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Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
Winter’s Beauty
Published: Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
Most of us dread the season of winter each year. We cringe at the very thought of subzero temperatures, shoveling snow from our driveways and sidewalks, and driving on icy roads and streets. I will be...
The Slama Family: A Journey in understanding Fragile X Syndrome
Published: Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
The Slama family are like many other families, busy trying to juggle work, family time, outside activities and everything in between. The Slamas are unique from many though, in that they often h...
Cindy Welch: A Familiar Face At JoDean’s Steak House
Published: Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
JoDean’s Steakhouse has been known by many from its radio jingle as “A South Dakota Tradition”. The Neilson’s restaurant was always a family run business from day one wit...
Team TwoPack
Published: Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
The Ragnar Tennessee Road is a relay race that takes place in Tennessee. It is about 200 miles in distance and lasts two days and one night. It consists of two types of teams, a regular team that is m...
Kings of Oblivion
Published: Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
The Yankton band, The Kings of Oblivion, have provided a unique contribution to the local music scene since their formation in 2007. The dulcet duo are James Dean and Eric Beringer. The name may...
A Lifetime Of Teaching Impacts the Lifetimes Of Many
Published: Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
For 53 years, Myrtle Anderson has influenced an impressive number of students. Now a young 99 years of age, she looks back happily on her career and can recall much of it in detail, filling in any gap...
Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
GFP’s Voorhees Named In Top Young Aquaculture Professionals Worldwid...
Published: Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
Jill Voorhees, a biologist at McNenny State Fish Hatchery in Spearfish, was recently named one of the Top 10 Under 40 Aquaculture Professionals by Hatchery International. Jill was recognized for her r...
A Voice Links Cultures Together
Published: Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
Truly a voice for someone, Michele Huber plays a crucial role in the deaf community, using her talent in Sign Language to help them communicate freely with others.Huber’s interest in the field s...
Thursday, November 14th, 2019
Through The Lens
Published: Thursday, November 14th, 2019
A few weeks ago, I helped move my mom from Sioux Falls to Rapid City, traveling west on I-90, I see an enormous metal sculpture of a bull’s head and I am reminded of visiting Porter’s Scul...
Yankton Area Literacy Council
Published: Thursday, November 14th, 2019
If you are reading this article, you are blessed with the gift of sight and being able to read. For most, reading is second nature. A skill we take for granted.Imagine your day from the time you wake...
Roger Huntley: A Master at Creating Art from Sticks and Stones
Published: Thursday, November 14th, 2019
Roger Huntley is a man blessed with many talents. Born in Yankton, South Dakota, he is the oldest of Henry and Edna’s six children. It was while working alongside his father that Roger began to...
The Gullikson Brothers Band: A Family Tradition
Published: Thursday, November 14th, 2019
Ernie and Gary Gullikson would probably never have guessed that they would still be rocking live music to happy audiences for over fifty years, but that is what they do indeed. The brothers play regul...
Thursday, November 14th, 2019
Boomsma’s Using Their Heartache to Help Others
Published: Thursday, November 14th, 2019
Troy and Sarah Boomsma welcomed me into their beautiful and cozy home on a cool, intermittently rainy afternoon to share their story about their son Jaxon.It was the most heartbreaking interview I hav...
Friday, September 20th, 2019
Through The Lens
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2019
As a teenager living in Bon Homme County, I must have driven past this old metal building with the broken letters spelling out Perkins on the front of it, at least a dozen times and never once thought...
Tanzania: Travel with a Purpose
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2019
This summer held more adventure than usual for the six Yankton High School students and their teacher, Mrs. Kaiti Ladwig. They traveled to Tanzania for a service learning trip that began June 10 and e...
Educated Driven and Direct
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2019
Take a moment and imagine it is 1865 and you a thirteen-year old young girl. Your sister, two brothers, and you are growing up in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, a populated area located across the Ohio Rive...
Porter the Hoarder and Rebecca Swift
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2019
Rebecca Swift, who now lives in Bridgewater, is a makeup artist, social media director for independent films, performs in her band Trabecca, and is a mom to three, but she is also the creator and illu...
A Raccoon In the Family
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2019
When cruising down the residential streets of Yankton, it’s common to see lots of walkers with their family, friends, and furry canines enjoying nice weather. But it’s not often that the o...
Friday, September 20th, 2019
Mead: A Center Preserving Our Heritage Through Culture and Education
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2019
If you have not visited the Mead Cultural Education Center, put it on the top of your list for things to do in Yankton! The building is an amazing architectural structure and home to the history museu...
More Than a Family Bond
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2019
Judy Willcut and two of her daughters share more than a genetic bond, they all followed a career of teaching. Even more noteworthy, they all specialize in Special Education.The reward of a high school...
Contact Center Serves Many Needs
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2019
The Contact Center has been a great resource for numerous people in our community, serving various needs. I visited with Jennifer Adamson about her sixteen years with the program, the past 10 years se...
Thursday, July 18th, 2019
Digging Down To Her Roots
Published: Thursday, July 18th, 2019
Though Sheri Burrell didn’t grow up in this area, she’s not a stranger to it. She and her family spent every summer visiting here while she was growing up; Burrell’s father was raise...
Lifelong Learning
Published: Thursday, July 18th, 2019
Pam VanMeeteren never imagined she’d be in college for twenty-seven years, especially while caring for her family of four children, Alissa, Brian, Abbey, and Ashley with her husband; Jeff. All t...
You May Call Me Earl...
Published: Thursday, July 18th, 2019
Have you ever stood in a store all by yourself reading captions on greeting cards laughing hysterically (if you have not, I highly recommend it)? How about looking at, touching, and admiring pieces of...
Thursday, July 18th, 2019
Artists Among Us
Published: Thursday, July 18th, 2019
After a long buying trip in the heat of June traveling the winding roads of the Black Hills, Mom and I landed back in Rapid City with a trailer full of one-of-a-kind artwork created by local artists....
