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Have you ever stood up too quickly and felt the room spin? Or rolled over in bed and suddenly felt like you were on a merry go round you didn’t ask to ride? Maybe you’ve started to notice you feel a little unsteady when walking or need to hold onto furniture “just in case.

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT Published July 22, 2025 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District officials responded to an incident involving a contractor crane that tipped over Monday afternoon, July 21 at Fort Randall Dam. The incident occurred around 2 p.m.

The Waves honor Coach Juffer on her retirement and finish off their season with high individual standings at the James River Valley Swim League Competition in Platte.

The Summer Reading Program blazed ahead last Monday with a fiery-fun visit from another group of Hometown Heroes — the firefighters! Avon’s own Reece Powers joined us to read a thrilling fire-themed book and talk with the kids about the brave work firefighters do to keep our community safe.

After nearly twenty years of parish ministry, I entered the world of health care, which, I learned, abounds in acronyms. My first clue was in chaplaincy training, known as “CPE” (Clinical Pastoral Education), the required education for most hospital and hospice chaplains.

Junior high/high school football players from Wagner, AC/DC, Armour, Avon, Menno, Platte Geddes, Corsica and Yankton spent two days last week learning and perfecting skills.

More than 60 racers from across the country gathered at Randall Creek State Park to compete in the second annual Fort to Field 50 Paddle Battle. Paddlers started at the Fort Randall Dam and finished in Springfield. Winners were as follows; Men’s Solo Category: Michael Cerney and Matthew Story.

Wagner’s 12u boys baseball team traveled to Groton, July 11-13 for the 12u Bravo Division of the VFW State Baseball Tournament. The boys went 2-2 in Pool Play, beating Hamlin/Lake Norden (9-2), and Salem (32-0). The boys lost two tight games versus Groton (4-6) and Parkston 2 (8-10).