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Feb 17, 2026 - 08:34

During the week of Feb.

Feb 17, 2026 - 08:34

From the day we are born there are expectations over our life.

Feb 17, 2026 - 08:34

We are beyond the halfway point of session now with week number 5 in the books. It was an exciting week in the appropriations committee with revenue setting taking place.

Feb 17, 2026 - 08:34

We are officially into the second half of this legislative session. With Monday being President’s Day, we are officially closed, so our week will only be 4 days.

Sports

The Bon Homme/Avon wrestlers competed at the State Dual Tournament Saturday in Pierre, where they wrestled hard throughout the day and earned runner-up honors following a tough championship match a

The Lady Raiders made a statement Tuesday night, traveling to Woonsocket to take on the defending Class B runner-up Sanborn Central/Woonsocket Blackhawks and coming away with an impressive 51-41 vi

HIGHMORE — Feb.

The Wagner varsity boys showed resilience Tuesday night but came up short in a 54-43 loss to the Sanborn Central/Woonsocket Blackhawks in Woonsocket.

Opinion

Feb 10, 2026 - 11:40

M ATTHEW 16:13-15 'When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

Feb 3, 2026 - 12:04

JOHN 3: 3,5 3) 'Jesus answered and said unto him, verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.'(KJV) 5) 'Jesus answered, verily, verily, I say unto

Jan 27, 2026 - 11:18

Submitted by Dr. James Schirtzinger, D.D.

Jan 20, 2026 - 12:25

J OHN 4:46-54 'So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.

Lifestyle

Sarah G. Swier of Avon, has been named to the dean's list in the University of Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters for outstanding scholarship during the Fall 2025 semester.

Feb 17, 2026 - 08:34

P ROVERBS 1:30- 33 'They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

High school seniors and post high school adults, who are enrolled Yankton Sioux Tribe members who are interested in going on to a technical college at Mitchell Technical College, Southeast Technica

Obituaries

Feb 17, 2026 - 08:34

Funeral services for Alvin Uecker, 92, of Wagner were Wednesday, February 11 at St. John Lutheran Church in Wagner. Burial was in the Wagner Cemetery.

Feb 17, 2026 - 08:34

Shirley Mary Ridgway of Beulah, WY, was born on February 27, 1938, in their country home in Wagner, daughter of Albert, Sr. and Pearl (Bradley).

Feb 10, 2026 - 11:40

A Celebration of Life for Robert Altenburg, 78, of Pickstown, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 12 at St. John Lutheran Church in Wagner.

Feb 10, 2026 - 11:40

Jeremy Aungie, 40, of Wagner, died Friday, January 23, 2026 in Bruceton Mills, WV. Funeral services were held Thursday, February 5 at the Marty Community Center.