Lake Andes News

Thanks to the federal economic stimulus legislation, South Dakota has more than 12 times the money it usually receives for getting eligible homes ready for the winter.

By Monica Wepking, Editor Lake Andes merchants will be holding their annual Customer Appreciation Day on Friday, December 4, 2009.

By Monica Wepking, Editor The VFW Post home in Lake Andes will be holding a Veterans' Day Dinner on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. They will be serving turkey and dressing and the cost for an adult is $7.00 and children under 12 $4.00.

By: Superintendent Darrell Mueller In order to be better prepared in the event of a pandemic crisis such as the Bird Flu, the state of South Dakota established Points of Dispensing of medicine known as PODs.

By Monica Wepking, Editor If there was ever an emergency pandemic or large-scale disaster and the entire community needed help or inoculated Wagner and Lake Andes will be ready.

Members of the community are invited to have their child's safety seat inspected to ensure it is properly installed.

By Monica Wepking, Editor Wagner Community Memorial Hospital-Avera held their annual membership meeting on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 and elected new board members.

By Monica Wepking, Editor For the past couple of weeks I have encouraged citizens of Charles Mix County to contact Governor Mike Rounds to stop the October 1, 2009 shutdown of the last two Driver License Offices in Charles Mix County.

The state Game, Fish & Parks Commission voted to restrict certain firearms on Game Production Areas near Lake Andes.

By Monica Wepking, Editor Yankton Sioux Tribe members who are candidates for office on the General Election ballot, which will be held Sept.

On Sunday, August 2, a commissioning ceremony was held during the 11:00 AM church service at the First Lutheran Church in Lake Andes.

On Sunday, August 2, a commissioning ceremony was held during the 11:00 AM church service at the First Lutheran Church in Lake Andes.

By Monica Wepking, Editor The Yankton Sioux Tribe held their highly contested Primary Election on Thursday, July 23, 2009.

By Monica Wepking, Editor The Yankton Sioux Tribe held their highly contested Primary Election on Thursday, July 23, 2009.

By Monica Wepking, Editor Marsha Johnson, a Registered Nurse at Avera St. Benedict Rural Health Clinic in Lake Andes, passed her test to become certified as a limited x-ray machine operator.

Mitchell Region Office PO Box 1206 Mitchell , 57301-7206 Phone: 605/995-8129 FAX: 605/995-8135 Web site: www.sddot.com July 14, 2009 Contact: Eric Prunty, Department of Transportation, 605-995-8120 MITCHELL , S.D. The South Dakota Department of Transportation will be chip sealing a 9.9 mile section of US Hwy 18 from Lake Andes east to US Hwy 281.

By Monica Wepking, Editor David Garcia is being remembered as more than a young man who died of cancer.

Two South Dakota men face federal charges for allegedly distributing child pornography on the Internet.

Federal prosecutors say a Lake Andes man shared child pornography on the Internet.

By Monica Wepking, Editor The State of South Dakota has grant funding that will cover 89 percent of the cost of a tree belt according to Nick Stotz, Charles Mix County Conservation District Manager.