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The Modern Woodmen of America Chapter #17404 has named Connie Kaufman as its 2024 Hometown Hero. Connie grew up in Armour and graduated from Armour High School. What brought Connie to Wagner was becoming employed by the Wagner Community Memorial Hospital-Avera. Connie has been a part of the hospital’s staff and nursing team for the past 34 years. What Connie enjoys most about being a part of the Wagner community are the supportive organizations; compassion of its community members; the progressive nature of its businesses that still value the hometown service touch; and the focus on community improvements that make Wagner a great place to live, work and enjoy.
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' We’re excited to share that we will soon begin reconstruction of our Wagner skilled nursing center. The renovated building will feature a new kitchen and dining area, upgraded flooring, lighting, and larger bathrooms in the residents’ suites. The facility suffered damage from a fire in a non-resident area of the building in November 2022. Since then, our goal has been to rebuild and bring these critical services back to the community. We anticipate reopening in fall 2025.”
Read moreJoin the Bon Homme County Democrats for a Picnic Meet and Greet on Sunday, September 8 at 6 p.m. at the Avon City Park.
Read morePastor/Founder of the Grace Baptist Church, Lake Andes since 1988
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Harvey Leclaire is a Veteran of the Vietnam War. He was drafted in 1955 and did his basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He then did his training as an infantry soldier also at Fort Leonard Wood. Infantry soldiers were ground troops in the U.S. Army who were the first line of defense in ground combat. After finishing his training, Leclaire was stationed in Hawaii where he served his entire one year of service in the Army. Being drafted into the Army was Leclaire’s first time leaving the Midwest and getting to travel.
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The Wagner American Legion Auxiliary Greer Unit #11 is honoring Walter Ishmael as September’s Veteran of the Month. Ishmael enlisted in the Navy in September of 1963. He was one of four from Wagner that joined the Navy at the same time. The other Navy recruits were Neil Hyde, Wendell Stewart and Dean Carda. The four attended basic training together in San Diego, CA at the Naval Training Center. For the first two years of his service, Ishmael’s job was in Aviation Structural Mechanic-Hydraulics which kept him in a land-based status. He had been stationed at the U.S. Naval Auxiliary Air Station Ream Field which is also known as the “Helicopter Capital of the World”. Ishmael decided that it was time for a change of scenery and volunteered to be on the first ship available.
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