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.

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.

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.

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 fun for those who attended. Beano and Sherry’s provided a place where we could sit together and the food and service was excellent.

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

King Chace Fornia and Queen Alyssa Chytka, pictured at left, were crowned Elk Point-Jefferson’s 2022 Homecoming King and Queen, but they weren’t the only ruler’s in town. Prairie Estates Care Center also crowned a Homecoming King and Queen of their own.

Not many people can relate to Johnny Cash’s song “I’ve Been Everywhere,” but John Lokhorst can. After Sunday, Sept. 11, Lokhorst had accomplished a goal that took him almost 25 years to complete. He rode a motorcycle in every state in the United States.

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.

Ongoing sewer issues at the Union County Courthouse have prompted an emergency situation to fix old cast iron sewer lines. Curt Hlavacek of Midwest Pipe Lining out of Watertown, SD was present at the Union County Board of County Commission meeting Sept. 20 to discuss his business and how the courthouse could benefit from their services.

For the week ending September 18, 2022, there were 6.7 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 27 percent very short, 44 percent short, 28 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 24 percent very short, 43 percent short, 31 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus.