It was a long road trip on President’s Day for the Panther boys basketball team as they traveled to Groton despite no school being in session on Monday, Feb. 19th. It was a tight 1st half with the score tied at 29 after the 2nd quarter. However, Groton pulled away on their home court and DV took the loss 54-71.

The second readings of Ordinances Nos. 202401 – Water Rate Increase and 2024-02 – Sewer Rate Increase were held Feb. 20 at the Dakota Dunes Community Improvement District Board of Supervisors meeting.

The first game of Class A regional play for the Panther girls basketball team was at Lennox on Tuesday, Feb. 20. It was a barn burner contest with Dakota Valley as the underdog at the #5 seed in Region 4. Lennox hosted and was seeded 4th.

The North Sioux City City Council began their meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20 with a moment of silence in observance of the unexpected passings of North Sioux City City Council Member Doug Berg and Union County Sheriff Dan Limoges.

Twenty-eight wins and four losses of regular season play secured not only the League Champion Title for the Sioux City Metros, but a spot in the National Tournament held in Pennsylvania March 20-24. First the Metros set their sites on defending the title of State Tournament Champions earned in the 22-23 tournament. As number one seed, the Varsity team will join seven other teams from the MHSHL (Midwest High School Hockey League) at the West Des Moines MidAmerican Company RecPlex the weekend of March 1. The league features teams from Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas.

The City of Elk Point had four seats up for election on their city council. However, no election will have to be held come April as only one petition was returned for each seat.

The City of Jefferson will hold an election in April for the city council seat in Ward I. Petitions had to be turned in to City Hall by 1 p.m.

Across South Dakota there are many farmers working hard to increase access to fresh, locally grown foods and products. A plethora of specialty crops including honey, cut flowers, fruits, vegetables, jams, salsas and other value added products are available across South Dakota.

The deadline to return petitions to be on the North Sioux City City Council election ballot was Friday, Feb. 23 at 5 p.m.

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