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SOUTH CENTRAL COALITION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS AWARENESS AND PREVENTION
Read moreWhat began as a small business of growing flowers in 1957 by local Avon couple, Philip and Ada Mensch, has grown and expanded in ways that surely they never would have expected. Ada and Philip started a small flower growing greenhouse during a time well before today’s norm of having flowers shipped from different world-wide locations, in order to provide the community with flowers for all of their special occasions. After their son, Lyle, returned from college in 1961, he joined the family business. Eventually, Lyle completely took over the family business, growing it into the business it is today. Lyle Mensch’s Wholesale Greenhouse offers more plants, including vegetables andflowersthananyonecouldeverimagine.Thepassion for plants is evident in all that the Mensch’s do.
Read moreCahoy’s General Store was named 2025 Retailer of the Year by the South Dakota Retailers Association this past December. The Cahoys were presented with their award at an award banquet held in Pierre on January 13.
Read moreIn today’s technologically advanced world, it seems like more and more small-town papers are either closing their doors or having to join the trend of only offering online newspaper editions. Fortunately for the Wagner Post, owner and editor, Barb Pechous, has married the traditional with the modern and offers the Wagner Post in both print and e-edition to better serve her customers’ needs.
Read moreA well-deserved honor was recently bestowed upon Avon School District principal, Lindsey Fathke as she was named Region 3 Principal of the Year. Lindsey is in her third year as school principal for the Pirates.
Read moreNIELSEN FINISHES SEVENTH AT SIOUX FALLS LINCOLN FLOYD FARRAND TOURNAMENT
Read moreGerald “Jerry” Barnett was a man of service both professionally and personally. Jerry was well known to go above and beyond what his job description called for. He was known to often have to omit or fudge hours on his time card because he would go well over the allotted 40 hours a week in his role as a Charles Mix County probation officer. Jerry took his role as a probation officer very seriously and would do all that he could to help his probationers succeed, using any available resources and being willing to try different approaches to find what would best help his probationers. He often worked tirelessly and went above and beyond what his role as probation officer called for, in an effort to help his parolees and the people in his life.
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