Looking for the perfect holiday event to kick off the Christmas season? Look no further! The Elk Point Chamber is thrilled to present its very first Hometown Christmas Market on Main Street on November 30th from 2 pm-6 pm, where families can soak up the holiday spirit while exploring all our charming town has to offer. Join us for a day filled with local shopping, delicious treats, and festive activities for all ages!

The Elk Point-Jefferson Board of Education convened for its regular session on November 11, 2024, at 5:30. The meeting brought together several board members, including President Travis Geary, Tim Brewer, Kyle Hanson, and Sabrina Sayler, though Noelle Jacobs was absent. They were joined by Superintendent Philip Schonebaum, Business Manager Heather Watterson, and various other staff members, including Principals Skyler Eriksen and Laura Throener, K-12 Dean of Students/Activities Director Justin Clercx, and Technology Coordinator Myles Larsen.

The South Dakota Music Education Association held their Freshmen Festival on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Elk Point-Jefferson’s Veronika Norby was nominated and attended the day-long festival in Salem, South Dakota.

Katy Brown, of Jefferson, lives with a family of runners. Her two sons, Jack and Cole, were both 2024 cross country state medalists for Dakota Valley. The two can be seen often jogging throughout the local area. Her husband, Shawn, has run marathons, and Brown herself stays active by running. In late October, she decided to put the good habit to even better use in order to help a flood victim from McCook Lake, SD.

More than just an election was happening in Union County on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Local schools, Dakota Valley and Elk Point-Jefferson, both welcomed a guest speaker in retired professional football player Andre Fluellen. He spoke at DV in the morning and EPJ later that day.

Vehicles filled the parking lot and extended out to the street as volunteer parking attendant Tom Jacobs directed traffic for the annual Christmas at the Homestead. The event ran from noon to 4 pm on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve. Rainy drizzle and cooler temperatures did not deter the crowd and it was a well attended event in McCook Lake.

On November 4, 2024, the Jefferson City Council convened for its regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Jefferson City Hall. The session was attended by council members Paddy Rigg, Tony Boulware, Jason Casper, John Lokhorst, and Michael Stokely, along with Tom Johnson, Sabrina LaFleur- Sayler, Michealeen Roark, and Dustin Sharkey.

The Elk Point City Council convened for its regular meeting on November 4, 2024, at 7:00 PM in the council chambers. Mayor Deb McCreary led the session, with council members Lance Penfield, Amanda Abraham, Renee Irwin, Kris Hurlbert, and Kenneth VonHaden present. City Attorney Craig K. Thompson, City Administrator Derek Tuttle, City Engineer Gary Nebelsick, Police Chief Jacob Limoges, Finance Officer Erika Hammitt, and Public Works Director Trevor Job also attended. Council member Ben Irlbeck was absent from the meeting.

Voter turnout was a common theme reported on across the nation for Election Day, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. And in Union County, there was no exception. Per the South Dakota Secretary of State’s election result website, there were 436,478 cast out of the 624,186 registered voters in South Dakota. This amounted to an almost 70 percent voter turnout in the Mount Rushmore state. For Union County specifically, 8,895 ballots were received out of 12,617 potential voters with registrations.