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Since purchasing the land in 2012, Valley Ag has been working on making the Spink location of their company complete. Well, they are finally done with construction and celebrated with an Open House March 23.

March 18-19 marked a new milestone for V.I.P. Gymnastics, Ninja and Cheer as they hosted the state club gymnastics meet. Over a year in the making, the meet was almost cancelled due to weather, equipment delays and scheduling.

St. Thomas More: “This was a back-and-forth, physical game, and our kids came out on the biggest stage and weren’t intimidated in the least. We led from start to finish and played great defense across the board. At the end of the game, we talked about fouling but there were too many scenarios that could allow them to win instead of just tie, so we played it out. Hollenbeck is a great player and made a great shot to tie the game. However, our guys didn’t panic and went out and executed on the final play to hit what turned out to be probably the most memorable shot of the tournament. Devon Schmitz played great and set the school record for most made 3’s in a game without a miss, going 6/6 from deep. Evan, Easton, Alex and Garrett really played well for us too and helped us maintain the lead the entire game. Overall, we didn’t play great offensively but we found a way to battle through the most physical game in the state tournament and come out with a win. For this being the first time, these guys have been in that atmosphere in basketball, we were extremely proud of them for their execution, grit, determination and overall success.”

Edward Jones Financial Advisor Jon Hauger of Dakota Dunes has been named to Barron’s magazine’s 2023 list of Top 1,200 Financial Advisors. He ranked No. 6 in South Dakota. Hauger has served area investors for the past 23 years. He is one of 11 Edward Jones financial advisors to be named to the 2023 Top 1,200 ranking, which is published in the March 13 issue of Barron’s.

Barb Haberling of Elk Point was honored during halftime at the South Dakota State A Boys Basketball tournament of the Elk Point-Jefferson game. She received the South Dakota High School Activities Association Distinguished Service award.

By Beth Sherard-Hutcheson times1reporter@gmail.com The Jefferson City Council convened as the Board of Equalization to hear one grievance over the assessed valuation of their property. The City of Jefferson saw an increase of 10 percent on assessed values.

Three bridge replacement contract agreements and corresponding documents were approved at the Union County Board of County Commission meeting March 21. Union County Highway Executive Secretary Cristy Harkness was present to go over several items in relation to the highway department.

The Dakota Valley high school band brought home amazing ratings at this year’s instrumental music contest on March 1. Band students spent the entire school day at Lennox High School in order to compete in the solo and ensemble competitions under the direction of Mr. Daryl Jessen.