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Dennis Rucker is being honored as Lake Andes’ March Veteran of the Month. Not only is Rucker a Vietnam War Veteran, but he also served during Operation Desert Storm. Rucker enlisted in the Army on January 30, 1969 when he was 18 years old. Rucker was shipped to Fort Johnson, formerly known as (fka) Fort Polk, in Louisiana for basic training. As there were too many soldiers sent to that base, soldiers were dispersed to three different bases. Rucker was sent to Fort Jackson, in South Carolina. After completing basic training, he was then sent to Fort Moore, fka Fort Benning, in Georgia to complete his infantry training. Once infantry training was finished, Rucker volunteered for Airborne School, to become a paratrooper. When asked how many jumps he made during his time in the Army, Rucker said “one, the other 13 they had to push me out of the plane”.
Read moreAt March’s monthly meeting of the Wagner City Council one of the first topics that was brought before the council was Jerrod Rolston’s request to have a city area dedicated for yard debris disposal to create a compost for residents. As Jarod’s son, Jackson, will start his yard work business up within the next month, he was interested to know if the city would be willing to create a dedicated area for compostable yard debris. In terms of yard debris, it would include small tree branches, leaves and grass clippings. The city did at one time have a yard debris disposal site near the racetrack, but people did not abide by the rules and were dumping whole trees resulting in the site being terminated. Another topic that was brought up by Rolston was recycling. Recycling is big in their family as they had done it while living in Armour and he wondered if Wagner would be willing to create a spot in the city where recyclables could be taken to instead of locals that do recycle having to drive to Mitchell, Yankton, Madison or Vermillion to take their recyclables. Members of the council thought it was a good idea and asked City Administrator Debbie Houseman to do some more research in regards to getting the projects started.
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Wagner’s own #16, Ravyn Medricky and her club volleyball team recently qualified to play in the USA Volleyball (USAV) National Tournament that will be held in Dallas, Texas on June 30th through July 3rd. Ravyn plays middle blocker for the Kairos 16 Alpha club out of Sioux Falls. The team has a current winloss record of 19-8.
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PIERRE, S.D. – Elderly and disabled South Dakotans have until April 1, 2025, to apply for property tax relief under South Dakota’s Assessment Freeze for the Elderly and Disabled Program.
Read moreJohnston, Iowa (Thursday, February 27, 2025)-Generous,volunteerblooddonorsdomore in one hour than most people will do in their entire lives. They are true heroes for people facingheartsurgery,cancer,organtransplants, andothercriticalhealthconditionsthatrequire lifesaving blood transfusions.
Read moreA working and planning meeting for the All School Reunion for the former Tabor High School will be held on Sunday, March 16, at the Tabor Community Center at 1:30 p.m. Any Tabor High School alumni wishing to attend the meeting to stuff envelopes and mail information about the reunion is encouraged to attend and help. The Tabor High School Reunion will be held in Beseda Hall on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
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