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As of 2022, the Charles-Mix County Fair Board has reorganized in order to bring back the Charles-Mix County Fair that was always held in conjunction with the Charles-Mix County 4-H Achievement Days. The first Charles-Mix County Fair since its dissipation was held last year in 2023. The board organized a quilt display and a sausage gravy and biscuits breakfast during the 4-H achievement days. This year the board has expanded the community events at the fair boasting events both Thursday and Friday during the 4-H Achievement Days. Thursday morning at 9 a.m. Joey Koupal will provide a horseshoe and trimming clinic to all wishing to attend. Thursday will also feature a BBQ, an all-age watermelon feed, and live music that will run in conjunction with viewing the 4-H exhibits. On Friday morning the fair board will have a free-will donation breakfast of sausage biscuits and gravy. Members of the Charles-Mix County Fair Board include Alice Koupal, President; Mike Dangel, Vice-President; Jason Gant, Secretary/Treasurer; Bev Steinmark, Josh Bultje, Colin Soukup, Jo Cee Johnston, Lesley Rygaard, and Rhonda Pederson.
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Come on out to the County Fair August 8th and 9th. On the 8th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. will be food trucks and a community BBQ at 5:00 p.m. with a watermelon eating contest, the beef show and sheep show are held that day, with shows starting at noon. On the 9th from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. a community breakfast will be held, the swine, dairy, goat, poultry, rabbit and companion animal shows are held the 9th starting at 8 a.m. You can beat the heat by taking a break in the A/C to check out all the display exhibits! Come on out to see the hard work for the Charles Mix 4-H members!
Read moreLSS OARN, the Older Adult Resource Network serving Douglas and Charles Mix counties, is pleased to announce Jacqueline Johnson as the new OARN Program Coordinator.
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Wagner Community School officially changed its booster club fundraising program on August 1st for the 2024-2025 school year. What used to be individual booster clubs raising funds has since become the W Club which encompasses all of the WCS fundraising organizations. The purpose of the W Club is to organize donations given from the community to school sponsored events. The goal of this new program is to eliminate fundraising that the individual booster clubs were doing that involved selling items to the people in the Wagner community.
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Pauline McEntee took 1st place in the 75+ age Womens division in the National Senior Bowling Tournament in Cincinnati Ohio this week. She competed with bowlers from 45 states and 5 Canada provinces! Congratulations Pauline! Also competing was former Wagnerite Max Honke who also placed 1st in the
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On Monday, July 29, Wagner’s Post 7319 16U teener squad played host to Madison. This would be the beginning of a best of three series, with the winner advancing to the state tournament.
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