Avera Sacred Heart Hospital has been named a 5-star facility by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Avera Sacred Heart Regional President and CEO Doug Ekeren says that earning a 5-star accommodation was a team effort. Ekeren says that over 2,800 hospitals were reviewed by CMS, with Avera Sacred Heart being one…… read more »
New message boards are being put up throughout the Yankton School District. YSD Superintendent Dr. Wayne Kindle says that the message boards will help communication with students, parents, and the community. Kindle says that the school district has been hard at work with other projects to get ready for the upcoming school year. Kindle says…… read more »
The name of a pilot killed in a July 31st plane crash near Irene has been released. Yankton County Sheriff Preston Crissey says the victim of the crash was 67-year-old Charles Lawrence Schneider of Sioux Falls. On Wednesday at approximately 7:50AM, first responders were called near the intersection of 449th Ave and 298th St. for…… read more »
The Harbor Freight Tools Yankton location will be opening later this month. Donna Walker, with Harbor Freight Tools, says that they’re currently in a soft opening phase. Walker says that the Yankton location currently has around 30 employees. Harbor Freight will host a grand opening for the Yankton location on Saturday, August 17th.… read more »
On Wednesday night, a group of concerned citizens met at the United Way conference room to discuss the condition of residential rentals in Yankton. The main issue discussed was the complete lack of code enforcement that would protect renters from repairs and upkeep not being completed. Alixis Evans, with Pathways Shelter for…… read more »
Yankton’s Dakota Theater has just received a substantial contribution to continue with the ongoing restoration and modernization efforts over the last few years. Chris Hunhoff, president of Onward Yankton, who owns the 120-year-old building, talks about what has already happened… Hunhoff talks about the latest $32,000 from Yankton Thrive and the XYZ…… read more »
A plane crash west of Irene Wednesday morning has resulted in one fatality. Yankton County Sheriff Preston Crissey says that units were dispatched to 449th Avenue west of Irene at 7:48 Wednesday morning. Upon arrival at the scene, Crissey says that first responders discovered that a plane had crashed. Crissey says that the pilot of…… read more »
It’s fair week in Yankton County, and events are set for Friday and Saturday. Yankton County 4-H Youth Development Coordinator Katie Doty says that activities will kickoff with the 4-H Poultry show at 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Doty says that they will also have a 4-H supper on Friday night from 5-7. Doty says that…… read more »
With all the construction happening around town, arguably the most visible is some road work happening in south east Yankton. Amy Leon, Yankton City Manager, talks about East 8th Street, which is totally closed for the time being… Leon talks about some of the upgrades that are coming to the neighborhood… The…… read more »
An apartment complex that was evacuated last year has been demolished after being deemed unsalvageable. Gregg Homstad, the City of Yankton’s Building Official, says that the apartment complex at 500 Douglas Avenue was evacuated last June after a masonry failure was discovered in the northeast corner of the building. Homstad says that the future of…… read more »
