Assessment notices will be going out to taxpayers on or around March 1. Increases from 10 percent to 40 percent of the overall value are happening county-wide for residential properties for the 2023 tax year, payable in 2024. The increases vary from town and township. It is not an across-the-board statistical increase. These increases were to both land and structure values, not including farm outbuildings.

Evan Schultz of North Sioux City, SD was one of more than 500 current University of Iowa students who participated in the 29th annual student-led Dance Marathon which generated more than $1.1 million for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

At the recent Annual Technical Conference held in Pierre, South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems awarded Clay Rural Water System (CRWS) the “System of the Year” award for 2022. CRWS is located in the southeast corner of South Dakota and serves all of Clay and Union counties, and parts of Lincoln, Turner, and Yankton counties.

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Preparing for next year’s school year, the Dakota Valley School Board approved various positions at their Feb. 13 meeting.

The North Sioux City Fire Department conducted ice rescue training on McCook Lake Saturday, Feb. 11.

An amenity provided by the City of Elk Point to its residents was closed immediately following the Elk Point City Council meeting Feb. 6. The council listened to the concerns from administration of resident’s abusing the recycling center.

WEL-Life at Elk Point Assisted Living announced that Pinnacle Quality Insight presented them with a 2023 Customer Experience Award, with honors in the categories of Overall Satisfaction, Personal Care and Quality of Food. Qualifying for the Pinnacle Customer Experience Award means that WEL-Life at Elk Point has placed in the top 15 percent of care providers nationwide across a 12-month average.

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Jan Bennett, a deputy with the Union County Treasurer’s Office, turned in her resignation for retirement to the Union County Board of County Commissioners Feb. 7.