Jay Gravholt

South Dakota

Reporter at Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan

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Easter Egg Hunts Roll Into Yankton This Weekend

1 week ago | yankton.net | Jay Gravholt

Various churches, businesses and community organizations are going all out for Easter this weekend. There are Easter egg hunts galore, arts and crafts, games, prizes and more. Celebrate Community Church moved downtown into the old Ace Hardware building last year and this is the church’s first Easter downtown. Pastor Jeff Todd wanted to do something a little different this year to involve his congregation’s new neighbors — the downtown businesses. “I love downtown,” he said.
SD Library Officials Deal With Fed Cuts

1 week ago | yankton.net | Jay Gravholt

Some earlier worries about federal and state cuts to library services have come to fruition. Due to the DOGE shutdown of the Institute of Library and Museum Services, the South Dakota State Library has notified its patrons that the use of the courier service for interlibrary loans will no longer be available once the current contract runs out on April 30.
City Moves A Pair Of Upcoming Meetings

1 week ago | yankton.net | Jay Gravholt

The Yankton City Commission will be rescheduling a pair of upcoming meetings due to holidays in 2025. The May 26 (Memorial Day) meeting will be moved to Tuesday, May 27, and the Monday, Oct. 13 (Native American Day) to Tuesday, Oct. 14. Commissioner Brian Hunhoff requested the item be moved from the consent item agenda (items that are voted on without discussion) to the new business part of the agenda to discuss Native American Day.
Fiery Friday: Rural Blaze Scorches 250 Acres

1 week ago | yankton.net | Jay Gravholt

Yankton firefighters were dispatched to SW Jim River Road east of Yankton shortly after 1 p.m. Friday for a controlled burn that got out of hand. It turned into an all-day battle. Yankton Fire Chief Tim Linke said more than 20 Yankton firefighters, along with assistance from the Lesterville Fire Department, were able to distinguish the blaze shortly before 6 p.m.But not without some challenges.
Stevens Set To Take Part In Child Support Committee

1 week ago | yankton.net | Jay Gravholt

District 18 Rep. Mike Stevens will be serving on the South Dakota Child Support Commission for the second time as the group meets throughout the spring and summer to ensure the state’s child support system is up to date and following federal guidelines. Stevens spoke with the Press & Dakotan about the commission and his passion for projects like this that affect thousands of kids across the state. He was appointed by Gov. Larry Rhoden to be one of the members of the commission. The others are Sen.
State Chamber Head Recaps Legislative Session

2 weeks ago | yankton.net | Jay Gravholt

David Owen of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce gave his annual post-Legislative update at Yankton’s United Way Thursday at an event hosted by Yankton Thrive. This legislative session was Owen’s last and also the 100th of the South Dakota Legislature. The president and chief lobbyist of the state’s chamber, Owen will be stepping down in August after his 27th legislative session.
Decision 2025 Turnout Better Than Usual; Changes In ‘26

2 weeks ago | yankton.net | Jay Gravholt

Tuesday night’s municipal and school election in Yankton will be the last ones held in April after new legislation passed in Pierre this winter that dictates those elections must now be held in conjunction with the June primary elections or the general elections in November. Yankton did finish off the April election tradition with an extraordinary amount of candidates — nine candidates running for three spots on the City Commission and five candidates running for two spots on the School Board.
Decision 2025: Spencer, Bertsch And Conkling Win City Seats

2 weeks ago | yankton.net | Jay Gravholt

Brian Bertsch, Bill Conkling and Dave Spencer were elected to fill the three empty seats on the Yankton City Commission. The city of Yankton generally doesn’t receive a large turnout for municipal elections typically hovering around 10-11%. Tuesday night saw a higher turnout perhaps because of a slate of nine candidates for City and five for School Board. Election day itself was beautiful weather, so that certainly didn’t discourage day-of voting.
Showcasing A ‘Peace’ Of History

2 weeks ago | yankton.net | Jay Gravholt

Yankton’s Mead Museum is about to have a rare Jefferson Peace Medal on display beginning Saturday, April 12. This is one of only two peace medals to be on display in the entire world — the other is in St. Louis. Thanks to local collector Larry Ness, the owner of this particular artifact, Yankton will have it on display for an undetermined amount of time.
‘Like Family’

2 weeks ago | yankton.net | Jay Gravholt

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a series of stories related to the fifth anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. ———During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a new social worker who began working at Avera Sister James Care Center on the campus of Avera Majestic Bluffs. Two years later, when the mask mandates were lifted for long-term care facilities, this not-so-new social worker showed up to work without her mask and her colleagues wondered who she was.