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Fall always puts me in a literary mood, perhaps because the South Dakota Festival of Books is held in late September or early October. I relish the opportunity to listen to writers discuss their books and always leave inspired to work on new projects.
Read morePresent were Mike Petrik, Mayor; Alderman Dodge, Tjeerdsma, M Petrik and Berndt and street commissioner, Kocmich. Public included Johnny Swatek, Julie Tolsma, Ilene Muller, Blake Harms and Bradley Voigt.
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Many area farmers have begun harvesting their crops. Pictured above, Curt Soulek was found busy harvesting his soybean field east of Lake Andes. Photo by Barb Pechous.
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The Midwest Honor Flight flies again after almost two years. The Midwest Honor Flight headed to Washington, D.C. Saturday, September 18th to visit the memorials dedicated to honor the service and sacrifices of themselves and to fellow Veterans.
Read moreThe LifeServe Blood Center blood drive sponsored by Wagner High School on Monday, September 27th, had a fantastic turn-out! 30 donors registered and 29 units of life saving blood was donated. Thank you to everyone that came out to help boost the LOCAL blood supply! The units donated at the blood drive can help save up to 87 lives! A special thanks to Charlene Soukup and the Wagner High School National Honor Society for sponsoring and hosting the blood drive.
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American Legion Auxiliary members Marlene Stone (back row, left) and Sandy Seiner (back row, second from right) delivered dictionaries donated by the American Legion Auxiliary to Wagner Community School 3rd grade students. Dictionaries were donated to 76 3rd grade students at WCS. Dictionaries were also donated to 10 Marty Indian School 3rd grade students. Pictured with the Legion Auxiliary members are Miss Gina Soukup and her 3rd grade class at WCS. Courtesy Photo.
Read moreIn response to the severe drought conditions in the West and Great Plains, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its plans to help cover the cost of transporting feed for livestock that rely on grazing. USDA is updating the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) to immediately cover feed transportation costs for drought impacted ranchers. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide more details and tools to help ranchers get ready to apply at their local USDA Service Center later this month at fsa.usda.gov/ elap.
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