Randy Dockendorf is a Regional Editor at Yankton Press & Dakotan. He focuses on themes such as business and economics, crime and justice, and urban development, while also covering topics like water conservation and local economic policy. Randy's work has been featured in Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan and Vermillion Plain Talk.
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By: Randy Dockendorf
Vermillion Elementary School Principal Sam Jacobs wears the shawl presented to him by Jay and Rose Bazemore (shown in the photo) during Saturday’s wacipi. Jacobs received the Governor George Michelson Award of Excellence for his efforts at racial understanding and reconciliation.
By: Randy Dockendorf, Katherine Frank
Recognizing the dangers all first responders face, Yankton Mayor Mike Villaneuva opened Tuesday’s City Commission meeting with a tribute and moment of silence for a Minnehaha County deputy sheriff killed in the line of duty.
By: Randy Dockendorf
This sign, taken earlier this year, welcomes visitors to the Springfield elementary school. The Bon Homme school board decided this week to close the site starting with the 2027-28 school term.
VERMILLION — President Sheila Gestring has announced her retirement from the University of South Dakota (USD), having guided the school since 2018.
Dave and De Knudson display a gift they received — artwork of the University of South Dakota’s College of Fine Arts — during Friday’s ribbon cutting for the De & Dave Knudson Piano & Music Technology Lab on the Vermillion campus.
Vermillion Elementary School Principal Sam Jacobs wears the shawl presented to him by Jay and Rose Bazemore (shown in the photo) during Saturday’s wacipi. Jacobs received the Governor George Michelson Award of Excellence for his efforts at racial understanding and reconciliation.
A packed Wagner school auditorium gathers Thursday for the activation ceremony deploying the Wagner-based 155th Engineer Company to the southern border on a South Dakota National Guard mission.
By: Randy Dockendorf
They may not have known her personally, but law enforcement officers from Yankton and Vermillion attended this week’s funeral for a Minnehaha County deputy sheriff killed in the line of duty.
During a plant tour Monday, U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) learned about Ehresmann Engineering’s new airport tower which the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved for national use.
The Yankton City Commission is moving forward with a new ordinance for electronically powered vehicles such as bikes and scooters.
