Panther students with a love for theater auditioned for this season’s One Act during the week of Nov. 13-18. The advisor and director for Dakota Valley’s One Act program is high school teacher Anne Michaelson. “The play is The Best Play Ever Guaranteed by Alan Hahnel. It is a comedy about a writer and his friend and what it takes to get a manuscript published,” detailed Michaelson. “We will practice after school every night of the week except Thanksgiving and Christmas break.”

Region 1 Honor Band was held in Scotland, SD on Tuesday, Nov. 21 with multiple Dakota Valley band students in attendance. The music event included a full day of practice, in Scotland, which led up to a 6:30 p.m. concert in the evening.

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A nuisance ordinance was brought before the North Sioux City City Council on Nov. 20 after the council heard concerns about large rocks in the city’s right-of-way at their previous meeting Nov. 6. After discussion of the potential nuisance, City Administration drove through the entire city and found other potential right-of-way nuisance items as well as some that are unavoidable.

Stockwell Engineers appeared before the Dakota Valley School Board on Nov. 13 to inform them of the proposed bypass options for Northshore Drive. The project involves constructing a new road to the north of Dakota Valley High School. The goals of this project are to alleviate traffic and safety concerns on Northshore Drive and provide necessary utilities to the surrounding area to meet the needs of North Sioux City. The project improvements are expected to include new concrete surfacing, curb and gutter, storm sewer, water main, sanitary sewer and lighting.

The saying is that “it takes two,” and it rang true in this situation. A Union County couple – Eldon and Marcene Heeren – have a unique farm which took the two of them many years to build and maintain.

People who survive on that morning cup of Joe will soon be happy as caffeine will soon become available on Main Street in Elk Point. Union Bean & Company plans to open in mid-December in the old Triumph Chiropractic building. Matt and Karissa Munce are leasing the building from Dr. Kirstin Carlson and are currently converting the inside.

On Nov. 9, the Elk Point-Jefferson National Honor Society met for its annual induction ceremony.

Representative Chris Kassin has announced that he will seek re-election in 2024 to the South Dakota State House of Representatives from District 17. Kassin was elected to his first term in the State House in November 2022.

The St. Joseph Catholic Church group served the Nov. 13 Friends Feast. Friends Feast is held monthly at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Elk Point. It’s open to everyone. Meals are provided by different community organizations in Elk Point. This month’s menu consisted of lasagna, garlic toast, tossed salad and cupcakes. They served 195 meals. Those who signed in as helper were, Rita Ahmann, Amy Giorgio, Owen Rigg, Anthony Tatro, Landon Johnsen, Keaton Hinds, Makinley Hammitt, Chloe Niles, Molly Geary, Cera Schmitz, Lauren McDermott, Connor Sayler, Luke Schmitz, Ben Prouty, Renae McInerney, Dorothy Geary, Karla Hinds, Kristi Lehman, Danette Monahan, Andrea Geary, Maggie Grassel, Donna Abrams, Jon and Shirley Larsen, Dan and Marie Fullenkamp, Terri Chicoine, Leona McInerney and Henry W.