The City of Yankton had another eventful year, especially as the state and region continued to recover from the eighteen months and more of the Covid-19 pandemic.

We talked with City Manager Amy Leon about the past year. She says one of the highlights was the opening of the Huether Family Aquatic Center in May…https://soundcloud.com/wnax-radio/weekend-file-01-02-2022?si=59a7ea13cafb42779a87b50a003204a5&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

The year was wrapping up with another report of strong sales tax growth. City taxes were up over twenty two percent in October, which put taxes up over eleven percent for the year. Despite the good returns, Leon said they will again budget carefully due to expected increases in costs due to inflation.

The Weekend File is a public affairs presentation of WNAX News…..