Kelly Hertz

At its meeting Monday, the Yankton School Board approved a motion in support of a petition for zoning changes at the development just west of the Trailhead Learning Center (TLC).

Nathan Sanderson (right), executive director of the South Dakota Retailers Association, answers a question from the audience while Rick Weiland, a proponents of Initiated Measure 28, listens during a forum Thursday in Yankton.

Yankton’s annual Manufacturing Week is a couple of weeks away (Oct. 7-11), but the festivities got off to an early start Friday with the annual Manufacturing Olympics, held at the

Yankton County Emergency Management has issued a “no open burning” advisory for the county through Monday, Oct. 7.

A large crowd turned out for the annual Yankton Fire Department (YFD) Open House, held Wednesday at Fire Station No. 2 on 23rd Street. The evening included free hot dogs,

Sometimes, on these warm, dry, breezy autumn days — when rain feels like a distant memory and an even more distant possibility — I think about Elwynn Taylor.

The first of what are certain to be several farewell events planned for Yankton’s Webster Elementary School kicks off this weekend.

OCCUPATION: I am a teacher by trade with a double major in special and elementary education from DSU. I have my masters in K-12 educational administration from USD. I have taught in public, private, and homeschool settings over the last 20 years. Mostly recently, I was the administrator and middle school math, science, and history teacher for Missouri Valley Christian Academy here in Yankton. Currently, I am working with my husband on the family farm north of Yankton.

The news business, like everything else in life, can broadly be divided into two categories: the expected and the unexpected. But since the news is called “news” for a reason, those expected items occasionally don’t get the appreciation they may deserve.

It’s the day after Thanksgiving — also known as Black Friday, the official start of the busy holiday shopping tsunami.