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Virginia Harms, 95, died at Avantara Nursing Home in Armour on Sunday, August 16, 2020. Private committal services for Virginia Harms, 95, of Armour, will be Wednesday, August 19, at the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Due to Covid-19, the committal service is for family only. Any of Virginia’s friends or former students who wish to pay their respects are welcome to attend visitation between 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, August 18, at the Armour United Church of Christ. No memorial service will be held following visitation and family will be not be present. No flowers please.
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Wake services for Juanita “Eya” Hare, 72, of Marty began Sunday at the Marty Indian School Gym in Marty. Funeral services were at the Gym on Tuesday, August 11. Burial was in St. Paul’s Catholic Cemetery in Marty.
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Funeral services for Donald Gasper, 85, of Lake Andes were Thursday, August 13 at the First Presbyterian Church in Lake Andes. Burial was in the Lakeview Cemetery, Lake Andes. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
Read moreThe recent events in our Nation have brought the continuing Civil Rights Movement to the forefront. The library has received four selections - one non-fiction, three fiction based on the Civil Rights Movement across the globe. The non-fiction is titled Down Along with that Devil’s Bones, A Reckoning with Monuments, Memory, and The Legacy of White Supremacy authored by Connor Towne O’Neill. The three fiction selections are His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie, Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez and Impersonation by Heidi Pitlor. These are available for check out by our library patrons.
Read morePSALM 68:19 "Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the Lord of our salvation, Selah." (KJV)
Read moreAgricultural producers can now apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which provides direct payments to offset impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. The application and a payment calculator are now available online, and USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) staff members are available via phone, fax and online tools to help producers complete applications. The agency set up a call center in order to simplify how they serve new customers across the nation.
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Thanksgiving dinner is great, but how do you beat fresh tomatoes and corn on the cob? Now for the rest of my thoughts. Toward the end of July, a man drowned while launching his boat in the Pierre area. His truck and trailer were found on the boat ramp, and his empty boat was found in the river. Based on a personal experience, I can tell you exactly what happened.
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