Category Archives: Local News

The Center hosted its Rock-A-Thon fundraiser earlier this week. Center Director, Kris Thury, says the funds raised go towards the Center's Meals on Wheels program. In total, the Center raised over $76...

The Yankton County Commission has added a justification clause to any step raises for county employees. Commissioner Don Kettering initially recommended that the county's financial planning task force...

Yankton Thrive hosted a candidate forum for the upcoming school board election on Monday. During the forum, candidates were asked what the biggest issue they see facing the school district in the near...

After operating in Yankton for over 75 years, Cimpl Meats has announced that they will be ceasing harvest operations in Yankton. Yankton Thrive Chief Executive Officer Nancy Wenande made this statemen...

The body found dead in Scotland on Tuesday has been identified as 85-year-old George Verzani. Verzani's body was discovered Tuesday afternoon in an empty lot in downtown Scotland. According to Attorne...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has confirmed that the body of a deceased individual was found in Scotland Tuesday. Jackley said Tuesday that the investigation has just begun and the publi...

The City of Yankton has created an inventory of lead service lines and galvanized pipes in Yankton following directions from the Environmental Protection Agency. Kyle Goodmanson, the Director of Envir...

The giving organization 100 Women of Yankton is currently accepting nominations for its upcoming distribution meeting in April. Kristi Tacke, with 100 Women of Yankton, says that nomination forms can ...

Avera Sacred Heart Hospital has been named in the Top 100 Rural Hospitals in the United States in 2025 list by the Chartis Center for Rural Health. Avera Sacred Heart Regional President and CEO, Doug ...

Last week, Governor Larry Rhoden announced the formation of a task force to help tackle the issue of a new men's state prison in South Dakota. One of the names that will be on the task force is Yankto...