Kelly Hertz

4 weeks ago | yankton.net | Kelly Hertz

Kelly Hertz/P&DEarly in the performance of Mount Marty University Theatre’s “The Play That Goes Wrong,” characters raise a glass to Charles Haversham (Allie Taggart, on chaise), the first victim in the play-within-a-play “The Murder at Haversham Manor.” Actors include (from left): YHS students Nate Barnes (Cecil Haversham) and Conner Brunick (Inspector Carter), Carl Massa (Thomas Colleymore) and Lauryn Bernt (Florence Colleymore), and community member Jim Violette (Perkins, with tray).

1 month ago | yankton.net | Kelly Hertz

The sudden closure of Cimpl’s meatpacking plant in Yankton this week was a shock to the community, and the economic blow is something we’ll be dealing with for a long time. In the longer view, however, the loss of a business, even one as seemingly venerable as the 75-year-old Cimpl’s, is part of a relentless (albeit glacial), piecemeal evolution as our world and perspectives change one person, one landmark or one store at a time.

1 month ago | yankton.net | Kelly Hertz

Kelly Hertz/P&DStacy Hubert of Edward Jones prepares for television interview with a KTIV videographer during Monday’s 11th annual Rockathon at The Center in Yankton. The event is held each March to raise funds for the battle against senior hunger. Also shown are, from left: Jared Ibarolle, Devin Anderson, Chris Marlow and Colby Kuchta, who are all also from Edward Jones. The final fundraising total from the event was not available at press time.

1 month ago | yankton.net | Kelly Hertz

The Yankton High School Jazz Band performed at the YHS theatre Monday night under the direction of Gwen Wenisch. The band performed six selections ranging from “The Incredibles” to the Charles Mingus jazz standard “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat.”

1 month ago | yankton.net | Kelly Hertz

With the main run of the 2025 South Dakota legislative session having ended two days earlier, Saturday’s District 18 cracker barrel gave Sen. Lauren Nelson and Reps. Julie Auch and Mike Stevens a chance to address some of the things that were — and weren’t — achieved this winter. Speaking before a crowd that braved Saturday’s chilly, windy weather, the lawmakers discussed a number of topics. Here is a summary of some of that discussion.