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Kara Hanan has always liked to sing. As soon as she could talk, she was singing. In elementary school, Kara found that she enjoyed writing poems. At around age 16, she taught herself how to play the guitar.

Congratulations to Paisley and Lydia who competed in South Dakota's State 4-H Horse Show last week in Huron! Both girls did extremely well representing Charles Mix County.

On Sunday, August 18, at 10:30 a.m., Greg Hager and Jan (Schmidt) Schiferl will perform country gospel music for a praise and worship service at the East Lake Andes Lutheran Church, 28977 US Hwy 281, Armour, SD. Greg Hager is a Nashville-produced musician.

Brennan Leines, son of Tracy and Lucy Leines and grandson of Rose and Scott Salmen and Jim Leines was awarded a Build Dakota Scholarship in April. Brennan will be attending Mitchell Technical Institute this fall where he will study heating and cooling.

Wagner’s own 4th grader, Jahvana Sanchez recently launched her own jewelry line, Jewelry by Jah. Jahvana is the daughter of Jimmy and Jane Sanchez. Jahvana has been making jewelry for about a year now.

The Department of Veterans Affairs screened more than 4 million U.S. military veterans in the first year of the new PACT Act to find out if they thought they'd been exposed to toxins during their military service. The vast majority of those screened were already enrolled in VA health care.

Education: South Dakota State University, with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Share a little bit about yourself: I am married to Tad and live on a farm near Delmont. I have two adult daughters, Trisha and Kera, who are also nurses.

Many veterans are entitled to compensation from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for service-connected injuries or disabilities. Compensation can be awarded to a veteran who incurs or aggravates a disability while on active military service.

Luke Dangel attended the 4-H National Shooting Sports competition on June 23rd through June 28th in Grand Island, NE at the Heartland Public Shooting Park. Luke is the son of Mike and Tina Dangel and is a junior at Andes Central. Luke first joined 4-H when he was five years old as a Cloverbud.

Clint Nelson, Elementary School Principal from Andes Central School District, was honored as the Innovative Leader of the Year.