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| Ashley Emmick of Gayville is swamped by bucket-loads of water from good-hearted “friends.” Yes, friends! With tem-peratures in the mid-90s during Hay Days last weekend a water dousing was a welcome relief! (Actually, during this “Bucket Brigade” event, kids were supposed to be throwing water at a target, not each other. | Observer photo by Dan Merritt
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With abundant moisture and even temperatures, crops in the area are looking good, but some of the heavier rains have hurt some farmes with soggy, even flooded low area. Read what area farmers are looking at as far as their crops this year in this week’s Yankton County Observer.
As work on a new Yankton city well continues, a directional bore has come across from Nebraska – under the Missouri river – for a pipeline that will access new water sources for Yankton. News editor Dan Merritt looks into the process so far and what is still to come to complete this new system.
Lots of photos from Gayville Hay Days last weekend!
Final South Central Baseball League standings and plenty of area baseball scores.
Nobody may have asked him, but editorial writer Wayne Pibal has lots to say about Yankton County roads in this week’s column. Agree? Disagree? Don’t miss a word of what Wayne has to say!
Why is it so important for journalists to be able to protect their sources? Read what Kevin Smith, President of the Society of Professional Journalists, has to say. Don't miss the Observer EXTRA! every Tuesday! Look for it in many Yankton County area convience stores and businesses. Or, for only $1 per year, you can have it delivered to your own mailbox! The Observer summer office hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday and Fridays. If you ever have any questions or information for us, you can always call 605-665-0484 to speak to us or leave a message.
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