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COVID-19 is challenging our state and our people in ways that we’ve never seen before. It’s been 45 days since our first positive case was reported in South Dakota.

Jay Kokes was enjoying weather to get a jump start on his planting season. Courtesy Photo

Many local residents took advantage of the beautiful weather this past weekend to get some fishing in for a much needed break from self - isolation at home . 

Many of us have been social distancing in our homes for over four weeks. We may need some human contact even if it is just a wave or a honk. Join us each Sunday night at 7:30 p.m., for the next five weeks, where we will cruise Main Street.

Approximately 30+ vehicles showed up to enjoy a beautiful Saturday night drive cruisin' Wagner's Main Street . John Otte in his General Lee 01 led the caravan of vehicles down Main and by the Good Samaritan Society for residents to enjoy .

I see in the paper where there is some concern about the many Iowa and Minnesota fishermen bringing the virus into South Dakota. If this issue were up to me, I would say let them come so long as they maintain social distancing and spend the nights in their motorhomes or campers.

1 CORINTHIANS 3: 16,17 "Know ye not that ye are the Temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the Temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the Temple of God is holy, which Temple ye are.

I was on my second video conference of the day earlier last week and a peer in the meeting said, “Time-out! I need to ask everyone a question.” We all agreed, and he said, “What would you be doing this weekend, if the world hadn’t fallen apart?

South Central Water Development District provided a $12,000 grant to the Town of Ravinia to assist with storm water drainage issues in the community . Pictured receiving the check from the Ravinia Council are, from left: Wade Wright (Board Chairman) and Leo Spradlin (Board Member) .

Construction season is upon us as West Highway 50/281 is now closed to the thru traffic from Wagner North. Photo by Scott Pechous