On Saturday, Jan. 27, Fore the Cure received a donation check for $750 from Jefferson Beer Supply for a fundraiser in which they brewed a beer named “Pour the Cure” and donated $1 for every pint sold and $2 for every crowler sold.

Love isn’t always hugs and kisses or flowers and chocolates. Sometimes, all love is, is holding out a hand to help another.

Effective Jan. 23, 2024, Union County took over policing in the City of Alcester. A contract was provided to the Union County Board of County Commissioners at their meeting on Jan. 23. According to the contract, the Union County Sheriff’s Office will provide 30 hours per week of law enforcement service to the City of Alcester. In order to compensate for this, the City of Alcester agreed to pay $100,000 annually to the county for five years. The City of Alcester also transferred ownership of their 2019 Dodge Charger PO Sedan and full access to the office space within the current police building at no cost to the Union County Sheriff’s Department.

Justin Hogan, nephew of Sherri (Taylor) and Orelous Bousquet and the cousin of Sydney and Aubrey Bousquest, was diagnosed with ALS in May 2022. ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. ALS causes loss of muscle control and the disease worsens with time.

In an age where America’s political divide is increasingly mirrored in the media consumption habits of its citizens, the local media landscape offers a glimpse of hope. National news outlets, often seen through a partisan lens, contrast with the more trusted local media. A survey conducted by PRFire. com, a leading press release distribution service, involving 3,000 participants, reveals a complex yet reassuring portrait of local news.

5...4...3...2...1... Blast Off! The Elk Point-Jefferson School and Friends of the Library have partnered to bring a sky dome planetarium to the EPJ gym Monday, Feb.

Each fall, students in seventh through ninth grade are selected by recorded audition to participate in a mixed choir or a women’s choir in conjunction with the Winter SD-ACDA (South Dakota-America Choir Directors Association) conference. EPJ had one participant in the women’s choir, Jayden Provost-Shay, who is a freshman Soprano 2, and there were 72 students from across South Dakota accepted into the women’s choir in total.

An updated guide explaining South Dakota’s Open Meeting Laws has been released by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and the South Dakota NewsMedia Association (SDNA). The guide, released for the first time since 2017, is designed to better explain the state’s meeting laws to both media outlets and local government agencies.

The EPJ School/Public Library has received a monetary donation from the Louie DeSmet family honoring the memory of their parents, Louie and Valda DeSmet. The Library Board was able to purchase two new display cases. The cases will allow the librarians to exhibit the artwork of EPJ students and crafts, collections, etc. of the citizens of Elk Point and Jefferson.

Thanks to the dedication of one Elk Point-Jefferson Teacher and the help of the Superintendent and Activiites Director, the school district is now considered to be a Unified Champion School. Before becoming a Unified Champion School, Cassandra Schmith helped bring back Elk Point-Jefferson Special Olympics.