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2021 is here and that means a new legislative session is upon us! I am Representative Caleb Finck, I live and farm near Tripp, SD and I will be again writing a weekly column to to date on important legislative items. Our first week of the new session will be filled with information gathering and speeches. On Tuesday, January 12th we will hear the State of the State address from Governor Noem. Wednesday, January 13th, we will listen in on the State of the Judiciary delivered by the Chief Justice. Finally, Thursday, January 14th we will hear the State of the Tribes Address from one of our Tribal Chairmen.
Read moreContinued improvement for the Wagner Raider this week at the Floyd Farrand Duals. The normal individual tournament format was changed to four quadrangular duals to allow spectators to socially distance. There were two quadrangluars held at the Sioux Falls Lincoln High School and two at Harrisburg High School. Wagner was one of the eight teams to wrestle in Harrisburg. The Raider’s first bout of competition were the Tea Titans followed by Sioux Falls Roosevelt followed by Sioux Falls O’Gorman.
Read moreThe library appreciates the individual from our community who donated money to pay for those people who have lost materials from the library, and thus didn’t have use of the computers in the library. We started with paying for the children on our list first and then put the names of all others in a drawing and paid off as many bills as we could with the donated funds. If you wonder if your materials were paid for visit the library to find out.
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Warren (Willie) Paul Kranig, 75, of Greeley, CO, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his family on December 22, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. Willie was born on July 23, 1945, in Wagner to Raymond and Louise Kranig of Marty. He was raised on a farm where he learned the sense of pride in a hard day’s work. He graduated from Ravinia High School in Ravinia, in May of 1963. After high school, he enlisted in the U. S. Army where he proudly served his country for three years, spending 19 months in Korea. Willie and his wife, Carol, knew each other in high school, and while on a short military leave, they reunited and fell in love. They were married on July 29, 1967. They initially lived in Sioux City, IA, moved to Elk Point, and eventually resided in Wagner until July 1979, when they moved to Greeley, CO.
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Funeral services for Clifford Dragg, 68, of Wagner were Friday, January 1 at the Gym. Burial was in the Native American Church Cemetery, rural Wagner. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
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