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The 2021 Charles Mix 4-H Achievement Days preparations are well on their way. The 4-H families worked really hard last week to spruce up the 4-H Center and Grounds.

Upgrades and improvements at the football field and playground are being completed, just in time for the start of the 2021-22 school year! School begins Tuesday, August 17. Photos by Barb Pechous.

President Bryan Slaba asked the Wagner Rotary Club members to come to attention for the weekly meeting on Wednesday, July 28 th . There was one guest present who was introduced by Rotarian Ken Cotton. He was Curt Kaberna, longtime resident, and farmer of the Wagner Community.

The LifeServe Blood Center blood drive held in Wagner on Monday, July 26 had a fantastic turn-out! 43 donors registered and 46 units of life saving blood was donated. Thank you to everyone that came out to help boost the LOCAL blood supply!

“Together we unite and hope for a cure” is the theme of the 14th annual Wagner Cancer Walk. The annual Walk is back after a scaled down version last year because of the pandemic. This year's Cancer Walk will be held Saturday, August 7 at Wagner Lake.

PIERRE - At the request of the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs, Gov. Kristi Noem has proclaimed Saturday, August 7 as "Purple Heart Recognition Day," calling on all South Dakotans to honor those men and women who are recipients of the Purple Heart Medal.

ACCIDENTS 07-20-21 – Car vs Cow rural Tabor, Sheriff Dept responded, no injuries CALLS 07-19-21 -911 requesting an ambulance in Scotland, Scotland Ambulance responded -911reporting a fire rural Tyndall, Tyndall Fire responded -911 3X reporting a fire in Santee, call transferred to Knox...

A lot of things have changed in the past three decades at HSC, and Jerry Christjans, who goes by the nickname “Crush,” has been around for a lot of it. He loves HSC so much he’s worked there three different times. His first job at HSC was as a Mental Health Aide in 1989.

Cody Chambliss was appointed as receiver for the PUC of Avon Farmers Coop Elevator at a special hearing Monday, July 26 at the Bon Homme County Courthouse at 12:30 p.m.

Despite the extremely warm temperature on Sunday, fans quickly lined the pull track for an afternoon of action at Dante's 6th Annual Pickup and Tractor/Semi Pull. Drivers did not disappoint and put on a great showing of their horsepower monsters. Photos by Barb Pechous