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The Lake Andes Volunteer Fire Department held their annual steak supper during the last weekend of February. Members that received recognition for their dedication to the fire department were Will Bennett who has been with the department for 15 years. Both Eric Schoenfelder and Dave Stimpson were recognized for giving 10 years of service to the department. First year coats were given out to firefighters: Ryan Frederick, Grant Petrik and Jacob Wenzlaff.
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National Newspapers in EducationWeekwascelebrated March 2-8. We would like to recognize and applaud Avon School District’s own Jolly Roger staff for all of their creativity andhardworkthatthey putintoputtingtheJollyRoger together.
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SDHSAA STATE WRESTLING RESULTS
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Congratulations Wrestlers on a great performance at the State Tournament last week. For results see page 9.
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There are six schools that are a part of the Missouri Valley Regional Spelling Bee including Andes Central, Burke, Dakota Christian, Gregory, Platte-Geddes and South Central. Every year the regional spelling bee is held at a different school’s location. This year, Andes Central hosted the regional contest. On Monday February 24th, the first and second place winners from each school from grades 1st through 5th competed at Andes Central looking to see who would win in each grade division amongst these sensational spellers. Spellers that competed at the regional competition from Andes Central included Evelyn Swanson, Adrian Neault, Christiana Habben, Evyn Frederick, Sully Calandra, Heaven Never Misses A Shot, Kyvon Hart, Bradley Drappeau, Addisyn Deurmier andIshaArchambeau.Notonly does each contestant have a chance to place in their grade level, but each contestant that places scores team points for their school. The school that earns the most points wins the travelling trophy for the year, with Gregory being this year’s winner.
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Addison Cuka and Dusti Laska competed at State Gymnastics on Saturday, February 16th in Watertown.
Read moreThe Region 3B Wrestling Tournament was held Saturday in Wagner. Competing for Wagner Red Raiders were:
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MITCHELL, S.D. (February 11, 2025) – Farmers and ranchers in Aurora, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, and Hanson counties will be receiving $4.4 million in cashback dividends returned by Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) as part of the financial cooperative’s patronage program, paying 1% back as a cash-back dividend. Eligible customer-owners were issued cash-back dividend checks the last week of January.
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