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2026 Riverboat Days Poster/T-Shirt Contest Announced
1+ week, 2+ day ago (216+ words) Spring is coming and so is Riverboat Days. The board is in full swing of planning and getting ready for the red, white and" summer blast. If you are a fourth-, fifth- or sixth-grade student in the Yankton School District,…...
Google Docs Class Offered At Library March 27
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (148+ words) Are you looking to develop or improve your computer skills? The Yankton Community Library can help. On Friday, March 27, the library, located at 515 Walnut Street, will be offering the opportunity to learn about Google Docs at noon." Are you looking…...
USD Law School Announces Simmons As Trusts And Estates Endowed Chair
13+ hour, 16+ min ago (526+ words) SIOUX FALLS " Being a leading expert in trusts and estates has earned Tom Simmons a new position. The veteran University of South Dakota (USD) professor,who is a tenured faculty member at the Knudson School of Law,will serve as…...
YSD Board OKs Changes To 2 Years Of School Calendars
1+ week, 3+ day ago (605+ words) Yankton School Board President Kathy Greeneway listens as Yankton School District Superintendent Dr. Wayne Kindle talks on Monday about changes made to the next two years of school calendars." The Yankton School District (YSD) has had to amend its next…...
Neb. Lawmakers Keep $3.5M In Private School Vouchers ‘Bridge’ Program
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1250+ words) Lauren Gage, spokesperson for the private school scholarship granting organization Opportunity Scholarships of Nebraska, joins Nebraska private school students and lawmakers in honor of National School Choice Week in 2025. Jan. 28, 2025." LINCOLN " Lawmakers kept $3.5 million in Nebraska's state budget Monday to…...
Bon Homme School Officials Nearing Decision On Future
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1731+ words) Amy Tolsma, the Bon Homme district's elementary principal, points out parts of alternative plans for the Tyndall and Springfield sites during Thursday's town hall meeting in Tyndall." TYNDALL " After two town hall meetings, the Bon Homme school board must now…...
Centerville, Platte-Geddes School Bonds Both Fail
2+ week, 2+ day ago (411+ words) The unofficial results are in for the Centerville and Platte-Geddes school bond elections held on Tuesday, with both ballot issues failing to pass. For the second time in the span of five months, Centerville School District voters had the opportunity…...
Reduced-Price School Meal Funding Heads To South Dakota Senate
2+ week, 2+ day ago (533+ words) State Rep. Kadyn Wittman, D-Sioux Falls, speaks to members of the media at the Capitol on Pierre on Feb. 12, 2026. Wittman is the sponsor of a bill that would see the state cover the cost of reduced-price meals now paid by…...
School Cellphone Ban Fails In SD Legislative Committee
2+ week, 3+ day ago (276+ words) Sen. Chris Karr, R-Sioux Falls, speaks on the South Dakota Senate floor on Jan. 21, 2025." PIERRE " A bill to ban cellphone use by public school students during the day narrowly failed in a South Dakota House of Representatives committee Monday. The…...
Nebraska Bill Passes To Reinstate School Suspensions
2+ week, 6+ day ago (621+ words) Two students walk the halls at a former Omaha Public Schools elementary school building that has been replaced." LINCOLN, Neb. " The Nebraska Legislature, at the urging of Gov. Jim Pillen, passed a bill Friday to allow schools to once again…...