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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced that signup for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program will begin Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Funded by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, this new program provides assistance to producers who suffered eligible crop quality losses due to natural disasters occurring in 2018 and 2019. The deadline to apply for QLA is Friday, March 5, 2021.
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America is grappling a difficult legacy. Our society was built by the blood and sweat of slaves, on land previously occupied by Native Americans. When we won independence, only white male property owners were fully enfranchised. Enslaved peoples were not fully counted under the constitution. Married women had no legal identity.
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Avon Pirates Girls Basketball Cheerleaders are, from left: Kimmy Tolsma,Ally Hamilton, Reese Powers, Gracie Small, Madi Mudder and Keely Bares. Photos by Barb Pechous
Read moreAvon Pirates Boys Basketball Cheerleaders are, from left: McKenna Kocmich, Ally Hamilton, Reese Powers, Kimmy Tolsma, Keely Bares and Sarah Swier.
Read moreFeeding South Dakota food distribution will be held Friday, January 22 at the Scotland Community Church at 8:45 a.m.; the Tyndall Fire Hall at 10:30 a.m. and at the Avon Fire Hall at 12 noon.
Read moreMichael Cartney, Lake Area Technical College President, announces the current President’s List. The President’s List is a list of outstanding students who, through their initiative and ability, have indicated a seriousness of purpose in their educational program. The President’s List is limited to full-time students who have achieved a semester grade point average of 3.5 to 4.0.
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Senior Ali Sees, daughter of Joe and Janelle Sees and sister to Lauren, Courtney, Easton, and Hudson Sees, was born on December 19, 2002.
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