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I am a pet owner. Seventy percent of U.S. households, or about 90.5 million families, own a pet, according to the 2021-2022 National Pet Owners Survey conducted by the American Pet Products Association (APPA). As pet owners we know there are certain things our pets need, but do we know what common household items can be poisonous to our pets?
Read moreMATTHEW 9:20,21,22,20) "And behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came up behind him (Jesus) and touched the hem of his garment: 21) For she said within herself, if I may touch his garment, I will be whole. 22) But Jesus turned Him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole."(KJV)
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Sheriff Randy Thaler presents John Crisman with a plaque at his retirement party, held on Friday, March 18th. Congratulations.
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Read moreThe Wagner American Legion Auxiliary will be sponsoring their Soup and Sandwich Luncheon with a Bake Sale on Thursday, March 31 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Wagner.
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Life expectancy is a measure commonly considered when it comes to the overall health of a population. In this day and age, when most of us think about which medical interventions are most important to increase life expectancy, we probably think about things like treatment of cancer, interventions to treat heart attacks, or surgeries for life threatening illnesses. While those things are all important, their overall impact on a population’s life expectancy pales in comparison to the prevention of infectious disease.
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A dear old friend, Frank Kurtenbach, and Tom Hoffman, both of Brookings, along with myself, traveled down to Tulsa, OK to follow the SDSU Jack Rabbit wrestling squad in the Big XII Conference Wrestling Tournament on March 5th and 6th. Our SDSU grapplers are developing into a Division One powerhouse. Missouri, Oklahoma, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma State, and Iowa State finished ahead of us, but we finished 6th ahead of North Dakota State, Wyoming, West Virginia, the Air Force Academy, Utah, and Northern Colorado. What does this have to do with geese, pheasants, walleyes, or whitetail deer? Read on.
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