The Basil H. and Frances Jacobson House in Vermillion has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

On Saturday, Nov. 4 School of Music Professor Dr.

Jefferson is in the midst of updating the city’s comprehensive plan; however, there has been a hiccup in the process. Jason Rosas with SECOG (Southeastern Council of Governments), who was working on the city’s comprehensive plan, is no longer with SECOG. Sean Hegyi with SECOG is going to keep the city updated on when a new person is hired and the comprehensive plan update can continue. The council was notified of this development at their Dec. 5 meeting.

Christian Mueller knows all about teamwork on the football or baseball fields. How everyone involved contributes toward the end goal. Now, he continues learning about teamwork, but in a manufactoring perspective instead of winning a game.

Blue Tequila officially opened its new location, 105 W. Main Street, in Elk Point Dec. 6. Due to not yet having phone or internet services, they were only able to accept cash payments for the first week. A temporary phone number (605-205-0367) was issued to place to go orders until services are installed.

Two major ordinances were approved at the Elk Point City Council meeting Dec. 5.

It was a close away game for the Dakota Valley girls varsity basketball roster as they fell short to Lennox 4550 on Tuesday, Dec. 6th.

The first basketball game of the season for the Panther boys was an away contest versus Tea Area Friday, Dec. 9. Dakota Valley came ready to play and ready to win as they controlled the game for all 4 quarters to beat the Titans 67-43.

We take pride at Dakota Valley in that we teach students from elementar y all the way through high school to be kind to their friends. We would like to say that this occurs 100 percent of the time. However, the truth is that many times students feel lonely, left out or outright excluded from their peers at school. In a world where children are bombarded with YouTube

South Dakotans depend on their local community newspaper to keep them informed and connected and here are the facts. • Every month, 574,000 consumers – or 83 percent of South Dakota adults – read the local newspaper in print or online.