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PIERRE - At the request of the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs, Gov. Kristi Noem has proclaimed Saturday, August 7 as "Purple Heart Recognition Day," calling on all South Dakotans to honor those men and women who are recipients of the Purple Heart Medal.
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Upgrades and improvements at the football field and playground are being completed, just in time for the start of the 2021-22 school year! School begins Tuesday, August 17. Photos by Barb Pechous.
Read morePIERRE, S.D. – At today’s State Library Board meeting, it was announced that 78 South Dakota libraries have received $1.9 million in grants funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
Read moreFeeding South Dakota food distribution will be held Friday, Aug. 27 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.
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After almost thirty years in the meat locker business, owners Dave and Sandra Brandt are saying good-bye to their treasured small business. At the age of 74-years-old, Dave admits it is time to hang up his butchering duties and enjoy retirement. The many years of operating a family business has left him with a multitude of stories and memories that he was happy to share with the Avon Clarion and Pechous Publications.
Read moreThe LifeServe Blood Center blood drive held in Avon on Thursday, July 29, 2021, had a great turn-out! 16 donors registered and 15 units of life saving blood was donated. Thank you to everyone that came out to help boost the LOCAL blood supply! The units donated at the blood drive can help save up to 45 lives! There was a milestone donor who is listed below and a special thanks to Dave and Sandy Brandt and Zion Lutheran Church for sponsoring and hosting the blood drive.
Read moreJim and Myrna Eben of Grand Rapids, Michigan were visitors this past week in the home of his mother, Irene Eben. Dan and Ramona Bloodgood of Mitchell were also visitors this past week.
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