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Panther band earns runner-up at Watchdog Festival

By Kelly Riibe –
The Panther band department was in Beresford, SD on Friday, September 25, 2025. Band members in middle school and high school were competing in the Watchdog Marching Festival and performed well.

 

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DV boys soccer finishes season, builds for future

By Kelly Riibe –
Two tough contests recently marked the end of the regular season for the Dakota Valley boys soccer team. Travel to central South Dakota took place on Monday, September 29, 2025 when the Panthers faced the Groton Area Tigers. It was a long bus ride for DV and they were going up against a strong Groton squad with home field advantage.

 

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Girls soccer drop road match, crush Vermillion

By Kelly Riibe –
The regular season came to a close for the Panther girls soccer team, but strong play throughout the fall has them positioned well for the postseason. A long road trip to Groton was scheduled for Dakota Valley on Monday, September 29, 2025 and an aggressive game was observed.

 

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DVXC earns medals, team honors at fall meets

By Kelly Riibe –
The Panthers competed well at The Pointe Golf Course on Monday, September 29, 2025. The varsity girls team brought home 3rd place overall and the boys varsity roster claimed 4th. Individually it was sophomore Jamison Gould securing a gold medal for Dakota Valley (DV) with his impressive 5K time of 16:53.01.

 

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County approves budget boost, jail meals and levee talks

By Shannon Jost –
The Union County Board of Commissioners met in regular session Sept. 30 at the courthouse in Elk Point, addressing a full agenda that included infrastructure improvements, public safety upgrades, planning and zoning developments, and budget actions.

 

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Dunes board advances projects, trims speed limit

By Kelly Riibe –
From August 18, 2025 through September 23, 2025 there were five meetings held by the Dakota Dunes Community Improvement District Board of Supervisors. Two were regular meetings and three fell under the categorization of special meetings.

 

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NSC/DV Rec Complex awarded $10K Twins grant

By Submitted –
The North Sioux City Dakota Valley Rec Complex is thrilled to announce that it has received a generous $10,000 grant from the Minnesota Twins Community Fund, the charitable arm of the Minnesota Twins Major League Baseball organization. This funding will directly support recovery efforts from the flooding that occurred in June 2024.

 

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DV raises levy, adopts budget

By Kelly Riibe –
A special morning board meeting was held by the Dakota Valley (DV) school board on September 29, 2025. Attending the meeting were Jesica Hanson, Steve Kistner, Andrew Nilges, Emily Norby, Matt Thompson, Superintendent Garrett Schmidt and Business Manager Jill Sponder. The special session began at 8 am.

 

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Huskies push Wagner to four, come up short

By Kelly Riibe –
The Huskies traveled over 90 miles on Thursday, October 2, 2025 for their volleyball match versus the Red Raiders of Wagner. It was a tough one that Elk Point-Jefferson took to 4 sets in competitive play. Unfortunately they did not get the win, but the grit on the court was admirable.

 

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Huskies shine on home turf, push pace at Lennox

By Kelly Riibe –
Cross country is not a sport for the meek and Elk Point-Jefferson showed their strength and endurance on the running paths to end September and start October. The start of autumn has been warmer than usual, but that has not slowed down any of the Huskies. On Monday, September 29, 2025 it was the team’s home meet at The Pointe and EPJ represented well.

 

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