Category Archives: Local
YSD Introduced Modified Protocols for school emergencies
The Yankton School District has introduced modified protocols and terminology for dealing with school emergencies following specialized training attended by Lincoln School Principal Tony Beste and sch...
Austin Kathol Aug 26, 2024
Two Separate Plane Crashes Occur in Nearby Nebraska Counties on Monday
Two separate plane crashes occurred in Nebraska on Monday. The Nebraska State Patrol is reporting that there were two plane crashes, one in Knox County and the other in Wayne County. The NSP says that...
Austin Kathol Aug 26, 2024
Carrie Jones Pretrial Extended
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 confer...
Austin Kathol Aug 26, 2024
Traffic on Highway 81 to be Diverted Onto New Construction Lanes
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 ...
Austin Kathol Aug 23, 2024
SD DOT to Install All-Way Stop and Highway 81 and 18 Intersection on Monday
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 i...
Austin Kathol Aug 23, 2024
YSD Alumni Association Announces Bob Muth Memorial Scholarship
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 trac...
Austin Kathol Aug 22, 2024
Target Outdoor National Championships Begin Today at NFAA Easton Yankton Archery Center
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. ...
Austin Kathol Aug 22, 2024
MMU President Discusses Student-Faculty Trip to Germany and Switzerland Over the Summer
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 monaste...
Austin Kathol Aug 22, 2024
New Wind Ordinance for Yankton County Moves Forward
Tuesday night, the Yankton County Commission met in front of another large crowd that spilled out into the hallway. The major ...
Austin Kathol Aug 20, 2024
City of Yankton Hosts Comprehensive Plan Community Roundtable
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 ...
Austin Kathol Aug 20, 2024