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Yankton Medical Clinic Donates $5,000 to Yankton VFW

Yankton Medical Clinic Donates $5,000 to Yankton VFW

The Yankton Medical Clinic has announced that they have donated $5,000 to the Yankton VFW. Dr. Byron Nielsen with the Yankton Medical Clinic commented on the donation. YMC Physicians gathered with members of the Yankton VFW to present them with the check on Wednesday. Nielsen added that the Yankton Medical Clinic encourages others to thank…read more »

Vehicle Pursuit Sweeps Through Yankton

Vehicle Pursuit Sweeps Through Yankton

A routine traffic stop led to a traffic pursuit in Yankton early Thursday morning. Highway Patrol says that at 2 am Thursday morning, a Highway Patrol trooper attempted to make a traffic enforcement stop on a 2003 Dodge Ram pickup on Highway 81. Tony Mangan with the SD Department of Public Safety says that the…read more »

Runza Coming to Yankton

Runza Coming to Yankton

Yankton, South Dakota will represent the 90th location in the Runza® Restaurant chain. Donald Everett, Jr., President of Runza® National said, “We are proud to expand our store network and excited to bring a Runza® Restaurant to the area.” This will be the first location in South Dakota for the restaurant chain. Spencer Rosberg, owner…read more »

Stevens and Auch Elected to SD House of Representatives

Stevens and Auch Elected to SD House of Representatives

A close race decided the two seats for the South Dakota House of Representatives in District 18. Incumbent Mike Stevens received 32% of the vote. Stevens commented on some of the issues he would like to see addressed after being re-elected… Julie Auch came in second with 29% of the vote. Auch commented on being…read more »

Hunhoff Re-elected to South Dakota Senate

Hunhoff Re-elected to South Dakota Senate

The seat for State Senator in District 18 was up for grabs in last night’s General Election. Incumbent Jean Hunhoff won the race vs Democratic candidate Fred Bender with 65% of the vote and received a total of 5,747 votes. Hunhoff commented on being re-elected… This marks Hunhoff’s sixth term as a State Senator.read more »

Yankton County Commission Election Results

Yankton County Commission Election Results

With five candidates running for the three open seats for Yankton County Commission, it turned into a very close race. Incumbent Dan Klimisch received the most votes with 5,174 or 26% of the 20,383 votes cast. Klimisch reacted to the election results… Ryan Heine received 4,383 or 22% of the votes to secure a seat…read more »

West Side Park Reopens to Fanfare

West Side Park Reopens to Fanfare

A good sized crowd enjoyed some pleasantly warm temperatures on Monday evening for the reopening of West Side Park, and the dedication of the new pedestrian bridge. Doug Ekeren, CEO of Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, describes how important it was to be a part of this renovation project… The pond is still filling with water,…read more »

Woman Murdered in Yankton

Woman Murdered in Yankton

The Yankton Police Department says that they were advised of a deceased female on Whiting Drive in Yankton Sunday night at approximately 8 pm. Officers are reporting that upon arrival, they were able to confirm a deceased female and began a homicide investigation. YPD says that they identified Trevor Wayne Harrison as a suspect and…read more »

Noem Visits Yankton

Noem Visits Yankton

Incumbent Governor Kristi Noem visited Yankton over the weekend. Noem, who is up for re-election in the 2022 General Election, hosted a town hall at JoDean’s on Saturday… Noem also spoke about the Yankton community… Noem is facing Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Jamie Smith in the 2022 General Election.read more »