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Friday, May 19th, 2017
Team HOPE Helps Many
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2017
Karen Kubal EdlerAfter Karen Kubal Edler recovered from a cancer diagnosis, the support she received from the community prompted her to pay it forward to others in need of support. Team HOPE has been...
The Journey of Collecting Families
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2017
What does she look like? Where does she live? How is she doing? These were recurring questions that Jan Everson and Jane Pugh thought often for many years about the daughter they each had given up for...
National Bicycle Safety Month
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2017
22 years ago I was hit by a car while I was riding my bike. Of course my parents had put me through the Safety City offered by the Yankton Police Department and I was taught proper safety for riding a...
Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
Shelly Kinsley – Providing Care During the Night
Published: Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
Methodically working during the night, quiet so not to disturb the little ones more than necessary is Shelly Kinsley, a Registered Nurse at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton. On her 25th year of...
Jordan's Story
Published: Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
What is Autism?Many of us have heard of autism but few really know what it is. According to www.autismspeaks.org, “Autism spectrum disorder and Autism are both terms for a group of complex disor...
Thursday, January 19th, 2017
Monastery Prioress Prepares To Step Down
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2017
If you are a member of a religious organization, you might have to do things you didn’t think you’d ever do.Yankton’s Benedictine Sacred Heart Monastery Prioress Sister Penny Bingham...
Thursday, January 19th, 2017
Olson And Her Four Winds Boat Shop Provide Connection with Nature
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2017
While on a camping trip in Ontario, Canada not too long ago, Dawne Olson dared herself to try something new.What the rural Vermillion woman didn’t realize at the time is that accepting that dare...
An Eye For An Eye
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2017
At 17 years old, I have a prosthetic eye.I have been blind in my right eye since birth, and the eye problems continued from there. But now I am pain-free. My journey is just beginning.When I was three...
Marathon Running
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2017
Jackie Freeman and daughter Tiernee. Courtesy of Color Your RecoveryApril 21st and November 5th of 2017 are two important days for a couple local (current and past) residents, Jackie Freeman and Melis...
Massey Roots Run Deep
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2017
If you saw a red Massey Harris or Massey Ferguson tractor in our area in the 1990’s, chances are it bore the Kendall Brothers or Kendall Implement logo. Connie Kendall sat down with me to explai...
Your Kindness is Showing
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2017
Having been born and raised in Yankton, I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else and I never have. Sheltered? Scared? You might think so. I’d say lucky or blessed. Honestly, I’ve neve...
Tuesday, November 15th, 2016
Longhorn Herd Is Kaeberle’s ‘Piece Of The West’
Published: Tuesday, November 15th, 2016
Karen Kaeberle stood among her herd of Texas longhorn cattle early on a Friday morning, partly in the role of caregiver, and partly, it seemed as a playground monitor.A few of the cattle seemed to be...
Tuesday, November 15th, 2016
Christmas Past
Published: Tuesday, November 15th, 2016
Christmas is a holiday with a long history of traditions and coming together as a family. Every year it seems that we move further and further away from the true meaning of Christmas. Sometimes it eve...
Manufacturing: Breaking the Gender Stereotype
Published: Tuesday, November 15th, 2016
Left to Right: Kris Llewellyn, Jennifer Herrboldt, Kristi Palecek and Pam Erickson.South Dakota native Kristi Palecek enjoys the variety that her job as TruXedo General Manager offers her. “I li...
All Are Welcome to the Yankton Community Feast
Published: Tuesday, November 15th, 2016
Pictured is the inaugural committee of the Yankton Community Feast, left to right: Donna Madson, Marlene and the late Steve Johnson, Don Edwards and Cliff Madson.Thanksgiving is a time for many to get...
Friday, September 16th, 2016
A Year Abroad
Published: Friday, September 16th, 2016
Many people enjoy traveling abroad and some even do a semester abroad in college; but for Lara Goodteacher and Cody Perk, a visit wasn’t long enough. Cody decided to join a program to teach in P...
Warming Hearts at the Quilts on the Dakota Prairie Festival
Published: Friday, September 16th, 2016
Sally SchroederWhen someone is truly passionate about something, it’s rather obvious, a warmth that you can feel radiating from them.When I met Sally Schroeder, I could feel that warmth, like be...
How To Get Through
Published: Friday, September 16th, 2016
Jan and Pat GarrityWhen Jan and Pat Garrity’s son, Sam, completed suicide on September 28, 2015, they had no idea how to get through.“After the initial shock, we mapped out a plan for ours...
Friday, September 16th, 2016
Yanktons Boys & Girls Club Builds A Better Future For Our Youth
Published: Friday, September 16th, 2016
Diane and Larry NessOh, the days of childhood. Less pressure, more carefree, less stress and a whole lot more fun. I found myself wishing to revert back to my younger days even more after I heard abou...
Wednesday, July 13th, 2016
Guatemalan Gratitude
Published: Wednesday, July 13th, 2016
Dr. Jessie ScottWhen asked to describe her recent mission trip in three words Yankton dentist, Dr. Jessie Scott, states “The words I would use would be: perspective, priorities, and gratitude.&r...
A Passion For Golf
Published: Wednesday, July 13th, 2016
Ruth GravholtAlthough she’s played more rounds of golf than anyone else at Fox Run Golf Course, Ruth Gravholt wasn’t always a golfer. That passion didn’t really take root until the e...
A Warm Welcome
Published: Wednesday, July 13th, 2016
Kasi HabermanThe Yankton Mall has seen many changes over the years; from stores changing, to a few renovations. This year has seen Dunham’s moving to its new location at the west end of the mall...
