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We had an early start Monday, June 17, as students met in the Sioux Falls airport for what was supposed to be a 5 a.m. flight to Minneapolis on their way to the Baltimore-Washington International Airport. Unfortunately, thunderstorms that struck the area led to a handful of delays out of Sioux Falls. By the time we landed in Minneapolis, our next flight was taking off. This gave seven WCS students an experience of a long lay-over in an airport that they would encounter again before arriving home at the end of the week. WCS students Jhett Breen, McKenzie Fuchs, Aubrey Medricky, Justyn Jaton, Matthew Kokes, Brooklin Nielsen and Kortney Ehrisman spent five days experiencing hands-on learning experiences as they navigated through airports, the nation’s capital city and the largest city in the nation.
Read moreFuneral services for Pam S. Carda, 66, of Dante were held Saturday, June 8 at the Assumption Catholic Church in Dante. Burial was in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Peters Funeral Home of Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
Read moreJanice D. (Ishmael) Fisk departed to her eternal home June 25, 2024.
Read moreLoraine R. Thaler, age 91 of Yankton, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 26, 2024, surrounded by loved ones at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton. Funeral services were held Monday, July 1 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Yankton, with Rev. Jacob Bobby officiating. Burial was in the ZCBJ Cemetery, Wagner. Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton, was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent at: www. opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com.
Read moreFuneral services for Patricia Lynn Rouse, 58, of Wagner were held Wednesday, June 26 at Marty Community Center. Burial was in the Holy Fellowship Episcopal Cemetery, rural Greenwood. Peters Funeral Home of Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
Read moreAs the nation celebrates Independence Day, the Wagner Police Department, the South Dakota Department of Public Safety-Office of Highway Safety, and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reminds all drivers that Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving. In 2022, a person was killed every 39 minutes in a drunk-driving crash on our nation's roads, even though it is illegal to drive while impaired by alcohol.
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