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1st through 6th grade students at Andes Central participated in the school's annual Spelling Bee on Tuesday, February 8th , 2022. The spelling bee consisted of two parts: a written test of 35 words and an oral contest. Medals were awarded to the first three places in each grade level. The first and second place winners will attend the Missouri Valley Regional Spelling Bee which will be held in Gregory, SD on February 23rd.
Read moreThe Wagner Chamber of Commerce held their monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 7 at the Wagner Theater meeting room and the topic of discussion involved what the future could hold for the senior class students. The central focus of the meeting included a basic explanation of the Build Dakota Scholarship program and the opportunities it presents for students and for local businesses and the community as a whole. The Build Dakota Scholarship represents a “full ride scholarship”, which provides all of a students tuition, books, tools and fees to attend a technical college in South Dakota. This special scholarship brings a business partner and student together and encourages the student to return to the community after technical college training is completed.
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Abraham Lincoln never stepped foot in present-day South Dakota. Perhaps the closest he ever came was a trip to Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1859 to examine some land for a friend and deliver a speech. In fact, the 16th president rarely comes to mind when thinking about South Dakota history. After all, we became a state 24 years after Lincoln’s death. But you don’t have to look far to find ties and tributes to Abraham Lincoln in South Dakota.
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