Centerville Band sweeps Watchdog Marching Festival
The Centerville Marching Band came home with all of the hardware from the Watchdog Marching Festival. (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports The Centerville Marching Bands headed to their first competition of the year. First up was the Watchdog Marching Festival in Beresford. Congratulations to the Centerville Middle School Marching band on...
Planning for 25th Cornstock underway, help needed for final event
Riva Sharples | Writer Planning is already underway for the 25th Cornstock event, to take place Saturday, August 2, 2025, in Wakonda. The annual celebration of music and fun in...
Kobee Sherman organizes Midwest Miracles Classic for pediatric cancer families
Sherman coaches from the sidelines at a Cougars football game this year. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Ryan Deal | 605 Sports Kobee Sherman is paying it forward. In March 2023,...
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Marion Band puts on show in Marion Park
Musicians stood in the park and played an assortment of musical selections as the setting sun...
Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church celebrating 150th anniversary in 2025
Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2025. Planning for the...
With 1,250 competitors, this year’s Watchdog Band Festival was biggest ever
The Centerville High School Band is perfectly in sink during the Watchdog Marching Band Festival....
Weekly commissioners meeting
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The meeting began promptly. A motion was made to accept the agenda....
Irene-Wakonda sports round-up
The Irene-Wakonda Cross Country Team competes at Glenridge Golf Course last week. (Photo/John...
Cougars secure two victories during homecoming week
Addy Huth gets some serious air going up for one of her eight kills. (Photo/Faydra Christensen)...
Tornadoes volleyball falls to Eagles
Lillee Shearer hammers the ball down during the Alcester-Hudson game. Shearer ended the night with...
Cougars compete in Cornbelt Conference Cross Country Meet
The Cougars Cross Country team competed in the Cornbelt Conference Cross Country Meet at Glenridge...
Bearcats win matches over Corsica Stickney and ORR
Alan Astleford | Writer The Freeman Academy/Bearcats had a successful week in volleyball as they...
Tornadoes victorious in Homecoming game
3 Noah Schoenfelder (Junior) dives to the end zone for two points after the touchdown! What a...
MCM topples Parker
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker football team nearly pulled an upset last Friday night as...
Parker goes 1-2 at BonHomme tournament
Jenna VanVelzen goes for a kill during a recent tournament (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill |...
Obituaries
Steven C. Monteith
76Arlington, SDSeptember 21, 2024Steven C. Monteith, 76, of Arlington, SD passed away Saturday, September 21, 2024 at Avera at Home Hospice, Sioux Falls, SD. Memorial Services were held on Monday, September 30, 2024 at Lake Norden Covenant Church, Lake Norden, SD. ...
David Jerome Lien
73Worthington, MNSeptember 21, 2024David Jerome Lien, 73, passed away peacefully on September 21, 2024. He was born on January 2, 1951, in Yankton, South Dakota, and spent his formative years growing up outside Irene, South Dakota. David attended Irene High School,...
Dawne Marie Jepsen Hartmann
Z 81Yankton, SDSeptember 25, 2024Dawne Marie Jepsen Hartmann, 81, of Yankton, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at her home. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at Christ the King Lutheran Church, Yankton, SD with Rev. Dani Jo Bierwagen...
Randy Wirt
68Parker, SDSeptember 20, 2024Randy Wirt, 68 of Parker, passed away on September 20, 2024 at the Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at Grace Lutheran Church, Parker. Arrangements provided by...
Rhoda Ann (Gaddis) Fredricks
77Viborg, SDSeptember 16, 2024Rhoda Ann (Gaddis) Fredricks, age 77, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2024 at Good Samaritan Society – Canistota. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at The Church of Nazarene (226 N. Main...
Lorraine Schwertman Solem
85Marion, SDSeptember 20, 2024Lorraine Schwertman Solem, 85 of Marion, died Friday, September 20, 2024 at the Freeman Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 27, 2024 at the Monroe Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m....
Dale Muller
73Parker, SDSeptember 16, 2024Dale Muller, age 73 of Parker, passed away on September 16, 2024 at the Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion. Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 27, 2024 at the Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home, Parker with burial at the...
Myrtle Olfert
94Marion, SDSeptember 16, 2024Myrtle Olfert, 94, of Marion passed away on September 16 at her residence. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 21, at First Church of God in Marion at 3 p.m. Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 20th, in the church fellowship...
Sports
Irene-Wakonda sports round-up
The Irene-Wakonda Cross Country Team competes at Glenridge Golf Course last week. (Photo/John Fontes) Football: The I-W Eagles fell to Centerville 6-32 on Friday, September 27. The loss moves the Eagles’ record to 1-5 for the season. The Eagles will enjoy a week off...
Cougars secure two victories during homecoming week
Addy Huth gets some serious air going up for one of her eight kills. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley volleyball team (3-10) had a stellar Homecoming week, notching two key victories against Menno and Howard. After...
Tornadoes volleyball falls to Eagles
Lillee Shearer hammers the ball down during the Alcester-Hudson game. Shearer ended the night with eight kills. (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Homecoming week and this was the only home Homecoming game for the CHS girls’ volleyball team. The...
Cougars compete in Cornbelt Conference Cross Country Meet
The Cougars Cross Country team competed in the Cornbelt Conference Cross Country Meet at Glenridge Golf Course last Wednesday. (Photo/John Fontes) The Menno girls and Freeman boys claimed team honors in the Cornbelt Conference Cross Country Meet, held Wednesday at...
Bearcats win matches over Corsica Stickney and ORR
Alan Astleford | Writer The Freeman Academy/Bearcats had a successful week in volleyball as they won two matches (3-0) and (2-0)On September 21, they won the two set match over Corsica-Stickney, 25-20, 25-21. Harli Ross led in set assists with nine. The team totaled...
Tornadoes victorious in Homecoming game
3 Noah Schoenfelder (Junior) dives to the end zone for two points after the touchdown! What a reach! (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports After an action packed day prior to the Homecoming football game, most of the Tornadoes had already won a Marching...
MCM topples Parker
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker football team nearly pulled an upset last Friday night as they took on neighboring McCook Central/Montrose in Salem. Parker led at the half, 14-12, but couldn’t finish in the fourth, falling 24-20.The Pheasants struck first on...
Parker goes 1-2 at BonHomme tournament
Jenna VanVelzen goes for a kill during a recent tournament (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker volleyball team capped off an exciting homecoming week traveling to the annual BonHomme tournament in Tyndall. The Pheasants have been regulars at...