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8th Grade Students Attend 14th Annual Career Fair
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The Wagner Community MemorialHospital-Averasponsored a 14th annual 8th Grade Career Fair on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at the Wagner National Guard Armory. Partnering with the South Dakota Department of Health, the event also included “Camp Med Lanes”, which featured several different healthcare career choices. The event was coordinated by hospital employee, Connie Kaufman, BSN, RN.
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Marty & Andes Central 8th Graders Attend Annual Career Fair
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SOUTH CENTRAL COALITION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS AWARENESS AND PREVENTION
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What began as a small business of growing flowers in 1957 by local Avon couple, Philip and Ada Mensch, has grown and expanded in ways that surely they never would have expected. Ada and Philip started a small flower growing greenhouse during a time well before today’s norm of having flowers shipped from different world-wide locations, in order to provide the community with flowers for all of their special occasions. After their son, Lyle, returned from college in 1961, he joined the family business. Eventually, Lyle completely took over the family business, growing it into the business it is today. Lyle Mensch’s Wholesale Greenhouse offers more plants, including vegetables andflowersthananyonecouldeverimagine.Thepassion for plants is evident in all that the Mensch’s do.
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Cahoy’s General Store was named 2025 Retailer of the Year by the South Dakota Retailers Association this past December. The Cahoys were presented with their award at an award banquet held in Pierre on January 13.
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In today’s technologically advanced world, it seems like more and more small-town papers are either closing their doors or having to join the trend of only offering online newspaper editions. Fortunately for the Wagner Post, owner and editor, Barb Pechous, has married the traditional with the modern and offers the Wagner Post in both print and e-edition to better serve her customers’ needs.
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A well-deserved honor was recently bestowed upon Avon School District principal, Lindsey Fathke as she was named Region 3 Principal of the Year. Lindsey is in her third year as school principal for the Pirates.
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