After overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges, two major Missouri River events in Yankton are hitting the ground running this spring and summer.
More than 160 sixth graders from three area schools spent Wednesday morning, Sept. 12, at Clay County Park for the annual River Appreciation Day. The event combines river-related science, art
The Missouri National Recreational River has a new Lead Park Ranger for Interpretation.
Abby Schauer, who has been on the job for nearly three months, says that she is originally from Spencer, IA.
Schauer explained what her job entails.
Schauer says that the reason she wanted to become
A little rain couldn t dampen the spirits of shoppers seeking bargain-priced treasures Thursday in the return of South Lyon s citywide garage sale. The fun is in the hunt, Don Smith, 72, said. We ve been shopping garage sales every spring and summer for 35 years. This is our enjoyment.
He and his wife Carol, Belleville residents, enjoy traveling all over looking for whatever might strike their fancy. They started with toys for their kids and advanced to toys for the grandkids. Now they get toys for themselves.
Don holds in his hand a small, antique fire extinguisher with a worn label looking slightly worse for wear since the 1950s. He looks absolutely delighted as he reveals he just bought it for $2 and also got an empty newsstand box for $5. He loads both items into the back of his SUV, which already has a disc golf basket he snagged for $10 from one of the 10 sales the couple hit earlier in the morning.