The Yankton County Commission Thursday night approved conditional use permits for three hog confinement projects in the Mission Hill and Volin areas.
Christy Schultz of Mission Hill opposed the permits..

Yankton Attorney Mike Stevens, representing Karl Schenk, one of the applicants, says every side has rights in the process..

Commissioner Ray Epp says there needs to be production agriculture…somewhere..

The commission approved the permits on a series of four to zero votes. Commissioner Gary Swensen had left the meeting earlier and was not present to vote.