At the beginning of September the thespians of Dakota Valley took their talents to the stage to audition for this fall’s three-act production of “Puffs”. It is a stage play written by Matt Cox and a hilarious twist on the happenings of Harry Potter and Hogwarts.

The Boys Class A State Golf Tournament will be held in Rapid City at the Hart Ranch Golf Club. In 2022, the Titans from Vermillion were crowned Class A Team Champions followed by Aberdeen Roncalli and in a tie for third place, Dakota Valley and Sioux Valley.

September 26 was a great day for the Dakota Valley cross country team as the boys and girls, in a combined effort, brought home the Union County Quad Canteen. For the 2nd year in a row the Panthers were champions. Prior to 2022, the civil war era canteen trophy was held by Beresford for several seasons.

Americans have more media options than ever. We are inundated with stories, memes, videos and promotions 24 hours a day. Most of us are on social media, which is built to provide an endless feed of content to keep us glued to our screens. And unfortunately, misinformation is prevalent and much of that content isn’t fact-checked, verified or professionally produced. The result is that we’re not always shown what we need to know, or the information that is most likely to impact our lives. That’s where local newspapers come in. Your local newspaper takes a different approach.

Drivers on Sioux Point Road and Dakota Dunes Boulevard may have been straining their necks trying to figure out what is being done to the Dunes water tower this last week. There was a boom and a person doing something to the structure.

A new non-profit group has been created in Union County. The Union County Right to Life (UCRTL) group is non-profit, nondenominational and non-partisan – meaning they don’t endorse political candidates.

The 26th Annual South Dakota Elementary State Honor Choir will sing in concert on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Rapid City Civic Center, in Rapid City, SD.

Dakota Valley All-State Choir members have been selected for the 2023 season. After auditions, two quartets along with an alternate quartet were selected.

The Dakota Dunes Community Improvement District (CID) held their annual fall festival on Sunday, Oct. 1. The event ran from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the country club’s tennis courts and was open to all. A multitude of activities took place, such as face painting, pony rides, a large in_atable obstacle course, carnival games, crafts, caricature drawings and the making of balloon animals and balloon swords.

Every year the Union County Board of County Commissioners leases out some of its fairground buildings and property in Elk Point. This year however, the commissioners had a discussion at their Sept. 19 meeting on whether the fairground parking lot area should be let. A motion was made to not lease the property this year and came down to a roll call vote. Commissioner Mike Dailey voted against the motion while commissioners Kevin Joffer, Tom Kimmel and Rich Headid voted in favor. Commission Chairman Milton Ustad abstained. The vote passed 3-1-1 and the property was not added to the bid list.