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A building that has been a part of the Wagner main street since at least 1935, began demolition Friday, December 8th. The old meat locker was completely torn down and debris was removed that day and over the weekend. Current owners, Joey and Brenda Jaton, needed to safely bring down the building before the roof completely caved in. Last winter was particularly hard on the building’s roof and had started the cave-in. They currently have no plans for the lot, but would love to see it hold a new business or to see someone interested in using the space to enhance Wagner.
Read moreThis holiday season, LifeServe Blood Center is urging families in South Dakota to come together and create a new and meaningful tradition: donating blood as a family to save lives in their communities. LifeServe Blood Center is the lifeline for more than 160 hospitals primarily in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Hospitals in your community have chosen LifeServe as their sole provider of blood and blood products, meaning that when you donate blood with LifeServe, you can save lives in your neighborhood. As a community- based blood center, LifeServe only hosts blood drives in the communities where that blood will go back into the area hospitals.
Read morePierre, S.D. December 1, 2023 - 251 South Dakota volunteer fire departments from across the state have been awarded grants totaling $5 million in funding for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Earlier this year, the South Dakota Legislature passed and Governor Noem signed HB 1127 appropriating state general funds to the Department of Public Safety creating the grant program to support local volunteer fire departments.
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Wagner Community School Kindergarten-Fourth Grade students presented their Winter Concert last Tuesday, December 5, in the school theater under the direction of Mr. Genzlinger and Mr. Wilbur.
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Wagner Community School presented its first annual Kahomni/Round Dance Friday, December 1st. The event was open to the public and included special dances and contests, invited singers, prizes and vendors. The special dances and contests included female and male side step, kahomni, potato dance and the hand drum contest. Invited singers included Donavyn Williamson, Hehaka Akichita Elk Soldier, Mato Thomas and Jermaine Bell. Prizes were awarded for best moccasins, best ribbon skirt and shirt and best braids. The master of ceremony for the event was Gerald Zephier and stickman was Darrell Zephier. The event was held at the WCS auxiliary gym. Cultural Coordinator, Jimmy Sanchez was the organizer of the kahomni. Traditionally a kahomni dance was a dance that consisted of two people that two stepped to songs specifically made for the dance. It was a dance that was traditionally a way for young men to show respect to young women whom they were publicly courting with little contact. In recent years, the kahomni has been used as more of a social dance and gathering. They had a great turn out of participants and it was a fun evening had by all. Photos by Marks Media Photography and Video.
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This week’s featured Andes Central Senior is Claire Johnson. Claire is the daughter of Brian and Katherine Johnson. She has four siblings Alex Evans, Joey Evans, Baylee Johnson and AJ Johnson. During her high school years, Claire has been involved in volleyball, basketball, track, FCCLA and All-State Choir. Claire has been very active in the community. For community service, she has been a CCD youth group teacher for the 4th and 5th graders, filled sandbags for Lake Andes during the flood, mentored elementary students, and has helped load cars for Feeding South Dakota. Thanksgiving dinner is Claire’s favorite school lunch and her favorite teacher is Mrs. Maynard. Mrs. Maynard teaches anatomy and Claire really enjoyed the class because Mrs. Maynard always kept it exciting and interesting with all of the fun classroom activities.
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