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One of this week’s featured WCS seniors is Caleb Zephier. Caleb is the son of Jenny and Burgess Zephier. During his high school years at Wagner Community School, Caleb has been a part of many extracurricular activities including band (three years), basketball (two years), cross-country (four years), National Honor Society (two years), the school play (one year), track (four years) and golf (one year).
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One of this week’s featured WCS seniors is Kayden Zephier. She is the daughter of Bethany Drapeau and Todd Zephier. Kayden also goes by the nickname of Kaz. During her time at WCS, Kayden has been involved in softball for a year.
Read moreThe Wagner Red Raiders were defeated by the Parkston Trojans on another very windy day in Parkston on April 25, 2024, with a score of 19-4. Hannah Holzbauer started in the circle for the Raiders allowing five hits and walking seven. In the third inning Braxton Nedved came in to relieve Holzbauer, allowing two hits, walking three, and striking out one.
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The Wagner Red Raiders hosted the Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy Phoenix on Monday April 22nd and came up short losing 6-15. Wagner tied the game in the bottom of the first 3-3 with singles by Lydia Yost and Ravyn Medricky. Lydia Yost scored with a nice RBI by Brylie Link. Libby Kotab hit a line drive to left field scoring Sydney Cournoyer, who got on by walk, and Medricky. In the bottom of the 4th Hannah Holzbauer singled on a line drive to center. Kayden Zephier reached 2nd after a hard ground ball and an error by the defense, scoring Holzbauer on the same play. Lydia Yost added a double on a line drive to left field, but her and Zephier were both left on base to end the inning. To bring the score within one Link reached on an error by the first basemen, Kotab walked, Brooklin Nielsen singled, and Mia Dion singled as well scoring Link and Kotab. Yost and Braxton Nedved added a base hit, advancing runners, but were all left on. The Phoenix had an inning of good hits and ran away with the lead in the top of the 6th. Hannah Holzbauer pitched for Wagner, striking out five and walking seven. The defense played a solid game and really worked together turning two double plays.
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This year under the direction of our new Wagner City Finance Administrator, Debbie Houseman, there was a city employee appreciation luncheon held April 17th at Wagner City Hall. Debbie invited the library, police department and city staff to all come and have lunch as a way to show appreciation to all of the deserving city employees. Debbie was also very creative and wrote a little something to acknowledge each employee.
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Northeast rural Lake Andes is home to a unique landscape that is a mixture of grasslands and wetlands. This picturesque setting is home to the Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is comprised of 5,639 acres of refuge land and 4,700 acres of lake. It was first created when President Franklin Roosevelt signed a Presidential Executive Order in 1936 which allowed for the purchase of the first 365 acres of land in the Owen’s Bay Area.
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