The Jefferson City Council approved a 30-day extension for trailer repairs, authorized liquor licenses for 2026, and voted to purchase a new roadway during its regular meeting Oct. 6 at City Hall.

The Brule Go-Getters 4-H Club started its new year with a new slate of officers and a renewed commitment to community service. Keely Steinbrecher was elected president, joined by Amelia Mannon as vice president, Tyson Freeman as secretary, Addilyn Barker as treasurer, Naomi Handshaker as photographer and Jamarius McBride as chaplain.

Golf is a sport that can bring joy, camaraderie, relief, frustration and a strong competitive spirit. For Jefferson resident Joshua Wendling golf also provides connection with others and a multitude of memories. Golf has made a mark on Wendling’s life from his teenage years to as recently as October 5, 2025 when he won the Jividen Cup, at Landmand Golf Course, in Homer, Nebraska. The victory secured Wendling the title of Siouxland Senior Player of the Year for 2025. It also highlighted how golf has been an incredible constant for him.

Homecoming was a total success for Elk Point-Jefferson as students, teachers, staff and the community encountered fun events from coronation, on September 29, to the formal dance on October 4, 2025. For this year’s homecoming theme the Huskies chose “Once Upon a Homecoming”.

Family, friends and fellow club members gathered throughout October to celebrate a milestone few reach: Gladys Hanson’s 100th birthday. Born Oct. 5, 1925, Hanson was honored by the Woman’s Wednesday Club on Oct. 1 and again by her family on her birthday with an open house at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Elk Point. Festivities continued with cake at Wel-Life Assisted Living and a Halloween party planned in her honor on Oct. 12.

From August 18, 2025 through September 23, 2025 there were five meetings held by the Dakota Dunes Community Improvement District Board of Supervisors. Two were regular meetings and three fell under the categorization of special meetings.

The North Sioux City Dakota Valley Rec Complex is thrilled to announce that it has received a generous $10,000 grant from the Minnesota Twins Community Fund, the charitable arm of the Minnesota Twins Major League Baseball organization. This funding will directly support recovery efforts from the flooding that occurred in June 2024.

The Panther band department was in Beresford, SD on Friday, September 25, 2025. Band members in middle school and high school were competing in the Watchdog Marching Festival and performed well.

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The Union County Board of Commissioners met in regular session Sept. 30 at the courthouse in Elk Point, addressing a full agenda that included infrastructure improvements, public safety upgrades, planning and zoning developments, and budget actions.