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It’s hard enough getting old, what with all of the creeping ailments—diabetes, COPD, dementia, heart disease—that come along with age. Now add a novel coronavirus to the mix.

Do you know the background to how the City library is operated? The City of Lake Andes is the governing body under which the library operates.

Congratulations Sheryl Gravatt, the March 2020 Millie E. Olson Award Recipient! It takes great commitment to stick with anything for three decades, but that is exactly what Sheryl Gravatt has done with her role at Lake Andes Senior Living.

The Andes Central/Dakota Christian boys basketball team came ready to play for Region action as they took the court against Kimball/White Lake on Monday, March 2nd. This was a game that will be talked about for a long time. The Thunder team left everyone feeling very proud as the buzzer sounded.

As insurance companies push doctors to save money by switching their patients to generic drugs, complaints about those generics appear to be on the upswing.

The 95th session of the South Dakota Legislature is nearly over with 4 days left this next week and veto day which is the 30th of March. The final week will be very busy, as this week was, while we get through all the remaining Senate bills.

Congratulations to Lee Linnell who earned 1st Place in the 2019 National Wheat Yield Contest sponsored by the National Wheat Foundation for his Winter Wheat - Dryland. Photo by Barb Pechous

Wagner Community School is seeking nominations for the Wagner Community School Teacher of the Year Award.

Eli and Bethany Siers are excited to announce the grand opening of Bad Boy Ink on Friday, March 13 at 4 p.m., at 213 South Main in Wagner with door prizes, refreshments and chances to win a tattoo. Eli Siers got into art when he was a youngster and has been drawing and creating ever since.

Kayley Blaine received a Superior Rating at the Instrumental contest held in Chamberlain on February 19. Courtesy Photo