At a prior meeting, the Union County Board of County Commissioners were informed the current communications tower couldn’t be relocated and would have to be replaced. At their meeting May 16, the commissioners heard the estimate for building a new tower at a different location on the courthouse property.

American Legion Post 319 will conduct its Memorial Day Services May 30 at McCook Cemetery and Civil Bend Cemetery. Post members will be at McCook Cemetery at 10 a.m. and Civil Bend Cemetery at 11 a.m.

The Corvette Enthusiasts graced Elk Point with their presence Sunday, May 7. For the first time in three years, the group began their cruise from Elk Point in honor of late member Becky Jolin who passed away suddenly on Feb. 3, 2023.

On Sunday, May 7, members and friends of the St. Paul Lutheran Church, rural Elk Point, gathered to clean up a two-mile stretch of Highway #11 (319th Street to 321st Street), a part of South Dakota’s Adopt-AHighway (Litter Control) program. They also cleaned the church cemetery and the church yard.

On April first, several of the Elk Point- Jefferson math students attended the annual math contest at USD. Of those students, Emily Schoehnerr was awarded a $1,500 scholarship for her achievements at the event. Overall, there were sixteen students from EPJ who attended the event; these students are currently enrolled in a variety of math classes, ranging from algebra I to pre-calculus. All together, these students worked hard enough to gain the school an astounding overall score of 2nd place at the event. By attending this event, it not only shows the students’ interest in math and competing in an academic contest. but also helps students go over and above what’s required by participating in an event that occurs outside of school time. It’s an occasion for these young people to represent EPJ in a positive academic way. When asked about the event, Miss. Ahmann, one of the coordinators and math teachers here at EPJ, said “We have many athletic, music, and drama contests, but few academic ones. This gives ‘math-letes’ a chance to showcase their abilities.” To which she is exactly right, it is good to see such academic drive for the young people in the community and hard work in those who attended.

Three Elk Point-Jefferson seniors have secured Build Dakota Scholarships. Hayden Smith, Hunter Sharkey and Aidan Suing all plan on attending Lake Area Technical College and have partnered with local South Dakota businesses to receive the Build Dakota Scholarships.

South Dakota senior citizens and citizens with disabilities have until July 1 to apply for sales or property tax refunds under South Dakota’s Tax Refund Program. Under the program, certain individuals are able to receive a portion of the sales or property taxes they paid from the previous year if they meet the eligibility requirements.

Austin Goss, 26, a former reporter for KOTA and Daktota News Now is facing misdemeanor charges after making a prank call in January, 2023. According to cour t documents, Goss may have utilized his connection with Governor Kristi Noem to obtain her personal cell phone number then used an internet program to make a prank call.

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) and the South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) are proud to recognize longstanding South Dakota family farms and ranches through the Century Farm and Ranch program.

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