The pretrial for one of the two people facing charges in a quadruple homicide that occurred in Laurel, NE in August of 2022 has been extended. Carrie Jones, 45, appeared remotely for a pretrial conference today, while her attorney, Doug Stratton, was in-person at the Cedar County Courthouse in Hartington. Stratton requested for a continuation…… read more »
As work continues on a grading project Highway 81, Greg Rothschadl, with the South Dakota Department of Transportation, says that beginning Monday, traffic will be diverted onto the newly constructed lanes of the project between 302nd and 306th St. north of Yankton. Rothschadl says that the lanes will be a maximum of 10 feet wide…… read more »
The South Dakota Department of Transportation is scheduled to install an all-way stop at the intersection of Highway 81 and Highway 18, north of Yankton and east of Menno on Monday. The all-way stop is in response to a vehicle collision that resulted in the deaths of a Scotland man and his son in June.…… read more »
The Yankton School District Alumni Association has announced that they will be establishing the Bob Muth Memorial Scholarship. Bob Muth was a Building Trades instructor, as well as a football and track and field coach, for over 25 years. Muth was an integral part in the start of a strong Career and Technical Education program…… read more »
Yankton will play host to the 2024 NFAA Outdoor National Field Championships this week. NFAA Easton Yankton Archery Center Executive Director, Bruce Cull, says that there will be two national events. Cull says that there will be competitors from all across the world participating. Cull says that the competitions will run Thursday through Sunday and…… read more »
Several Mount Marty students and faculty were able to travel overseas this summer. MMU President, Dr. Marc Long, says that they were able to visit a concentration camp in Germany, as well as a monastery in Switzerland with ties to Mount Marty. Long says that the trip became a possibility after having a conversation with…… read more »
Tuesday night, the Yankton County Commission met in front of another large crowd that spilled out into the hallway. The major issue that had most people’s attention was the conclusion of the 1st reading of the proposed changes to the Wind Ordinance. County Commissioner, Dan Klimisch, talks about the most contentious part…… read more »
The City of Yankton hosted a community roundtable Tuesday night to discuss the city’s upcoming comprehensive plan titled “Ideas Flow Here 2045”. Community Development Director, Dave Mingo, broke down some of the topics that were discussed at the roundtable. Mingo says that the city has hired RDG Planning and Design, a planning firm that helped…… read more »
The winners of the Riverboat Days Parade have been released. Non-Profit: Commercial: Vehicle:… read more »
A $50,000 donation from a Yankton resident has helped the Heartland Human Society remodel the cat floor at their shelter. HHS Executive Director, Kerry Feilmeier, says that the donation was made by Diane Reese. Feilmeier says that the donation helped with a major remodeling of their cat floor. Feilmeier says that she encourages the public…… read more »
