Glenridge Golf Course observing 100th anniversary with three-day celebration
Glenridge Golf Course will be celebrating their 100th Anniversary with a three-day celebration August 9-11. (Photo/Submitted) Riva Sharples | Writer This August, golf fans and Irene community members will celebrate a remarkable milestone – the 100th anniversary of Glenridge Golf Course, one of the oldest courses in South Dakota. A three-day celebration...
Turner County Court Offices make the move
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer It’s moving day for Turner County Court Services!As previously reported, Judge Cheryle Gering and 1st Circuit Court Administrator Kim Allison made the...
Back-to-school preparations in motion for Parker Preschool
Hearts in Mind gears up Donna Rumbaugh | Writer Tucked away in a peaceful part of Parker is Hearts in Mind Preschool, a non-profit organization dedicated to education. Founded...
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Danish Days 2024
Mike Miller shows his grandson the ropes of driving an old tractor through the Danish Days parade....
Hot Hurley Nights ready to heat up the weekend
Renae Hansen | Editor Hurley will be the place to be this weekend as they celebrate their biggest...
Irene residents resurrect “Main Street Market”
Irene held their first resurrected Main Street Market on July 16. (Photo/Riva Sharples) Riva...
Five girls running for Little Miss Cornstock
Riva Sharples | Writer Five young ladies are running for the title of Little Miss Cornstock this...
Marion streets to get some resurfacing
Astech applied street resurfacing coating at the intersection of Cherry and Third Street in Marion...
Weekly commissioners meeting
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The meeting was called to order and a motion was made to approve the...
Parker 10U wraps up season
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 10U baseball team wrapped up their season last week at...
Parker 14U closes season
Marquice Bortnem stretches for a ball as the runner jumps for the bag (Photo/Submitted by Kirsten...
16U regions begin next week
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 16U baseball team will begin play next week, as the...
Marion Teener Baseball team going to state
Alan Astleford | Reporter Marion Teener baseball players are a year older and have qualified for...
Dakota Ace Hardware celebrates their past, looks forward to their future
Past and current owners of Dakota Ace Hardware: Sam and Tyler Bjerke, Belinda and Bryan Miller,...
Fifth annual tractor pull happening in Wakonda this weekend
Annual pull helps support the Midwest Honor Flight program A participant in last year’s Kids...
Obituaries
Ardelle Schrag
101Marion, SDJuly 10, 2024Ardelle Schrag, 101, of Marion passed away on July 10 at the Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion. Memorial Services were held on Tuesday July 23, at the Salem Zion Mennonite Church of Freeman. Ardelle Mae Schrag was born March 11, 1923, in rural...
Bernice Hammerstrom
90Sioux Falls, SDJuly 14, 2024Bernice Hammerstrom, 90 of Sioux Falls, formerly of Tea, passed away on July 14, 2024 at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, Viborg. Funeral Services were held on Friday, July 19, 2024 at Asbury United Methodist Church, Sioux Falls....
Verda Nickel
97Marion, SDJuly 14, 2024Verda Nickel, nee Schmidt, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, July 14, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m. in the Tieszen Memorial Home, 312 East State Street, Marion, South Dakota, at the age of 97 years. Verda was born on September...
Patricia (Pat) Lou Karber
73 Pierre, SD July 6 2024 Patricia (Pat) Lou Karber, 73, of Pierre, SD Passed away Peacefully on July 6 2024, after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family. Visitation Funeral services were held on Saturday July 13. 2024, at Isburg Funeral Chapel....
Ronnie K. Fystro
78 Irene, SD July 13, 2024 Ronnie K. Fystro, 78, entered heaven under the compassionate care of Sanford Ava’s House on Saturday, July 13, 2024. He passed away surrounded by his loving family one year after he suffered many severe injuries in a UTV accident on...
Ardelle Schrag
101 Marion, SD July 10, 2024 Ardelle Schrag, 101, of Marion passed away on July 10 at the Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion. Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday July 23, at the Salem Zion Mennonite Church of rural Freeman.
Scott Begeman
58 Formerly of Parker, SD July 8, 2024 Scott Begeman, 58 died Monday, July 8, 2024 at Good Samaritan Luther Manor after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer. Funeral services were held on Monday, July 15, 2024 at the Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home...
Virgil Christensen
96 Hurley, SD July 11, 2024 Virgil Christensen, 96, of Hurley, passed away on July 11, 2024 at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home. Funeral Service were held on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at the Hurley United Methodist Church. Arrangements provided by...
Sports
Parker 10U wraps up season
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 10U baseball team wrapped up their season last week at the state tournament. The group beat back a challenge by Scotland-Menno 10-3 but fell to eventual champion Corsica-Stickney 6-5. In bracket play, Parker met up with...
Parker 14U closes season
Marquice Bortnem stretches for a ball as the runner jumps for the bag (Photo/Submitted by Kirsten Wieman) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 14U baseball team finished off their season last week, falling in the regional tournament.First on the day was a highly...
16U regions begin next week
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 16U baseball team will begin play next week, as the Pheasants will take on Corsica-Stickney and Mount Vernon/Plankinton during the region 5B tournament in Parker. As of press time the Pheasants sit with a 6-4 record, MVP has a...
Marion Teener Baseball team going to state
Alan Astleford | Reporter Marion Teener baseball players are a year older and have qualified for the state VFW tournament to be held in Garretson. They advanced by winning the Region tournament this past week. They were state champs one and two years ago and are...
14U ready for regions
Kaden Fosheim readies to bat during a recent game. Fosheim posted three RBI’s against West Central (Photo/Submitted by Kirsten Wieman) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 14U team capped their regular season against perennial class ‘A’ power West Central and came...
Parker 16U throttles Flandreau
Landon Wieman looks to make a play on a slide at third base during a recent game. Wieman posted three hits against Flandreau last week (Photo/Submitted by Kirsten Wieman) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 16U put together another dominant win last week,...
Parker 8U third at state
The 8U Parker Pheasants celebrate and hoist their trophy in Madison last weekend at the state tournament. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker 8U baseball team capped their season with an impressive finish last weekend as they took to the 8 and...
Viborg-Hurley baseball season comes to an end
Great job to all the teams! The Viborg-Hurley Boys 8U Team: (Back row left to right): Flynn Weier, River Vannorsdel, Micah Van Otterloo, Tripp Saltzman, Burke Hauger, Braxton Sorensen, Trypp Bursing, Boeden Gerdes, and Damon Watters. (Front row left to right)...