The Avon Chamber of Commerce held their election of officers at their monthly meeting held Monday evening, February 10th. There are currently 28 full members and three associate members of the Avon Chamber. Officers elected include:
Read moreBeen feeling ill or under the weather? Unfortunately, you are not alone. As of recently, that is the topic of discussion whetheritbebypeopleonFacebook, themorningcoffeecrews or the South Dakota news. It has affected our local area, including hitting one local school with enough force for them to close the school for the day. On January 20 Menno School District closed the school due to a large number of both students and staff with illnesses. As reported by Wagner Community Memorial Hospital- Avera and Wagner Clinic- Avera’s Infection ControlNurse,KaylaKrcil, RN, the four main viruses that the hospital and clinic have been seeing are Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Influenza A, Coronavirus disease (Covid-19)andstrepthroat.The following medical information was provided by Kayla in order to better inform the local communities of what to look for and expect from these viruses and bacteria.
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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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Three teams represented South Dakota at the annual 4H Western National Roundup in Denver last week, from January 8th through the 10th.
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Several Charles Mix Electric members took advantage of three local meetings held in January to provide information on rate changes that will take effect on April 1st. In an effort to reach as many members as possible, Charles Mix Electric held district meetings throughout the county in Platte, Lake Andes, and Wagner.
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Tom Studelska was a pioneer in the sport of wrestling since the late 1950s. He was on the first wrestling team in Parkston in 1959. After high school, Tom played a significant role in starting wrestling at the University of South Dakota Springfield where he wrestled as part of the team for three years in addition to being a four-year letter winner in football.
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