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Union County 4-H club members and leaders completed the 2021-22 club year with an annual Recognition Event on Sunday Oct. 23 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Elk Point. Congratulations to all the club members on a successful 4-H year. Leaders were recognized for their accomplishments in club, county, and state activities. 4-H members spoke about different activities including Horse Event, Teen Leaders, 4-H Camp, Fashion Revue, Poultry Judging, Special Foods, Rabbit Skill-a-thon, and Horticulture Skill-a-thon. Local donors sponsor the awards each year. The following are the clubs in Union County: Eager Beavers, Scattered 4-H Club, Prairie Herdsman, Shooting Sports, A-1 Alcester – B, Brule Go-Getters, Busy Coral and Dakota Kids.

Issues with the current sewer lines and solutions to the issues were the main focus of the Union County Board of County Commission meeting Nov. 1.

News regarding the expansion of the Graham Airport has brought mixed feelings to those in North Sioux City. While some see it as an opportunity of growth, others have concerns. Both sides were heard at the public forum held at Graham’s Airport Nov. 1.

A Veterans Day service will be held at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Nov.

Issues with the current sewer lines and solutions to the issues were the main focus of the Union County Board of County Commission meeting Nov. 1. 

Eleven years after the first settlers arrived, Frank O. Wisner established Elk Point’s first newspaper. The paper was called “The Elk Point Leader” and the first issues was dated March 17, 1870. In April of 1871, fire destroyed the establishment. 

John and Doralee Lynch had decided to give it five years. “I told my wife, if we can’t make this go in five years, I guess I’ll have to do something different,” Lynch said. “I always call it cutting the umbilical cord because we were on our own.” A self-described sheep industry lover born into a swine family, Lynch had grown up in a family farm business. The family raised corn, alfalfa, soybeans, swine and sheep. In 1980, they incorporated as Sydell Inc. and began to manufacture swine equipment, and Lynch had the idea to add sheep and goat equipment. “I always had a love of the sheep industry,” said Lynch, who’s also an Air Force veteran and credits that for helping him in business. “And I was always dreaming of new products that might work for me to help our industry and with our flock, and from there, it more or less developed.”

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The Dakota Valley Music Department presented a fall vocal preview concert Tuesday, Oct. 25. Student singers in grades 4th through 12th took the stage to entertain the crowd seated in the Dakota Valley Performing Arts Center. The choirs were directed by Kari Wilmes and Lori Jessen was the accompanist.