Providing a well-rounded education for students is not always easy, but at Dakota Valley Elementary School, we are determined to make it happen! Students in our building are taught the core academic subjects as well as receive instruction in specialized classes such as art, music, physical education, STEM, guidance and library. We are so grateful to have the ability to provide students the opportunity to discover and develop their strength areas and passions at such an early age in so many different intelligence areas.

Dakota State University student Samantha Voeltz is student teaching kindergarten for the fall 2022 semester and first grade for the spring 2023 semester in the West Central School District. Voeltz is an elementary education major

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CNOS recently broke ground on their new 6500-square-foot Imaging Center, expanding their offering of CT and MRI services to area patients. “As our patient population continues to grow, CNOS is proud to continue offering clinical excellence with the latest imaging technology,” said Summer Cord, Imaging Services Director at CNOS.

A national trend is hitting the United States and can be seen here in the local communities – a shortage of educators. This is the topic that the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) spoke to South Dakota’s legislators about during the Special Education Legislative Summit July 10-13, in Wahington, D.C..

The only brewery in Union County – Jefferson Beer Supply – opened its doors Jan. 1, 2022 and began selling their own beer in May. Since then, Nicki Werner and Anthony Roark have come up with creative ways to draw people to their business and to Jefferson.

If you have been on the roads lately, you have probably noticed that harvest has started. While seeing fields getting taken out is a pretty visual reminder, there are other things that happen during harvest that may not be as obvious. But, all of those things lead to sharing the road with agricultural producers.

Child and Adult Nutrition Services in the South Dakota Department of Education announces income eligibility guidelines for free milk and free and reduced-price meals. The policy applies to children unable to pay the full price of meals or milk served under the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Special Milk and/or Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP). The administrative office of each school or agency that participates in any of these federal programs has a copy of the policy available for review.

Twenty-one years ago the United States witnessed a national tragedy that is forever established in the memories of Americans. No matter the age, people seem to always be able to recall where they were when al-Qaeda, an extremist group from the Middle East, initiated coordinated attacks on American soil.