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The long summer days are coming to an end, and the hallways are filling up again. New classes, students, and new opportunities are waiting as students return to school for another exciting year. Many students are excited to see their friends again and meet their new teachers.

If bedtime has drifted an hour or two later over the summer, nothing has gone wrong. Late sunsets, camp schedules, vacations, and relaxed screen rules all nudge a child's internal clock later.

There’s something about a small town. You walk into a local restaurant, and they greet you by name. You know exactly what you’re going to order without opening the menu.

While no other text can claim the unique authority as the Bible, the Book of Enoch is an ancient Jewish religious work--ascribed by tradition to Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah---played a crucial role in forming the worldview of the authors of the New Testament, who were not only familiar with...

The Avon Fire Department helped local families celebrate the start of another school year with its Back-to-School Hydrant Party Saturday, August 22, at Avon City Park.

Telling the story of South Dakota’s creative environment is one of the primary jobs of Arts South Dakota—and one that requires all the resources of our state to adequately depict the breadth and scope of the arts scene.

10 YEARS AGO2016The public was urged to attend the much-anticipated wind farm meeting to be held at the Avon School on August 24. The Grand Prize $500 winner of the Dante Harvest Festival Raffle drawing was Holden Hite, son of Troy (formerly of Avon) and Laura Hite of Westminster, CO.

How present are you to the here and now? To the people closest to you?Daily tasks and basic needs can drain the battery of any family system.

The Wagner cross country team heads into the 2026 season with a young, growing group of runners and a simple mindset: never give up.The Raiders have about 30 runners out this fall, with 18 boys and 11 girls.

The Wagner Raiders opened their 2026 football season in impressive fashion Friday night, picking up a 26-0 win over Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central on their home field.