At the April 8 city council meeting, one of the first topics to come before the council was the list of notices involving property maintenance concerns and actions. The city’s code enforcer, Joel Johnson, presented the board with an updated list of properties that were not in compliance. Of the original list of 67 notices, 21 are pending council approval, and 35 have yet to be adhered to. Johnson will attend the May monthly meeting where the council will make decisions on how to proceed with those properties that are not in compliance, whether it be issuing fines or a different type of action. During this part of the meeting, Ruth Bouza along with Wagner Area Growth Director, Margaret Doom, spoke about helping both local residents and the beautification of the city by giving some homes a new coat of paint. Bouza Construction would be willing to provide the paint and ideas were tossed around about potentially hiring high school students to do the actual painting. It was discussed and an application will be in the works in order to apply to be a receiver of this service.
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The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) announced that the City of Wagner public water system and the system's certified operators have been awarded a Drinking Water Certificate of Achievement Award. The award is for exceptional water system operations and environmental compliance with state drinking water standards for the previous year.
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Wagner Rotary Club began their April 9, 2025, meeting with a ring of the bell and a recitation of our special Rotary Prayer. Song leader Gerrit Juffer picked an “oldie” for us to sing: “Old McDonalds Farm.” We were instructed to use chickens, ducks, and moo moos for the animals. We did an excellent job of it.
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The Wagner American Legion Auxiliary Greer Unit #11 is proud to honor Tom Soukup as April’s Veteran of the Month. Soukup graduated from Marty High School in the spring of 1959 at 17 years of age. After graduating, Tom was faced with a big decision as his father offered to pay for his college education but with one stipulation: Tom could not farm. With a lifelong dream of being a farmer, Tom chose his passion of farming instead of college. In addition to farming, Tom decided to join the National Guard. In September of 1959, an enlisted Tom was sent to Fort Leonard Wood, MO for basic training. There were four other local soldiers that left at the same time as Tom, including Larry Beeson, George Houska, Dennis Koupal, and Fred Koupal. Although they left at the same time, Tom was sent to a different company. After graduating from basic training on December 8, Tom was supposed to be trained as a water specialist at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington D.C., but instead had his Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) changed to motor pool and was sent to the U.S. Army Transportation School at Fort Gregg-Adams in Virginia. With this MOS, Tom learned mechanics and how to operate heavy construction equipment.
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Wagner Community Memorial Hospital (WCMH) held a high-impact, handson trauma training session designed to sharpen critical emergency procedures for frontline providers in the Emergency Department (ED). Spearheaded by Jarod Myer, CNP, assistant trauma director and ED provider at WCMH, the session delivered realistic, procedure-based education aimed at improving response andcomfortabilityinhigh-stakestrauma situations.
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The Wagner Raiders girls softball team hit the field Saturday at the Avon Tournament, for a day packed with competitive action and mixed results. Facing three teams in a full-day tournament, Wagner showed grit and determination against strong opponents.
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