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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – JJ Cooney of the University of Sioux Falls Men's Golf Team has been named to the 2020 Academic All-District® VII Men's At-Large Team, selected by CoSIDA, according to an announcement today (May 21, 2020).
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I am a Nursing Home employee. I am a caregiver. In the past, I always struggled going to the Nursing Home. We went to visit my grandpa and I never knew what to say, how to act, and as he got to his last days I didn’t like the realization that time is short and death is something we all have to face. Some days, I still struggle and leave work with tears streaming down my face for situations out of our control. As staff, we all do. We laugh with residents. We cry with them. We share in their frustrations. We watch some as their memory fades and even though they cannot remember our names, they know we are there to help them. We are humbled, honored, and we feel privileged to know these amazing residents and for them to trust us during their best times and their worst. I have held someone’s hand as they wept for the loss of a loved one. I have reassured someone with dementia that is frustrated they can’t remember. I have heard stories of love, loss, hard times, and times of great joy.
Read moreThe much anticipated 2020 racing season at Wagner Speedway will officially get underway on Saturday, June 6th beginning with the annual Car Show and Test and Tune practice night.
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What a difference a year makes.
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A thunderstorm moved in Saturday evening bringing heavy rainfalls with reports received of up to 2.8 inches. With all the rain recived in the area water levels quickly rose at Wagner Lake and the rural area had several fields with standing water which will delay farmers who haven't planted their crops yet. Road construction may be delayed as the heavy rain left many roads under water. Photos by Barb Pechous
Read moreDue to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion organizations in Wagner have decided to cancel the annual Memorial Day Program. In light of the fact that the majority of those who attend the program are in the high risk for infection category, it was determined that it isn’t worth the risk of infecting those veterans and their families.
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I’m sure most of you have noticed the flags in the Wagner City Park as they wave in the breeze on Federal holidays, but do you know the story behind them?
Read moreThe headlines have been grim. Seventeen bodies piled up in the morgue at a New Jersey nursing home. Fifty-five residents dead in Brooklyn, N.Y. In one week, 104 residents dead in a facility in western Pennsylvania and 102 dead at a home in San Antonio. In Detroit 26 percent of nursing home residents and staff test positive for the coronavirus.
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