Union County 4-H Teen Leaders will host a pancake breakfast Saturday Aug 2nd beginning at 8:30 a.m. Th event will be at the Hoop Building at the Union County Fairgrounds.

The North Sioux City Commission convened for a regular meeting on May 27, 2025, addressing infrastructure improvements, community concerns, and scheduling updates. The session, held at City Hall, commenced at 4:00 p.m. under the leadership of Mayor Chris Bogenrief. Commissioners Lynn Hoffman, Julie Burhoop, Jessica Strain, and Vincent Tucker were in attendance, alongside key city officials, including City Administrator Jeff Dooley, Finance Officer Amy Lilly, and City Attorney Sarah Kleber.

The North Sioux City Library has a lot of great reading plans for the summer of 2025. On June 5, there is to be a huge kickoff party, at the library, to usher in this year’s summer reading program. Activities include a color run, catered food, face painting, crafts and more. People are encouraged to wear, or bring, a white shirt if they plan to participate in the color run course.

The end of May brought cool weather and windy conditions that disrupted the end of regular season play for girls high school golf in South Dakota. The regional meet for the Panthers was held on May 23, 2025 and the Madison Invite/DAK 12 conference meet had to be moved back to Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Typically the state golf meet will be the only competition held after a region meet, but Mother Nature made other plans for the calendar. Dakota Valley sent golfers to both events and performed well.

School may be out for the Panthers, however Dakota Valley student council high school members are currently meeting throughout the summer to make sure all is ready for homecoming celebrations in 2025. This year’s homecoming football game will be held on Friday, September 5th.

The Union County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on May 27, 2025, at the Union County Courthouse in Elk Point, South Dakota. The meeting began at 8:30 a.m., with all commissioners—Dailey, Joffer, Ballard, Kimmel, and Ustad—present to review county operations, budget concerns, infrastructure projects, and ordinance updates.

With Circuit Judge Tami Bern overseeing proceedings a verdict was handed down on May 13, 2025 in the case involving a North Sioux City man by the name of Matt Vanderpool.

The Dakota Valley senior awards night was held on May 5, 2025.

The North Sioux City Commission met on May 19, 2025, to discuss critical infrastructure projects, ongoing financial matters, and community initiatives. Led by Mayor Bogenrief, the meeting included discussions on flood prevention planning, school and roadway repairs, and civic appointments.