What are the Church’s teachings on feeding tubes, ventilators, and dying with dignity? What are the burial benefits for veterans? Siouxland Catholic Radio, Catholic United Financial, and Meyer Brothers Funeral Home are collaborating with Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Church in Dakota Dunes to present two End of Life Seminars from a Catholic Perspective. The seminars will be presented on Tuesday, June 25 at noon and 6 p.m.

The idea that every child deserves a cake and celebration fun for their birthday is a universal thought that the 3rd graders at Dakota Valley recently took to heart. The teachers and students joined forces with the community to build birthday boxes for those in need.

Plenty of medals, top finishes and personal records returned home, from Sioux Falls, for the Panthers after 3 days of competition at the state track meet on May 2325, 2024. Student athletes from across South Dakota shined while competing at Howard Wood Field. And the Panthers represented Dakota Valley well.

The Union County Board of County Commissioners met in regular session May 28 in the basement of the Union County Courthouse in Elk Point. Discussions were held on the communication tower, currently being completed on the northwest corner of the courthouse property.

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American Legion Post 134, VFW Post 915 and Auxiliary, Boy Scouts, and the Elk Point-Jefferson music department participated in services held at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Jefferson and at the Elk Point Cemetery on May 27, 2024.

The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) yesterday ordered that the July rate increase which will raise newspaper rates as much as 10 percent must be approved. This decision was rendered despite House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Ranking Member, Jamie Raskin’s (D-Maryland), call to halt the large rate increase and apparently against its own judgment. The Commission’s order states, Although the price adjustments proposed in this proceeding are consistent with applicable law and the Commission has no legal basis to reject the proposed changes, the Commission is concerned, given the current state of affairs, that the Postal Service’s proposal does not reflect reasoned consideration of the potential widespread effects of its proposal, is not prudent, and is not consistent with the best interests of all stakeholders. Specifically, the Commission remains concerned about the substantial declines in Market- Dominant volumes, overall service performance for Market Dominant products, and the Postal Service’s overall financial situation, issues that have all remained significant, if not worsened, since the current Market Dominant ratemaking system went into effect.

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Many Huskies made it on the podium at the 2024 South Dakota state track and field meet, in Sioux Falls, on May 2325. The epic event was held at Howard Wood Field and Elk Point-Jefferson athletes squared off against the best in Class A.