The Yankton County Commission has provided an update on the possibility of adding a juvenile detention center in Yankton County. Commission Chair, John Marquardt, says that they will be holding a meeting later this month to discuss the findings of a feasibility study so far. Marquardt says that Minnehaha County, which is where Yankton County…… read more »
The Yankton Area Summer Band and the Mount Marty Communiversity Band will be playing during the Meridian Bridge Centennial Celebration October 12th. Todd Carr, the Director of Instrumental Activities at Mount Marty, says that they’re still accepting band members for the performance. Carr says that anyone that’s interested in playing is welcome. Those interested in…… read more »
The Yankton High School will host the coronation of their Pioneer Prince and Princess as well as a banquet for their 2024 Athletic/Fine Arts Hall of Fame Classes Thursday night. YHS Principal, Todd Dvoracek, says that they will be hosting a banquet for the HOF inductees at 5 p.m. in the YHS Commons. Following the…… read more »
On Saturday afternoon, there will be an extra special Husker watch party to benefit a local family. Spencer Rosberg, the Yankton Runza Franchisee, talks about what is planned… On August 30th, Breanna and Katelynn Schieffer, 11 and 8 years old respectively, were struck by a car on the way to school in…… read more »
Yankton’s Connecting Cultures hosted a viewing of the documentary “Portraits of Courage” at the Dakota Theater on Sunday afternoon, highlighting the struggles that immigrants often face in South Dakota. The film is a product of South Dakota Voices for Peace, and was directed by Daniel Bergeson of Bravely Made Media. Nieema Thasing,…… read more »
Barktoberfest was back at Ben’s Brew Station on Sunday, raising money for the operations at Heartland Humane Society. Karry Feilmeier, Executive Director of Heartland, talks about the success of the event… Feilmeier talks about a new feature for this year’s event… Even though the auctions have concluded, Feilmeier notes that donations…… read more »
The Yankton Police Department responded to a robbery on Saturday night in the 300 block of West 23rd Street in Yankton. YPD responded to the scene shortly before 9:00 PM, learning that the suspect had left the scene after acquiring money from the register. YPD identified John Ringquist Jr as the suspect, later locating and…… read more »
The man on trial in a quadruple homicide in Laurel, Nebraska in August of 2022 has been found guilty on all charges. Jason Jones, 44, has been charged on ten counts in the murders of Gene Twiford, 86, Janet Twiford, 85, Dana Twiford, 55, and Michele Ebeling, 53. Jones has been convicted on four counts…… read more »
Yankton Beer University started up, again, after several years of being dormant; and it is all about the love of beer. Ryan Heine, who participated in YBU in the past, explains what this meeting at Ben’s Brew Station means to him… Heine talks about some of the options they plan to explore…… read more »
The Vermillion School District hosted a ribbon cutting yesterday for their brand-new elementary school building. VSD Superintendent Dr. Damon Alvey says that the plan for the new building was first talked about years ago, but the ball truly got rolling at the turn of the decade. The new elementary school consolidates the old Austin and…… read more »
