Yankton Medical Clinic’s Dr. Amanda Sedlacek has been selected as the 2023 South Dakota American College of Physicians Early Career Physician of the Year. She is a Board-Certified Internal Medicine/Palliative Care Physician with Yankton Medical Clinic, P.C.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — High school seniors from Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin now have a chance to receive one of 10 ISL Midwest Senior Scholarships worth $1,000. Registration is open now through April 28, 2023. Parents are also now able to register the…

LINCOLN, Neb. — Recently, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was joined by Tony Green, the Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) within the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Kristen Larsen, the Executive Director of the Nebraska Council on Developmental Di…

It has been nine years since my medical school acceptance. I can describe my personal process in two words: arduous and lengthy. Now, this may not be the case for all people that apply to medical school. A few individuals may be able to apply directly out of undergrad and be accepted. I’ll s…

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is seeking projects to be funded using Statewide Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funds. This program call will award $47 million of federal TAP funds throughout the State.

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Here’s what’s new at the Yankton Community Library: March 25, 2023

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Recovery and Regeneration are sometimes the limiting factors when we are working out and training. The more control over recovery and down time, the better quality and quantity of training as person can handle. No matter if that person is an athlete or general “Joe or Jane.” When I’ve had th…

EDITOR’S NOTE: About the author: This month’s column is a collaborative effort from DSS staff of the Human Services Center and Division of Behavioral Health.

The Yankton Community Library is excited to offer a bookmark design challenge as an introduction to our 2023 summer reading theme: “All Together Now: Friendship, Unity, and Kindness.”

HURON — The South Dakota State Fair and the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources encourage teachers to submit student education entries in the Arts & Education Building for the 2023 South Dakota State Fair. Last year, 98 exhibitors entered over 5,000 entries. Project areas inc…

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“God does almost everything,” says Caleb, 10. “He watches us while we’re asleep, and he watches us in the day, too. He never sleeps, and he never gets hurt. But the most important thing is he never lets us down.”

MENNO — The Menno-Olivet Ministerial Association will present the 42nd annual Easter Cantata. The program “Lest We Forget” will be presented Sunday, April 2, at 7 p.m. at Salem Reformed Church, South Fifth Street, Menno.

The public is invited to a Fish Fry Fundraiser on Friday, March 24, from 4:30-7 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church.

The Benedictine Peace Center invites you to enter the silence and experience the rich liturgies of an in-person Triduum Retreat with the monastic community at Sacred Heart Monastery in Yankton.

St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1009 Jackson Street in Yankton, is hosting its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at 11 a.m. All children through fifth grade are welcome.

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Before my junior year in high school, I returned from a Boy Scout canoeing trip to discover my sister had been killed in a car crash. I will never forget the sadness of the moment when I walked into the house that was filled with what seemed like half the caring and wonderful town of De Smet…

VERMILLION — The University of South Dakota has proven itself to be a strong competitor in producing national scholarship recipients. The state’s flagship university recently had four students selected as finalists for the highly competitive Harry S. Truman Scholarship — a distinction that o…

VERMILLION — More than 900 South Dakota high school students will immerse themselves in experiences that demonstrate what a career in health care is like at the South Dakota HOSA State Leadership Conference March 30-31, held at the Sanford Pentagon, the University of South Dakota Sioux Falls…

KAYLOR — The Kaylor 4-H Club is celebrating their 75th anniversary this year. This active Hutchinson County club was chartered in 1947. Events are being planned throughout the 4-H year, including celebrating at Kaylor Appreciation and during Hutchinson County Fair. Two charter members, Duane…

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, which commemorates the importance of inclusion for children, adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities and celebrates the unique strengths and vital contributions of these individuals.

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OMAHA, Neb. — The most prestigious awards offered by Better Business Bureau are back and open to applicants. Unlike other awards, the BBB Torch Awards for Ethics focus on demonstrated ethical business practices, rather than a company’s growth, profitability or popularity.

PIERRE — “Paint-South Dakota” is underway and South Dakota Housing is seeking volunteer painters and nominations for houses to be painted.

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Bishop Jonathan Folts will be at Christ Episcopal Church in Yankton at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 19, for a joint service with Vermillion’s St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

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“He did things like his Dad (100% God), and He did things like we do (since he’s 100% man),” says Candice, 10. I’m impressed, Candice! You have succeeded where others have failed.

Mount Marty University, in partnership with The Diocese of Sioux Falls and The Ethics of Public Policy Center, will present the fourth annual Aquinas Lecture on Tuesday, March 21, at 7 p.m. It will be held at the Parish Hall of the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Sioux Falls.

The public is invited to a Fish Fry Fundraiser on Friday, March 24, from 4:30-7 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church.

MENNO — The Menno-Olivet Ministerial Association will again sponsor the 42nd annual Easter Cantata which will be performed Palm Sunday evening, April 2, beginning at 7 p.m. at Salem Reformed Church in Menno. The first Cantata held in 1980.

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