CHS to buy eight Cargill Grain Elevators, including Parker
Todd Neeley | DTN Reporter CHS Inc. and Cargill signed an agreement to purchase eight Cargill grain facilities in five states. CHS said it has signed an intent-to-purchase agreement with Cargill, to “continue optimizing its enterprise supply chain while providing market access and end-to-end value to owners.”Those Cargill elevators are located in Pipestone...
New Pastor at Parker First Baptist
Pastor David and Joy Erdman /(photo by H Photography) Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Since last summer, the Parker First Baptist Pastoral Search Committee has been on the search for...
National Volunteer Week is April 21-27
Donna Slack sells tickets for Sunday night’s showing of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. (photo/Renae Hansen) Volunteer-run Lund Theatre needs you! Renae Hansen | Writer With...
Current News
Current News
Logue retiring after 50 years on Main Street
Riva Sharples | Writer After 50 years working on Main Street, beloved Wakonda businessman and...
Spring Recital in Marion
The five- and six-years old group preform to “Under the Sea”. (photo/Monique Hurtado) Monique R....
Marion Fireman’s Fun Night
Volunteers from the Marion Fire Department serve up their famous pork sandwiches and “nuts” during...
Red Cross had blood drive in Marion School
Senior Hadley Luke is being prepared to donate blood. (photo/Al Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer...
Fourteen students participating in I-W All School Play
I-W freshman Duncan Sharples-Schmidt is surrounded by characters in a scene from the All-School...
Father-daughter dance raises more than $1,000 for music department
Riva Sharples | Writer The popular Father-Daughter Dance, held Friday, April 19, at Irene-Wakonda...
Spring music concert held at Irene-Wakonda
I-W seventh-grade girls sing during Thursday’s concert at Irene-Wakonda High School. Riva Sharples...
Viborg-Hurley band and choir deliver memorable cinema experience
Mrs. Brown poses with the seniors in band and choir. Front- Maggie Kessler, Ella Kessler, Bailey...
Turner County Volunteers prepare for severe weather
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor It is that time of year when the cold makes an exit and warmer...
Weekly Commissioners meeting April 23, 2024
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Highway Superintendent Kent Austin presented the commissioners with a...
Phoenix wins Phoenix Quad April 20 in Marion
Sliding in for the score is Elizabeth Piehl (photo/John Fontes) Alan Astleford | Writer The...
Cougars suffer tough loss on home turf
(LEFT) After the graduation of our dependable catcher, Loren Petersen, 7th grader Adalynn Buol has...
Obituaries
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...
Russel Peters
84April 7, 2024Chancellor, SDRussel Peters, age 84, passed away April 7, 2024, at the Sanford Centennial Hospice Cottage, Sioux Falls, SD.Russel Gene Peters was born on July 15, 1939 west of Tea, SD, the son of Henry and Magdalena (Poppinga) Peters. He grew up...
Anita Janette(Olson) Otten
85Sioux Falls, SDApril 4, 2024Anita Janette (Olson) Otten, 85, of Sioux Falls, SD, got to fully see Jesus on Thursday, April 4, 2024. She was born November 7, 1938, at the farm home on the Vermillion River Hill north of Parker, SD, to Harvey and Grace Olson. When she...
Donna Mae Landsman
89Hills, MinnesotaMarch 30, 2024Donna Mae Landsman, age 89, of Hills, Minnesota, formerly of Luverne, died Saturday, March 30, 2024 at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A memorial service will be Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 10:30 AM at Living Rock Church in Luverne...
Sports
Phoenix wins Phoenix Quad April 20 in Marion
Sliding in for the score is Elizabeth Piehl (photo/John Fontes) Alan Astleford | Writer The Phoenix softball hosted a quad in Marion April 20. The weather was cold with temperature of 43 degrees for the softball games. Arlington, Alcester-Hudson and Winner joined the...
Cougars suffer tough loss on home turf
(LEFT) After the graduation of our dependable catcher, Loren Petersen, 7th grader Adalynn Buol has stepped into the catcher role. No one would ever claim that being a catcher is easy, but Adalynn is doing a phenomenal job considering she is so young. High school...
Cougar track team braves windy conditions at Flyer Invite
Senior Luke Campbell again dominated both the 110 and 300 hurdles. Campbell currently has the top time of class A and B in the 110m hurdles and has the top time in the state over all three classes in the 300m hurdles. (photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen |...
Track season off and running
Ethan Bobzin has the perfect arch over the high jump bar. Bobzin placed 5th at Menno. (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Track The track season is just getting started,but these kids haven’t had much of good weather to really show their stuff. Judging by...
Pheasant baseball topples B-A-H
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports In a highly anticipated rematch of an early season game, the Parker Pheasants were able to take down the Beresford/Alcester-Hudson Black Sox 9-4 on Sunday afternoon. Parker scored first in the game and never looked back, tacking on runs...
Golfers shine at A-H Quad
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker golf team took to the course last week for the Alcester-Hudson quadrangular. They Pheasants came away with several impressive finishes on the day.For the boys, Landon Wieman won the event shooting a 43. Freshman Luke Travnicek...
Girls seventh at Chester
Emma Tuschen runs the hurdles in a recent meet (photo/John Fontes) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Pheasant track and field teams traveled to Chester last week for the annual Chester Invite. The Parker girls came away with a seventh place finish and 45 team points,...
Parker trap team scores
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker trap shooting sports team posted their reserve week scores this week with results as follows. A perfect score is a 50, but as coach Paul Muller noted the weather has been a difficult factor so far this season.“We shot Saturday...