Peterson receives 2025 Educator of the Year Award
Holly Peterson is the ‘hood 2025 Educator of the Year! Mrs. Peterson is a Kindergarten Teacher at Tea Area Venture Elementary School. Peterson is the daughter of Rollie and Lorraine Hanson and graduated from Centerville High School in 1989. (Photo/Solis Photography) 2025 Educator of the year is Presented by: The Bancorp, Sanford fit, and Solis Photography...
April 8 is Election Day for several Turner County communities
The month of April brings elections in many of our communities, especially municipal and school board elections. Municipal elections can be held on either the second Tuesday in...
Month of the Military Child: Honoring the sacrifices of our military families
Renae Hansen | Editor April is designated as Month of the Military Child, a time set aside to recognize and honor the sacrifices made by military families worldwide, especially...
Current News
Current News
Discussion of Parker/Marion sports co-op moves forward with special meeting of the Marion School Board
Parker School Board President Ransom Jones discusses a possible sports cooperative with the Marion...
Viborg-Hurley Elementary delights families with musical performance
Kindergarteners Kohyn Jacobsen, Julia Luke, and Mallory Wurtz sing and do the actions to What Kind...
Viborg Development Corporation holds annual meeting
Renae Hansen | Editor The Annual Meeting of the Viborg Development Corporation (VDC) was held at...
Marion School presents The Very Best Pet Show Ever
Grades 4-6 perform at the music program in Marion on March 27. (Photo/Alan Astleford) Alan...
Viborg-Hurley High School celebrates prom in style
Viborg-Hurley Seniors. (Front row) Aubree Schwartz, Charley Nelson, Natali Blair, and Jenna...
Cougars participate in indoor meets
Grace Hjelm comes down the straightaway in the 200 meter dash during Mt. Marty’s Invitational...
Parker runs at Mount Marty
Former Parker track standout Lexi Even stands with current Parker track star Braelyn Berens. The...
Eagles compete at Mount Marty Invite
Ava George passes the baton to Brenna Lyngstad in the girls 4x800 relay. (Photo/Laura Lyngstad)...
Sticks open season with a win
Alan Astleford | Writer As the winter sports season has run its course and the basketball...
Tornadoes bring home two first place finishes at Mount Marty Invitational
First place 4x400m Relay at Mount Marty invitational with a time of 4:21.49! (Left to right) Izzie...
Timber heard around Parker
The landscape of Parker has changed dramatically this year, first with the demolition of the...
Viborg-Hurley Cougars bring home second place at State B basketball tournament
The State B runner up team, the Viborg-Hurley Cougars. (Front row) Quinn Johnson, Lujain Bahram,...
Obituaries
Jill Nelson
61Yuma, AZ(formerly of Parker)January 17, 2025Memorial Service for Jill Nelson, 61 of Yuma, AZ, formerly of Parker, will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Grace Lutheran Church, Parker, with burial to follow at the Rosehill Cemetery. The service will be...
Lena Wek
91Freeman, SDMarch 20, 2025Lena Wek, 91 of Freeman, passed away Thursday at the Freeman Regional Nursing Home. Funeral services were held on Thursday, March 27 at St. Boniface Catholic Church of rural Freeman.Lena Mary (Plagge) Wek was born September 5, 1933, to...
Zackery Tyler Crelly
21Viborg, SDMarch 22, 2025Zackery Tyler Crelly was born August 1, 2003, in Sioux Falls, SD, to Josh Crelly and Candice Nyreen (Mehlhaff). He passed away on March 22, 2025, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Zack attended Centerville High School and...
Norma Jean MacArthur
87Watertown, SDMarch 20, 2025Norma Jean MacArthur died on March 20, 2025, at Jenkins Living Center in Watertown, SD. She was residing in Sioux Falls, SD prior to going to the nursing home.Norma Jean MacArthur was born a free spirit on March 4, 1938. As was her style...
Adella June Fogelman
93Sioux Falls, SDDecember 8, 2024A Celebration of Life has been scheduled for Adella June Fogelman for 10:30 a.m. Saturday March 29, 2025 at Linwood Wesleyan Church, 1101 E 57th Street, Sioux Falls SD, followed by a 2:00 p.m. gravesite service at Rosehill Cemetery,...
Eugene “Gene” Mathison
90Madison, SDMarch 8, 2025Eugene “Gene” Mathison, age 90, of Madison, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Bethel Lutheran Home.Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 24 at St. John Lutheran Church, Madison with Rev. Karl Breddin officiating....
Jean Marie Kohn-Higheagle
67Spearfish, SDMarch 13, 2025Jean Marie Kohn-Higheagle was born on November 21, 1957, the youngest child of Omer E. Kohn and Arvina Engebretson Haglund-Kohn. She was born in Sioux Falls, SD, and spent her childhood in Centerville, SD.Jean attended South Dakota State...
Beth E. Breen
61Yankton, SDMarch 1, 2025Beth E. Breen, age 61, of Yankton, South Dakota died on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Avera Majestic Bluffs Hospice House in Yankton.A memorial service was held on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Hurley with Pastor Shadoe...
Sports
Cougars participate in indoor meets
Grace Hjelm comes down the straightaway in the 200 meter dash during Mt. Marty’s Invitational indoor track meet on Thursday, March 27. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen| Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg Hurley Cougars have participated in two indoor track...
Parker runs at Mount Marty
Former Parker track standout Lexi Even stands with current Parker track star Braelyn Berens. The pair ran together at Parker High in the early 2020s. Even is now a decorated college track standout for Mount Marty in Yankton (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker...
Eagles compete at Mount Marty Invite
Ava George passes the baton to Brenna Lyngstad in the girls 4x800 relay. (Photo/Laura Lyngstad) The IW Eagles opened their season at the Mount Marty Invite this past Thursday. There were 40 schools in attendance with 1200+ athletes participating.Maryn Lyngstad would...
Sticks open season with a win
Alan Astleford | Writer As the winter sports season has run its course and the basketball champions have been crowned, activities have moved outdoors with track, golf, and baseball. The Canistota/ Freeman/ Marion Sticks had their season opener in Beresford when they...
Tornadoes bring home two first place finishes at Mount Marty Invitational
First place 4x400m Relay at Mount Marty invitational with a time of 4:21.49! (Left to right) Izzie Eide, Emery Shubeck, Tessa Eide, and Emma Marshall. Emma also won the girls long jump with a leap of 17-01.75! Congratulations girls, you are so fun to watch!...
Centerville Track competes at Dan Lennon Invitational
Senior Isaac Marohl pushes hard on his last turn of the 400m dash at the Dan Lennon Invitational. Well done, Isaac! (Photos/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Just days after the state girls basketball tournament concluded, a small amount of athletes went...
Parker track at Dan Lennon
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker track team took several participants to the Dan Lennon invite in Vermillion last week for the unofficial kickoff to the track season. The indoor meet has traditionally seen the best athletes from the tri-state area and this...
Big East Honors announced
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Big East Conference award winners were announced last week for the winter sports season. For Parker, Landon Wieman was named second team all conference. The junior averaged a double-double and will be a key piece to the returning...