Chancellor Fire Chief attends pipeline training
Chief Nettifee was recently presented with an opportunity to attend pipeline and hazmat training at TEEX (Texas A&M Extension Service). The focus of the training was pipeline hazards, hazmat response/industrial firefighting, and CO2 hazards. While there were many aspects to the training, some of the highlights was speaking to emergency personnel that...
Meet Viborg Commissioner Mick Miller
Commissioner Mick Miller with this family. (photo/submitted) Part III of Meet your County Commissioners series Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The Turner County commissioners play a...
“Huge News” for Jenn Panaia
Jenn Panaia was the winner of the quilt that was recently raffled off by Bethel Christian Fellowship to raise funds to help the Panaia family with medical expenses. Many of those...
Current News
Current News
Meals with a Mission
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor It all started with a folding table, and a sign. This year the...
I-W All School Play a success
Detective Casey Nepture, left, played by I-W senior Elsey Thompson, listens to a suspect’s story...
Winners announced in I-W Student Art Contest
Submissions for the 2024 I-W Spring Art Contest for junior high and high school students was...
Marion Seniors report on their Senior Projects
Sarah Cremer highlighted her role as a nurse practitioner. (photo/Al Astleford) Alan Astleford |...
Viborg-Hurley celebrates academic success of students
New National Honor Society Inductees: Front- Emma Chaussee, Presley Skonhovd, Isabella Voog, Tatum...
Weekly Commissioners Meeting – April 30, 2024
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The meeting opened with public comments. Residents came to air their...
I-W students attend state FCCLA meeting
Callie Peterson, Lydian Mews, Kaitlyn Tallman, and Savanna Hoxeng recently attended the state...
Centerville attends GPC in Armour
Centerville Junior, Aiden Bobzin leaps to a third place finish at the Great Plains Conference meet...
I-W golf results
Brecklyn Sherman watches as the ball sails off the tee. (photo/John Fontes) Riva Sharples |...
Centerville JV Track bring home GPC titles
Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports The Centerville junior high track team headed to Scotland for...
Parker stuns SFC
First baseman Mara Mohr gets an out against SFC. Mohr also went 2-2 at the plate including a...
Pheasants compete at First Dakota Relays
Sully Sattler runs hurdles last week (photo/John Fontes) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker...
Obituaries
Darrel Westerman
83Chancellor, SDApril 20, 2024Darrel Westerman, 83 of Chancellor, died Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Pioneer Memorial in Viborg surrounded by his family. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Chancellor Reformed Church in Chancellor with burial in the...
Gerry Nelsen
93Wakonda, SDApril 22, 2024Gerry Nelsen, 93, of Wakonda, SD passed away peacefully at Wakonda Heritage Manor on Monday afternoon, April 22.Gerry was born on September 26, 1930, to Haakon and Alice (Lowe) Hevle. Gerry graduated from Irene High School and later married...
Lee Krumbach
82Marion, SDApril 26, 2024Lee’s home going to a better country, a heavenly one, took place on Friday, April 26th, 2024. Lee died at the Marion Tieszen Memorial Home due to health complications of dementia and Alzheimer’s. He was 82. Services will be held at the First...
Caroline Gross
89Marion, SDApril 13, 2024Caroline Gross passed away peacefully on April 13, 2024 surrounded by family. She lived a resilient life full of love and joy. Funeral Mass was held Friday, April 19, 2024 at St. Christina Catholic Church, Parker.Caroline Marianne Gross (nee...
Paul Hansen
87Wakonda, SDApril 16, 2024Paul Hansen, age 87 passed away April 16th at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton South Dakota.A small graveside service and a singing of Paul’s favorite hymns will be held at the Union cemetery, rural Wakonda conducted by Pastor Jeff...
Lyle Moldrem
77Marion, SDApril 8, 2024Lyle Moldrem, 77 of Marion, formerly of Wessington Springs, passed away on April 8, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. Memorial Visitation was held Saturday, April 13, 2024 at the Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Chapel, Marion. Burial will...
Robert “Bob” Boe
97Yankton, South DakotaApril 7, 2024Robert “Bob” Boe, age 97, formerly of Yankton, South Dakota, died on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg, South Dakota.Funeral was held Saturday, April 13, 2024 at Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton...
Roger R. Sayler Sr.
70Wakonda, SDApril 5, 2024Roger Reed Sayler Sr., 70, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2024. A lifelong proud mechanic who could fix anything, Roger finally faced health issues he just wasn’t able to fix, although he put up a mighty fight.Roger was born on October...
Sports
Centerville attends GPC in Armour
Centerville Junior, Aiden Bobzin leaps to a third place finish at the Great Plains Conference meet held in Armour, SD. Aiden’s jump was 18-06! Well done Aiden! (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports This years Great Plains Conference meet was held in...
I-W golf results
Brecklyn Sherman watches as the ball sails off the tee. (photo/John Fontes) Riva Sharples | Irene-Wakonda Sports I-W golfers attended several meets last week.At the JH and JV meet held in Freeman on Monday, April 22, Hadley Nielson took ninth with a score of 50 for...
Centerville JV Track bring home GPC titles
Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports The Centerville junior high track team headed to Scotland for their Great Plains conference meet on Tuesday, April 24, 2024. It started off a cooler day but ended up being a decent day to bring home double gold titles! That’s right,...
Parker stuns SFC
First baseman Mara Mohr gets an out against SFC. Mohr also went 2-2 at the plate including a triple.(photo/John Fontes) Mohr Triple, Netesov pitching propel Pheasants Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker softball program picked up a signature win last week,...
Pheasants compete at First Dakota Relays
Sully Sattler runs hurdles last week (photo/John Fontes) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker track team took on the first Dakota relays in Yankton last week and came away with several impressive finishes against stiff competition.Leading the Parker team was...
Pheasant baseball falls to Bon Homme
First basemen Mason Schaeffer leaps for a catch during last weeks game (photo/Landon Beck) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker baseball team fell victim to perennial power Bon Homme last Tuesday night, 10-2. The game was tied early, but in the bottom of the...
Parker JV Golfers third
Nessa Erickson of Parker tees off (photo/John Fontes) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker junior varsity golfers had a big day at the Garretson invite last week posting a third place finish as a team. Caleb Wieman led the effort taking second place with a 45,...
Parker trap results
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker trap team shot on a cool and cloudy Saturday morning but showed steady improvement through the conditions. “We got through the cool and cloudy conditions and had pretty good scores with solid improvement throughout the...