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East Hwy. 50 • Yankton, SD 605-665-7952 COX AUTO SUPPLY 1007 Broadway Yankton, SD 605-665-4494 YEARS IN BUSINESS 52 YEARS IN BUSINESS Somsen is the first Yankton player drafted since Lloyd Brunick was in 1967. June 13Jennifer Johnke has been chosen as the new Yankton High School principal. She is replacing Dr. Wayne Kindle; he was recently selected as the new Yankton School District Superintendent. Johnke has been the assistant principal at Yankton High School for the last three years. June 17Jessica Albers of Yankton competed in the Miss USA pageant in Las Vegas last weekend. She was one of 51 contestants; the crown was won by Miss Connecticut, Erin Brady. June 19Yankton County Auditor Paula Jones will retire from her position and the end of the month due to ongoing medical issues. She has been on medical leave since early February. June 21The local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association and the Yankton Regional Aviation Association sponsored flights in a 1929 Ford Tri-motor airplane that flew into Yankton yesterday. The plane was designed by Henry Ford in 1929 and is touring the country this summer stopping in 11 states offering rides. June 24Yankton native Colton Iverson is awaiting a call from the NBA draft. Iverson is a 2008 Yankton High School graduate and is a first team member of the All Mountain West Conference player as a senior for Colorado State. He has worked out for 18 NBA teams and is listed as number 43 on the website’s top 100 prospects for the draft. June 25Members of the Heine Farm & Feedyard were chosen as the 2013 Farm Family of the Year. Ron & Steve Heine and families were honored at the Ag Gala. The family continues to own and operate the family homestead near Fordyce, Nebraska dating back to 1905. Colton Iverson has been selected to play professional basketball. Indiana selected him in the second round – the 53rd overall pick in Thursday nights NBA draft and was later acquired by the Boston Celtics. July 5Josh Loest, of Utica, will have his drawing published in the children’s magazine “Highlights”; he drew a small mouth bass and submitted it to the contest last year. July 6After 16 years on the Yankton School Board Chris Specht is set to retire. Specht was first elected to the board in 1997 and recently served as the board president. July 12Yankton native, Josh Hoffner helped turn AP coverage of a sensational Arias trial into new book. “Killer Girlfriend”. Hoffner, a 1994 Yankton High School graduate, served as the lead editor on the coverage of the Phoenix based murder trial. July 13First Chiropractic Center of Yankton who also has satellite clinics in Scotland and Bloomfield, Nebraska was chosen for a national project that could help shape American healthcare. July 23Mike Dellinger, executive director at the Yankton Office of Economic Development has accepted a new position n Council Bluffs, Iowa. His resignation will take effect on August 30. Johnson Electric, LLP trucktrailerinc.com June 10Yankton native Layne Somsen has been drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 22nd round of Saturday’s MLB Draft. June 29Superintendent Dr. Joe Gertsema is leaving the Yankton School District after 22 years. He will now be teaching college classes at the University of Sioux Falls and an additional course at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell. 1209 W. 9th Street, Yankton, SD 605-665-9269 YEARS IN BUSINESS Web site: www.marksinc.com YEARS IN BUSINESS 665-9461 920 Broadway, Yankton YEARS IN BUSINESS 35 Steve Hermanson is retiring after 32 years as a volunteer firefighter with the Yankton Volunteer Fire Department. Hermanson followed in the footsteps of his father Howard who was also a Yankton firefighter for more than 25 years. East Hwy. 50, Yankton, SD 605-665-3872 July 26The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcomed their son George Alexander Louis in London, England on July 23. The new prince is now third in line to the throne. August 8A Niobrara, Nebraska couple were sentenced to 10 years in prison with 9 years suspended for during down their Springfield restaurant. Charles and Kimberly Johnson are accused of setting fire to Libby’s Steakhouse to collect insurance money. They were both convicted of felony arson and reckless burning, both Class 3 felonies. August 14A groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday in Vermillion for Eagle Creek Software Services. The facility will be located southwest of Walmart. The facility is expected to create 200 new jobs in the Vermillion market. August 15Dozens of people toured the former Post Office during an open house yesterday. The U.S. Postal Service via an online bidding process is selling off the structure. The post office was built in 1904 and use of it was discontinued in January of 2012. August 16Mount Marty College officials announced a $3 million dollar renovation project that will benefit sciences and nursing. The renovation of the Old Library and former Mount Marty High School building will begin today. The project will provide a new home for science and nursing students currently studying and working in Bede Hall that was constructed in 1936. August 20Yankton County was able to sell two of its three properties during auctions held yesterday. The former Yankton County Highway Shop was sold to Joe Schieffer, who owns Midwest Autoplex property adjacent to the shop for $142,000. August 24Ellen McVay of Yankton was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease three years ago and was recently chosen for a 10member national advisory group for people with early stage Alzheimer’s. She and her husband Dr. Michael McVay are active with efforts at the state level. They were recently featured in an interview with the Huffington Post, a news website. August 29Yankton Police officers Rob Buechler, Jeremy McNinch, Monty Rothenberger and Corporal Brad Parker received meritorious services certificates for their part in rescuing an unconscious woman from the Missouri River on July 21. The Yankton High School marching band has been invited to perform as part of the 2013 McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade in Chicago. September 7Former USD Athletic Director Jack Doyle died yesterday in California at the age of 80. He was athletic director for 15 years. He was hired in 1971 as the men’s assistant basketball coach. He was named head coach in 1973. He became the athletic director in March of 1982 and retired in 1998. September 14Yankton Area Progressive Growth and the National Field Archery Association are forming a partnership to purchase 20 acres of property along Highway 50 just south of Applied Engineering. The land is adjacent to the NFAA Easton Yankton Archery Complex. Yankton officials hope people in the industry will see the possibilities Yankton could hold for them September 16Monday gunman Aaron Alexis went on a rampage at the Washington Naval Yard in Washington, DC killing 12 people before being shot to death by law enforcement officials. He had complained to police in early August in Rhode Island that people were talking to him through the walls and ceilings of his hotel rooms and sending microwave vibrations into his body to deprive him of sleep. Alexis was a 34-year-old information technology employee at a defense related Computer Company and used a valid pass to get into the Naval yard. September 19Candidates for the Yankton High School 2013 Pioneer Days include JJ Henja, Susanna Kinsley, Hailey Luken, Anna Gulick, Molly King, Abbey Van Meeteren, and Brooke Wuebben. Brandon Frick, Layne Droppers and Tanner Termansen, Lane Sawatzke, Landon Withrow. September 20Roger Kubal, the maintenance manager at Sapa in Yankton, learned he had thyroid cancer at a company sponsored Health & Safety Day last year. He is now cancer free. Sapa offers there more than 400 employees free of charge health screenings each year. September 21Friends and family remembered former fire chief Pat Smith at his funeral today. Smith served as the Yankton Fire Chief from 1973 to 1996. Smith was transported to the cemetery on the Yankton Fire Department’s Engine Two. He overseen the construction of Fire Station No. 1 at Fifth Street and Douglas Avenue and laid the foundation for Station Number Two. September 24Yankton College’s board of trustees approved a preliminary agreement with the Yankton County Historical Society to occupy 3,200 square feet of space on the third floor of the historic Mead building once it is restored. September 25A 1971 Cold case may finally see closure after skeletal remains were found along with a 1960 Studebaker near a bridge in Union County. Pam Jackson and Cheryl Miller both of Vermillion were last seen on May 29, 1971. A lower than usual water level September 27JJ Henja and Susanna Kinsley were crowned the Pioneer Days prince and princess during the Yankton High School’s homecoming coronation. The rest of the homecoming candidates included: Hailey Luken, Anna Gulick, Molly King, Abbey Van Meeteren, and Brooke Wuebben. Brandon Frick, Layne Droppers and Tanner Termansen, Lane Sawatzke, Landon Withrow. October 2The government shutdown means a halt to area services for the National Park Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development offices and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The U.S. Postal Service will keep delivering mail and the Social Security beneficiaries will continue receiving checks and active military will continue serving their tour of duty. October 4Yankton native Father Kristopher Cowles played a key role in St. Joseph School in Pierre being selected as a National Blue Ribbon Award. Cowles has served the last two years as an associate pastor at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pierre, located next to the school. October 7Wayne, Nebraska is cleaning up after an EF4 tornado hit Friday night leaving behind millions of dollars in damage. 15 people were injured in the storm, but there were no fatalities. Several tornadoes touched down in Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa. This same storm sys-