AVON

Avon to celebrate completion of fire hall

AVON — Avon residents can tour the new fire hall and view fire-prevention demonstrations at an open house at 6 p.m. Saturday.
The event will begin with a free pork-loin sandwich feed, Fire Chief Kevin Tjeerdsma said. In addition to tours and demonstrations, children’s activities will take place and some fire trucks will be on display.
Firefighters, fire district board members and emergency medical technicians have been enjoying the benefits of having more room for several months.

By Melanie Brandert , July 30, 2010

Mount Vernon claims tourney win

MOUNT VERNON — The Mount Vernon VFW 15-16-year-old teener team won the Joe Hull Memorial tournament Sunday. Mount Vernon won three games Sunday, including a 3-1 win over Platte in the championship. Mount Vernon also defeated Irene 2-1 and Yankton 17-0 on the day to advance to the title game.

By Sports staff , July 27, 2010

Hanson, Avon clash in Week 2 of 2010 football schedule

The Avon football team will get its chance at redemption when it plays Hanson at the Beavers’ new stadium in the second week of the regular season this fall. That is one of the highlighted area matchups on the high school football schedule for the year. The football schedules were recently posted on the South Dakota High School Association’s website.

By Luke Hagen , June 30, 2010

Rose Vilhauer, Avon

Rose Vilhauer, 85, Avon, died Thursday, June 10, 2010, at Yankton Care Center, Yankton.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church, Avon. Burial will be in the church cemetery, rural Avon. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the church, with a 7 p.m. prayer service.

June 12, 2010

Rose Vilhauer, Avon

Rose Vilhauer, 85, Avon, died Thursday, June 10, 2010, at Yankton Care Center, Yankton.

June 11, 2010

South Central, WLP win Region 4B golf titles

After back-and-forth competition with their respective opponents all season, the White Lake/Plankinton boys’ golf team and the South Central girls’ golf team picked up wins when it really counted. The two teams both won Friday at the Region 4B golf tournament at Lakeview Golf Course.

By Leah Rado , May 15, 2010

Vermeulen continues to stifle the competition

Mitchell native Trever Vermeulen is beginning to make a habit of winning the Summit League Pitcher of the Week award. Vermeulen, a junior right-hander for South Dakota State University, was named the recipient of the award for the second consecutive week and fourth time this season after appearing out of the bullpen to record a pair of victories and pitch six shutout innings for the Jackrabbits last week.

By Travis Mester , May 13, 2010

Bettie Pudwill, Avon

Bettie Jean Pudwill, 80, Avon, died Sunday, May 9, 2010, as a result of an automobile accident near Tabor.

May 11, 2010

Bettie Pudwill, Avon

Bettie Pudwill, 80, Avon, died Sunday, May 9, 2010, as the result of an automobile accident near Tabor.

May 10, 2010

SMVHE holds Wagner/Avon to one hit

ALEXANDRIA — Wessington Springs/Mount Vernon/Hanson/Ethan defeated Wagner/Avon 13-0 in four and one-half innings Sunday in Alexandria in a high school baseball game. Three SMVHE pitchers combined to give up one hit, and Pierce Smith picked up the win.

By Sports staff , May 10, 2010

Results: Ethan/Parkston relays

Ethan/Parkston Relays Saturday in Parkston Girls team standings: 1. Ethan/Parkston 175; 2. Wagner 153; 3. Bon Homme 74; 4. Scotland 72; 5. Wessington Springs 55; 6. Mitchell Christian 34; 7. Avon 20. Girls Individual results: 100 Hurdles: 1. J. Koupal, Wagner, 16.2; 2. S. Breen, Wagner, 16.72; 3. S. Andersen, EP, 16.94; 4. C. McLouth, BH, 16.97; 5. M. Murtha, EP, 17.15; 6. C. Kril, Wagner, 19.66. Discus: 1. M. Nelson, MC, 133-1; 2. A. Edwards, Scotland, 102-7; 3. C. Skorepa, Scotland, 90-10; 4. M. Tuttle, EP, 89-10; 5. J. Bouza, 87-7, Wagner; 6. M. Schmidt, BH, 78-7. Pole Vault: 1. J. Kopual, Wagner, 10-0; 2. S. Breen, Wagner, 7-6; 3. C. Krcil, Wagner, 7-0; 4. K. Koch, BH, 6-6; 5. K. Kozak, BH, 6-6; 6. A. Schmidt, EP, 6-6.

By Sports staff , May 10, 2010

Laval Haenfler, Avon

Laval-Mae Evelyn Haenfler, 88, Avon, died Thursday, April 22, 2010, at her home in Avon. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church, Avon. Burial will be in the church cemetery, rural Avon. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home, Avon, with the family present from 2 to 4 p.m. There will be a 7 p.m. prayer service Sunday at the church.

April 24, 2010

Mitchell native Miller wins team award for SMSU

Former Mitchell star Jordan Miller was named the Newcomer of the Year at the Southwest Minnesota State men’s basketball team’s end-of-the-year banquet Saturday. Miller, a 6-foot-4 redshirt freshman, was the only Mustang to start all 29 games and was the team’s second-highest scorer at 11.1 points per game.

By Travis Mester , April 22, 2010

SMVHE goes 3-1 over weekend

The Wessington Springs/Mount Vernon/Hanson/Ethan high school baseball team went 3-1 over the weekend. SMVHE started the weekend with a 5-3 loss at Parkston. Pierce Smith threw 2.1 innings and gave up five runs on three hits and took the loss. Derik Bialas struck out five and gave up two runs on two hits to earn the win for Parkston.

By Sports staff , April 12, 2010

Van Gerpen won't run for re-election

TYNDALL — State Rep. Bill Van Gerpen, R-Tyndall, announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election this year. Van Gerpen said he has served eight years as a state representative, but he is not term-limited because the eight years were not consecutive. Still, he feels stepping aside is the right thing to do.

By Staff reports , March 23, 2010