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Wagner City Crew was found hard at work on a warm Thursday afternoon painting the lines on Main Street . Pictured are Jace Johnson, Julien Weddell and Evan Heth . Photo by Scott Pechous

Wagner Speedway welcomed in the month of August and 68 cars to the pits for a hot night of action Friday night, presented by Dave’s Service of Wagner, Hollman Apiaries and H2 Honey Company.

The Library book sale is in the books. Pardon the pun. If you missed it and would still like to see what we had for sale, we will be keeping the leftover books for a few weeks. Come to the library and browse.

Monday morning's straight line winds of around 70 mph along with rain and hail caused numerous damage reports to trees and buildings in the area . This storage unit just south of Lake Andes was just one of the builidings that were damaged locally . Courtesy Photo

The month of July went out with a bang Friday night, as the RepairableVehicles.com Tri-State Late Model Series rolled into town to join the program and there was a mix of familiar faces and first times in victory lane.

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is currently open to phone and virtual appointments only but can still work with producers on timely filing crop acreage reports. FSA staff can provide assistance over the phone, by email and through virtual meetings via Microsoft Teams.

The Senate recently completed consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – annual legislation to authorize funding for our military and national defense.

The summer reading program at the Lake Andes Public Library is coming to a close on August 10. Students have been reading and recording their books on the readSquared app, which can be accessed for free through Google. It is not too late for parents to sign up your children for the program.

South Dakota closed the 2020 budget year on June 30 with a surplus of $ 19.1 million, Governor Kristi Noem announced. Although total revenue finished $ 7.9 million lower than adopted estimates, the state general fund budget ended with expenditures approximately $ 27.2 million lower than budgeted.

South Dakota Housing Development Authority announced approximately $ 16.35 million is available for funding during the 2020 application cycle for the HOME Investment Partnerships, Housing Tax Credit, Housing Opportunity Fund and Housing Trust Fund programs.