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Brenda Jaton (Wagner City Council member) and Mayor, Tammy Thorton, attended the 2024 South Dakota State University (SDSU) Energize Conference held May 22nd and 23rd in Hot Springs. This was the first time that anyone from Wagner had attended the event. There were approximately 140 people registered for the conference representing communities from all across South Dakota. Previous energize conferences have been hosted in DeSmet, Lemmon, Milbank, Fort Pierre and Wessington Springs.
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Daniel Soukup was awarded a Dakota Build scholarship this past May. He will be attending Mitchell Technical College going into the electrician program. Daniel is the son of Gene and Laura Soukup and the grandson of Eugene Soukup.
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JaCee Dvorak was awarded a Dakota Builds Scholarship June 4th. JaCee is the daughter of Boyd and Jenni Dvorak and the granddaughter of Richard and Darlene Dvorak and John and Margret Johnson.
Read moreDuring the weeks of June 3-7 and June 10-14, six students from Wagner along with ten other students from the surrounding area gave up two weeks of their summer to attend YMA.
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This past week, Bon Homme Countywashithardwithconstant rain to the amount of anywhere between 2 and 8 inches of throughout thecounty.Thiscausedseveral areas to flood and have running water over roads. One of the several areas that was closed due to flooding was Highway 37 at the Emanuel Creek Bridge. The Bon Homme County Emergency Management Manager, Eric Elsberry, reports the county currently has 300 sites they are evaluating for flood damage. He is currently out working and beginning to assess those sites. For latest updates on road closings and openings please follow the Bon Homme County Facebook page.
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Gary Wayne Loukota, 75, of Springfield left this earthly world while surrounded by his family at his home in Springfield. He joined his Heavenly Father Friday, June 21, 2024. A Celebration of Gary’s Life will be Friday, June 28 at 2:00 p.m. at the Emmanuel Reformed Church in Springfield. Inurnment will be at a later date in the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Sioux Falls. Visitation will be at the church Thursday from 5-7 p.m. Peters Funeral Chapel of Springfield is in charge of arrangements.
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PhyllisJaneBoeseofSpringfield passed away June 10, 2024 at the Good Samaritan Home in Tyndall with family present. She was born to William C. and MaryFrances(Adams)Thomas of rural Springfield April 27, 1930.
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