Hosting the 1st round of postseason football playoffs were the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Their opponent was Flandreau and the game was the start of South Dakota’s 11B rounds. Sixteen teams are advancing to the postseason and all have the ultimate goal of earning a chance to play for a state championship in the DakotaDome in mid-November. The Huskies are #1 and Flandreau was the #16 seed.

Construction advances on Elk Point-Jefferson’s new multipurpose room, a centerpiece of the district’s $8.3 million facilities upgrade.

With the federal government shutdown continuing into November, local food pantries like Elk Point’s are preparing for a wave of new need—especially as SNAP benefits are suspended for the month, leaving millions of Americans without critical food assistance.

Thursday Night Lights was what would happen for the Panther varsity football game on October 23, 2025. It was an away contest against the top ranked Chargers of Sioux Falls Christian. Dakota Valley had a mishap to start which meant the SFC Chargers grabbed a fumble and garnered a quick 6 points in the opening moments.

The Panthers had the benefit of the wind to start the Class A state championship finals versus Sioux Falls Christian (SFC) on Saturday, October 18, 2025. It was a breezy day, with big wind gusts, at Sioux Park in Rapid City.

The city of Elk Point is mourning the loss of longtime Ward 2 representative and City Council President Lance Penfield, who died Oct. 13 in Omaha, Nebraska.

For the 1st time this season a cross country meet was canceled due to weather and it was for regionals. On October 16, 2025 the Panthers were in Parkston to race for state qualifications. However, Mother Nature had other ideas as a black cloud loomed over a large area and lightning cracked prior to runners lining up at the start. Weather delays ensued and after hours of waiting the meet was postponed until Friday, October 17, 2025.

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The combat sport, and a highly practiced martial art, of judo has been popular with some high schoolers in the area. So popular in fact, that Eston and Bella Monical, from Dakota Dunes, traveled to judo’s birthplace of Japan this past summer. The siblings are both brown belts and they visited the Asian country accompanied by their mom Wendy.

The Dakota Valley School District Board of Education approved a district-wide data center upgrade and appointed Andrew Nilges as the ASBSD Delegate Assembly Member. It reviewed department updates and more than $1 million in expenditures during its regular meeting Oct. 13.