On Monday night, the Yankton City Commission discussed the possible impacts of IM (Initiated Measure) 28 might have on the City if it passes at the November election. City Manager, Amy Leon, talks about why there was so much discussion about the measure… Leon explains the purpose of the resolution that was…… read more »
Last month’s Riverboat Days and Summer Arts Festival was a major success for the Yankton Community, especially for arts and crafts fans. Rose Hauger, Executive Director of Yankton Area Arts, talks about all the arts vendors in Riverside Park… Hauger talks about how the festival ran like a well-oiled machine… The…… read more »
Mount Marty football kicked off the season in a big way last weekend with a 42-14 win over Culver-Stockton. One of the key contributors in the victory was Yankton native Rugby Ryken, the Lancers Redshirt Freshman Quarterback, who made his first career start. Rugby isn’t the only Ryken on the team, as his brother Rex,…… read more »
The Heartland Humane Society has kicked off their fundraising campaign that will run through the month of September. HHS Executive Director, Kerry Feilmeier, says that they have a goal of raising $100,000, which will benefit the organization’s shelter animals and community programming. Feilmeier says that as a part of the campaign, they will have an…… read more »
The man facing charges in a double homicide that occurred in Bloomfield, Nebraska in February has been deemed competent to stand trial. Alias Reed, 25, faces two charges of first-degree murder in the double homicide of Curtis Strom, 77, and William Reffett, 49. Reed had initially been declared incompetent to stand trial in April, but…… read more »
The Yankton Fire Department is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Former Deputy Fire Chief, Larry Nickles, says that the Yankton Fire Department is the oldest fire department in the state of South Dakota. Nickles says that to celebrate, the fire department will be a part of the Mount Marty Homecoming Parade, and then host…… read more »
The two girls that were hit by a vehicle in Crofton while walking to school last week are still in critical condition, but are doing better. Breanna, (11) and Katelynn (8), were walking to school last Friday when a juvenile male hit them at a crosswalk. The two girls were airlifted to Avera Sacred Heart…… read more »
A two-vehicle collision south of Yankton resulted in one fatality on Tuesday. The Nebraska State Patrol is reporting that a Toyota Yaris was heading south on Highway 81 towards Crofton when it attempted to pass two vehicles and collided with a semi-truck that was northbound. The driver of the Yaris was pronounced dead at the…… read more »
The Yankton County Commission has approved an amended version of article 26, which is a wind ordinance within the county. Yankton County Commission Chair, John Marquardt, says that the amended version has a change to the distance that a windmill is allowed to be built from those willing and unwilling to have a windmill near…… read more »
Last week, the Yankton School District Alumni Association announced that they will be establishing the Bob Muth Memorial Scholarship. Bob Muth, who was a Building Trades instructor, as well as a football and track and field coach, for over 25 years, passed away in May. Alumni Association Director, Frani Kieffer, says that the scholarship was…… read more »
