South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden was in Yankton on Thursday as part of his Open for Opportunity Tour around the state. After touring the Human Services Center, Rhoden answered questions regarding the tour and his transition into the governor's seat. During his tour on Thursday, Rhoden also made stops at Manitou and M...

The Yankton School District handed out several year-end awards Wednesday. The Teacher of the Year went to Tiffany Mueller, who is a teacher at Beadle Elementary, and has been with the Yankton School District for 16 years. The school district also awarded the inaugural Special Education Support Services Employee of the ...

The Yankton High School Theatre Department will be presenting the musical Honk Jr. over the next few days. Co-Director, Amy Miner, says the musical is a spinoff of The Ugly Duckling. Honk Jr. will be held at the Yankton High School Theatre. Showtimes are Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday at 7 p.m.

A surfacing project on Highway 81 north of Yankton is set to begin later this month. Greg Rothschadl, with the South Dakota Department of Transportation, says the project is part of work on Highway 81 that began in the fall of 2023. The project is estimated to cost just over $11 million, and is estimated to be complete...

Other Area Election Results Avon School Board Jeff Tolsma: 89 Craig Vanderlei: 72 162 ballots were cast out of 851 registered voters (19% voter turnout) City of Scotland Mayor Randy Thumb (Incumbent): 204 Melanie L. Edwards: 25 231 ballots were cast out of 574 registered voters (40% voter turnout) City of Irene Mayor B...

The Yankton City Commission and School Board held a joint election Tuesday night. Dave Spencer, Brian Bertsch, and Bill Conkling were elected to the Yankton City Commission. Justin Frick and Sarah Brandt were elected to the Yankton School Board. Here are the voting totals from both races: CITY: David Spencer - 1,165 Br...

Justin Frick and Sarah Brandt have been elected to the Yankton School Board Frick, who received the most votes with 1,307, says he is excited for the next chapter. Incumbent Sarah Carda placed third with 1,150 votes, Brennan Novak received 440 votes, and Ellie Kajer received 122 votes.

Dave Spencer, Brian Bertsch, and Bill Conkling have been elected to the Yankton City Commission. Spencer, who received the most votes with 1,165, says he is looking forward to serving on the commission. Spencer, Bertsch, and Conkling will serve three-year terms on the city commission.

Avera Sacred Heart has its new Regional President and CEO. Victoria Hanson, who has over 20 years of experience in leading and managing diverse clinical and administrative services in a large integrated health system, most recently served the Vice Chair of Administration for the Southwest Minnesota Region of Mayo Clini...

It's election day for the Yankton City Commission and School Board. There are nine candidates for city commission; Brian Bertsch, Tom Bixler, Bill Conklin, Ashley Dimmer, Pat Grant, Camillia Higgins, Zach Hoover, Sam Hummel, and Dave Spencer. Three seats are open on the commission. For the school board, there are five ...

This is week is Severe Weather Awareness Week and Yankton County Emergency Management will be conducting drills Wednesday to make sure Yankton County is prepared for severe weather. Emergency Management Director, Paul Scherschligt, says they will be issuing a mock tornado warning on Wednesday. Scherschligt says they wi...

The Yankton Fire Department took part in some training exercises with their ladder truck over the weekend. Yankton Fire Chief, Tim Linke, said the ladder truck is one of their more underutilized pieces of equipment. Linke said they wanted to go through the training exercise so they can maximize the use of the equipment...

Governor Larry Rhoden's prison task force recently held their first meeting to discuss the need to upgrade the men's penitentiary system. Yankton Police Chief, Jason Foote, who is on the prison task force, says the task force had an opportunity to tour the current prison. The task force will meet again later this month...

The Mead Museum was awarded the 100 Women of Yankton's 15th distribution Thursday night. Mead Executive Director, Crystal Mensch, says the distribution will help with the Mead's expansion of their Heritage Park and historic buildings. The distribution amount from 100 Women of Yankton is anticipated to be around $17,000...

Yankton Thrive has announced that Rita Nelson will be stepping down from her role as Thrive's Workforce Development Director. Nelson, who has been with Yankton Thrive for 10 years, says the thing she will remember most about her time with Thrive will be the connections she made in the community. Yankton Thrive CEO, Nan...

The Gavins Point Dam is currently under maintenance. Michael "Moose" Welch, the Operations Project Manager at Gavins Point, says they're doing spillway beam work. Welch says maintenance is scheduled to be completed in October.

Yankton County is looking for a new ambulance administrator. County Commission Chair, John Marquardt, says the county wants to fill the position so Yankton County EMS doesn't "fall backwards". The commission officially announced that the position was open at Tuesday night's meeting.

The joint Yankton City Commission and School Board election is set for a week from today. Yankton City Manager, Amy Leon, says there will be two voting centers open. Polls will stay open until 7 p.m. on election night.

The Yankton Medical Clinic's Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) has been named one of the best in the country by U.S. News and World Report. Lori Smith, the Manager of the Yankton Medical Clinic's ASC, talked about some of the services the ASC offers. The Yankton Medical Clinic ASC was the only ASC in South Dakota on the ...

United Way of Greater Yankton completed its annual Great Grocery Giveaway on Monday. United Way Executive Director, Jesse Bailey, says the Giveaway helps support United Way's community impact fund. Bailey says this year's Great Grocery Giveaway raised over $14,000.