Jeff VanDenHul, of McCook Lake, has been a mainstay at Dakota Valley as a teacher, coach, parent, fan and more. However, after over three decades with the district Van-DenHul is retiring and will be greatly missed.

Madison Buenger and Natalie Wells represented Elk Point-Jefferson well at the Class A girls state golf meet on June 3-4. The pair of Huskies went up against the finest golfers in South Dakota as they played their rounds on Bakkers Crossing Golf Course in Sioux Falls.

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It was a great day for the North Sioux City Community Library on Tuesday, June 4 as they kicked off their summer ready program with a big community party. Many attended and were able to play games, enjoy lunch, slide down water inflatables and eat snow cones.

Five baseball games in 3 days took the Dakota Valley Legion baseball squad to a record of 4-1 to start their season. They played Tea Post 266 Tin Caps on Thursday, June 6 for their 1st win and then went 1-1 on Friday, June 7. Two close games equaled 2 Panther victories on Saturday, June 8.

The best golfers in South Dakota, for Class A, met up in Sioux Falls on June 3 and June 4 to take part in the 2024 state golf meet. Dakota Valley’s Katie Betsworth, Claire Wiebelhaus and Addicyn Sailer were among some of the finest to compete in the 2-day event at Bakker Crossing Golf Course.

Less than an inch. That’s the difference between an off-day and a winning shot for a marksman.

Isabel Trobaugh is a truly amazing, remarkable, inspirational woman who has forged the way for the citizens of Elk Point, SD, and Siouxland. She leads by her example, integrity, determination, hard work ethic, honesty, and humility. Isabel was a dedicated wife to Roy for 66 years and is a loving mother to Steve and Kathy.

Discussions were held on the former Jefferson High School property, especially that of the old gymnasium. The City Council was waiting to hear from Building Inspector Gary Roan if the structure could be saved and utilized instead of being torn down. Roan had a report ready for the council at their meeting June 3 and stated upon his inspection or review of the Engineer’s report, he agreed the gymnasium could be saved as long as the proposal from RISE Structural Associates, Inc. was followed.