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Approximately 2,700 lineal feet of ACP water main lines that have reached the end of their useful life are being replaced around Wagner . Funds will also be used to replace a total of approximately 7,765 lineal feet of clay or ACP as well as service lines to property lines .

Greer Post #11 American Legion held its monthly meeting July 16, 2020 at the Post Home. Commander Robert Kucera called the members to attention. Acting Chaplain Tom Cartney gave the invocation, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

The 5th Annual Dante Pickup and Tractor Pull was held on a hot Sunday afternoon with several pickups, tractors and semis participating in the annual event . Special thanks to Bree Kotab of BNK Photography for covering the event for us .

I came home to South Dakota after eight years serving in Congress because I love our state. I missed working with cows and horses. I missed our beautiful wideopen spaces. But more than anything else, I missed spending time with my family and our South Dakota way of life.

As New York struggled with tens of thousands of coronavirus cases, medical professionals from across the United States headed to New York City to help. Their work was crucial to New York’s efforts to contain the pandemic and undoubtedly helped save lives.

When the Senate goes back into session the week of July 20, one of the proposals we’ll be working on is a “phase four” coronavirus relief package.

In March, when things went from 0 to 100 at the beginning of the pandemic, our health care system was forced to adapt quickly on so many levels. With patients no longer allowed to visit hospitals in-person for regular appointments, we needed a solution – and fast. Telehealth was the answer.

Erica Wasson*, a student at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, has earned a spot on the Academic Dean’s List for the spring 2020 semester. The Dean’s List is comprised of students who have achieved a semester grade point average of 3.50 or above while carrying a minimum of 12 graded hours.

The 2020 wheat harvest for some farmers west of town came to a halt due to a small shower Friday morning. There are reports of 50-70 bushel wheat per acre. Photo by Scott Pechous

August is just around the corner – can you believe it? It is almost hard to process. For more than five months, most of the country has had their K-12 aged kids at home, full-time. Five months. That’s five months without face-to-face interaction with teachers and fellow students.