in the Elk Point-Jefferson school district for 45 years.

Finding love is hard, holding on to that love is harder. Staying together for almost seven decades takes a lot of love, hardwork and commitment.