At 8:30 a.m. on Monday, July 29th, a bus picked up the 22 Avon students and 13 chaperone's to begin an adventure that they would not soon forget. The trip was to Washington D.C.
The Avon School District has hired Jill Irwin to teach as a middle school and high school special education teacher for the 2024-2025 school year. Jill has been teaching for 19 years.
The evening of Sunday, August 11th was an evening filled with hugs, laughs and many tears. On that evening the family of Braxton Kreber was presented with a beautiful bench.
On Monday, July 29, Wagner’s Post 7319 16U teener squad played host to Madison. This would be the beginning of a best of three series, with the winner advancing to the state tournament.
Pauline McEntee took 1st place in the 75+ age Womens division in the National Senior Bowling Tournament in Cincinnati Ohio this week.
Avon softball concluded the 2024 season by winning the Gary Pepper Combined Overall Award for the second consecutive year.
The Avon Little League/ Softball program hosted a MLB Pitch, Hit, and Run Competition on July 30th.
Years ago, I lost a dear friend of mine to suicide, and it was fundamentally life changing for me. After that incident, I remember thinking, “I should have done something.
Blood donors save lives - each donation can help up to three hospital patients in their critical time of need.
Pastor/Founder of the Grace Baptist Church,
Lake Andes since 1988
True food allergic reactions cause anaphylaxis.
The Tri-County Right to Life Group met Monday, August 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Dakota Christian School. There were 12 members present, as well as Representative Marty Overweg.
All roads lead to Springfield, this weekend, August 23-24, as the All-College Pointer Reunion gather to visit with former students, staff, and friends on the south side of the air-conditioned Commu
P ROVERBS 26:11 'As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.' (KJV) 11 PETER 2:21 'For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after they
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Keith and Mardell Schroeder were chosen as the 2014 Labor Day Parade Marshals.
Funeral services for David Brown, 81, of Wagner, will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, August 22 at the East Lake Andes Lutheran Church, rural Lake Andes.
Funeral services for Marjorie M. DeJong, 90, of Avon, were held Monday, August 19 at the Emmanuel Reformed Church in Springfield. Burial was in the Emmanuel Cemetery, rural Springfield.
Funeral services for Kenneth Yule, 90, of Custer, formerly of Springfield, will be held Wednesday, August 21 at 2 p.m. at the United Church of Christ in Springfield.
Darryl Allen Becvar, 64, of Avon, passed away in his home on August 13th, 2024. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 24th at 1:30 p.m., at Goglin Funeral Home in Yankton.