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Phil Baker, well known for his signature style, red guitar, catchy tunes and heartfelt lyrics will be performing at the 605 Unity Jam at Wagner Lake, in Wagner, South Dakota on Sunday, June 15. He writes and performs music to help children learn something about the world around them.

After more than a decade of service as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Michael E. Ridgway is officially retiring—and leaving behind a legacy marked by fairness, respect, and a whole lot of naturalization ceremonies.

PIERRE, S.D. – Beginning July 1, 2025, the communities of Newell and Wagner will be implementing a 1 percent municipal gross receipts tax on lodging accommodations, eating establishments, alcohol sales, and admissions.

I would like to thank each and everyone of you that came to my “Open House” and “Retirement Party” for the beautiful flowers, gifts, cards, visits, phone calls, messages, and words of “thanks”. Thank you for being there for me.

FROM THE 10 YEARS AGO 2015 Cheryl Swatek and Barbra Pechous were both accepted into the 2015 Dakota Resources Dakota Rising Entrepreneur Fellowship program.

The SoDak Stamm Chapter of the Germans from Russia Heritage Society is hosting a cemetery tour on Sunday afternoon, June 8. We will be exploring graveyards which are significant to the area and the Germans from Russia who settled north of Menno, in the early days.

This year marks the 90th annual Fish Days celebration for the Lake Andes Community. The festivities will begin on Friday, June 6th and continue through Sunday, June 8th. As with any small-town celebration, there are always two big announcements before the kickoff of the festivities.

City Library News 6-4-25 The library will be closed on Saturday, June 7th to allow our employees to participate in Fish Day activities, Monday, June 9th is the first day of summer programming at the library.

Hold onto your paddles — things are about to get hilariously out of hand at the 605 Unity Jam!

The Welcome Bell was rung by Rotarian Jamie Soukup at the last meeting in the month of May. President Jordan Weber was unavailable with some exciting news that we will share with you next week!