People would be hardpressed to find someone more dedicated to teaching the youth in Elk Point and Jefferson than Rita Ahmann. Ahmann has been a math teacher in the Elk Point-Jefferson school district for 45 years.

Finding love is hard, holding on to that love is harder. Staying together for almost seven decades takes a lot of love, hardwork and commitment.

As technology grew and changed, Joey Hanson started to see the advantages it could have in the agricultural world. He worked for six years in Ag Retail with a company out of Gayville, SD before deciding it was time to start his own business – Diversified Agronomy.

Despite illness and injury, January ended strong for the Dakota Valley varsity boys wrestling squad with some solid wins on the mat. The Panthers wrestled Vermillion and Yankton during a triangular on Tuesday, Jan. 31, and team scoring was close with DV falling 21-57 to the Yankton Bucks and 24-54 to the Tanagers.

It was two hard contests and two solid victories for the Dakota Valley (DV) boys varsity basketball team when they beat Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) in an away game on Feb. 2 and then travelled to the Pentagon in Sioux Falls to take down Western Christian on Feb. 4.

It was a short road trip to Elk-Point Jefferson (EPJ) on Groundhog’s Day that had the Panthers leaving victorious after a resounding 54-17 win against the Huskies. “We played an outstanding overall game against a very good Elk Point team,” head coach Tammy Lilly summarized.

PRINCIPALS HONOR ROLL 4.0 SENIORS Jenna Addison Ethan Anema Kylar Bhakta Haley Boulware Isaac Bruns Emily Carlson Jalen Doyle Joshua Ganschow Jessica Hersom Rylee Jensen Mackenzie Keizer Kate Kenny Lake Kistner Samuel Kleis Emily Kurtz Anthony Marquez Logan Miller Pat Phisitkul Ella Reifenrath Tyler Schutte Alexandria Squier KateVanRooyan ReaganVanRooyan Faith Voeltz Emma Wiese JUNIORS Sera Archer Brendan Barnett Madison Bell Maxwell Boelter Michael Bourne Rachel Bryan Peyton Carlson Stella Carlson Josephine Eckhardt Madisen Grooms Jayde Hamann Nicholas Hanson Luke Harrison Chance Johnston Brayden Karkalik Eve Kual Nick Margeas Grace Meyer Avery Mozak Valerie Norby Lauren Olhausen Grace Powell Ashlynn Stusse LilyThom Sophia Tuttle Kyli Vaske James Wakeland Aayla Wheatley Colten Wright SOPHOMORES Adison Bernard Luke Bruns Abigail Burhoop Sofia Carrigan Tyler Cornelsen Michael Daniels Chance Feese William Freebern Joseph Furlong Reagan Granstrom Carsyn Hoekstra Addison Kleis Isaac Klemme Austyn Koedam Preston Konopasek Emersen Mead Owen Oberg Cooper Orr Prithvi Patthi Ashley Phillips Sophia Redler Ella Schmiedt Abigail Wagner FRESHMEN Luke Anema Annie Bourne Matt de Beer Danica Euliss Kailyn Foster Noah Graham Jamison Kimbell Samantha Kimbell Marissa Loe Lauren Messersmith Claire Munch Brynn Olsen Anderson Pick Mia Riibe LexiVaske Tyra Yi JUNIORS DEANS LIST HONOR ROLL 3.5 - 3.99 SENIORS Preston Carlson Titus Chartier Carissa Curtis Charles d’Auguste Mitchell d’Auguste Kendelyn Delaney David Denker Caden Dial Zoey Ericksen Samuel Faldmo Lauren Frisch Jaxon Hennies Emily Jumper Tavone Keomanyvong Carter Morgan Cody Morse Preet Patel Anna Pease Jake Pruchniak Logan Reyes Randy Rosenquist Sophia Schauff Tyler Schlotman JorjaVanDenHul AidenVande Zande Austin Weber Addison Wilson Garrett Anderson Ariyana Bhakta Zachary Brannan Jaiden Chambers Graciela Delgado Drew Ferrell Ali Fredericksen Silja Gunderson Kaleb Haiar Own Hanshaw Noah Hede Claire Hemmingsen Braeden Howey Karlee Hughes Patrick Kloucek Preston Kneib Montana Livingston Kennadi Miller Liani Pacheco Beau Pollema Megan Poulsen Aubrey Schroeder Ryder Smith Maggie Steele Avry Trotter GrantVanDenHul RachelVoegeli ElianaVondracek SOPHOMORES Jackson Boonstra Jack Brown Addison Dickson Wyatt Eckhardt Raelee Felix Brayden Hamm Ethan Hamm Brennyn Jensen Addysen Kellen Trinity Kull Brendan Lindsey Dylan Lukken Mia Lynch Treston Pulley Kylee Salmen Cameryn Sommervold Jacee Squier DavidThieman Michelle Thurston EastonVanScoyk Alyssa Wynn-Bohner FRESHMEN Beruk Aebita Cooper Bernard Ella Chamberlain Maggie Collins Emellia Durr Madeline Griffin Josephine Hall Raegan Headid Tegen Hoffman Bennett Jensen Jaidyn Jund Madeline Miller Holiness Ndagijimana Owen Norby Macie Poulsen Emma Pringle Grady Ramos Nathan Rathgeber Maylee Rose Bridget Saltzman William Schnabel Jackson Shoulders Chloe Strawn GavinThieman MichaelTodd Jaxon Trosper Jack Wiese Elle Woster Addison Wubbena AneesaYussuf SCHOLASTIC HONOR ROLL 3.0 - 3.49 SENIORS Jayden Axtell Shalyn Beavers Avery Bradshaw Cole Claren Aleyna Curry Ena Fredericksen Byrgin Gunderson Asher Johnson Kale Kriese Joshua Machan Peyton Machan Connor Maltas Veronica Morales Jordan Pace Benjamin Pease Dillon Pence Paige Perera Nathan Romero Coda Kiara Severson Gracie Strong HudsonTen Napel Allison Williams JUNIORS Aisha Abdurahman Emerson Bowen Cooper Dalgliesh Jordan Dickes Madison Glover Madelyn Hamm Baylee Hermes Emanuel Kual Jadyn Luken Eli Mead Ashley Neeser Jordyn Newman Payton O’Neill Lewis Pick Trae Piel Hannah Williams FRESHMEN Benjamin Brannan Benjamin Dennison Landon Greene KodaJaydence Jorgensen Bailey Link Adalyne Mercural Ella Mitchell Avery Monell Alexandria Murray Mia Olivia Julia Orlando Bria Perryman Kaitlyn Petrik Chaley Preston Kennady Reyes Ethan Romero-Coda Harley Rosenbaum Ethan Seaton BrennanTrotter AnselVandeZande OwenVaughan Maddox Wingert Hunter Wood Charles Powell Gracie Rife Benjamin Strawn NathaliaYoung SOPHOMORES Blaze Bauer Logan Collette Andrew Ferdig Paige Goeden Bellamy Gosch Eli Honner Finley Huber Brooklynn Jolin Jamisyn Jund Makenna Junge Aiden Keenan Sianna Keller Ava Livingston Drew Lukken Benjamin Mathison Elizabeth Mueller Jack Neeser Samantha Pollema Olivia Scardino Ryan Schutte Laila Sitting Crow Drew Weber.

Dakota Valley middle school students competed at Northeast Community College Center in South Sioux City, NE Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 for a regional math bee competition. It was a successful event for the Panthers, as the 8th grade team took 3rd place and the 7th grade garnered 2nd place.

It was a large crowd at the Peoples Bank in North Sioux City, on Thursday, Feb. 2 to celebrate the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce’s ribbon cutting for the branch. Peoples Bank, located in Suite 110 on 100 S. Sodrac Drive, in North Sioux City is now the 10th location for Peoples Bank.

Valentine’s Day is the annual reminder for couples to express their love and classrooms to host student exchanges of candy, cards and trinkets. Everyone celebrates cupid’s holiday in their own special way. Some make no fuss, while others go big.