Brewing community relationships one beer at a time

The only brewery in Union County – Jefferson Beer Supply – opened its doors Jan. 1, 2022 and began selling their own beer in May. Since then, Nicki Werner and Anthony Roark have come up with creative ways to draw people to their business and to Jefferson.

Roadway safety during harvest

If you have been on the roads lately, you have probably noticed that harvest has started. While seeing fields getting taken out is a pretty visual reminder, there are other things that happen during harvest that may not be as obvious. But, all of those things lead to sharing the road with agricultural producers.

Eligible families may apply for free or reduced-price meal programs

Child and Adult Nutrition Services in the South Dakota Department of Education announces income eligibility guidelines for free milk and free and reduced-price meals. The policy applies to children unable to pay the full price of meals or milk served under the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Special Milk and/or Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP). The administrative office of each school or agency that participates in any of these federal programs has a copy of the policy available for review.

BHSU volleyball team visits Elk Point

On Friday, Aug. 26, the Black Hills State University volleyball team rolled into Elk Point on their way to Missouri. The team bus pulled into the home of Corri and Seth Rubida for lunch before heading to the Rockhurst Invitational in Kansas City. According to first year BHSU head coach, Bree Davis, it is a team tradition to stop at the homes of players when they drive by. Karly Marx, a senior and recruit from Elk Point-Jefferson, is the starting setter of the 2022 team.

Enjoying new slide before season’s end

The slide finally arrived and was able to be installed at the Elk Point City Pool. The slide opened for the last weekend of the pool’s season Aug. 27 and 28. The pool was opening for swimming from 1-5 p.m. Aug. 28 and held a dog swim from 6-8 p.m. to close out the season. The pool also hosted a movie night earlier in the season.          Photo by Peterman Photography • photoman@iw.net

Immanuel holds Family Fun Night

The Immanuel Lutheran Church Council decided to bring the Elk Point and Jefferson communities together one more time to celebrate summer and the beginning of the school year. A Family Fun Night & BBQ was held the evening of Sunday, Aug. 28.

Huskies start season 5-0

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies took the small town of Irene, SD by storm on Saturday, Aug. 27 2-setting their way through 5 matches.

EPJ plays at DV Invite

Despite the morning rain and puddles along the golf trails, the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies travelled to the Two Rivers Golf Course in Dakota Dunes to play in the Dakota Valley Invitational Aug. 24. The Huskies took 8 golfers – 5 on varsity and 3 on JV.

Huskies win dog fight

In a game of dog versus dog, the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies showed no mercy as they went for the throat of the Baltic Bulldogs Friday, Aug. 26 in Baltic. The contest ended quickly, as the Huskies scored 27 points in the 1st quarter and 28 in the 2nd to win the game 55-0 (ended by mercy rule) before halftime.

30 Huskies compete at Beresford Invite

On Friday, Aug. 26 the Elk Point-Jefferson Cross Country team made the short trip to Beresford to compete at the Beresford Cross Country Invite. Each year this meet gets more competitive and faster, with more teams and improvements to the South Dakota talent pool.