100 Freeman May 24 In Memory of Naomi Ensz Our mother, Naomi (Becker) Ensz, went to be with the Lord on May 24th reaching the age of 100. Mom was born October 27, 1921 at Marion, SD to Isaac Becker and Eva P. Becker. She attended the Schartner Country School for eight...
86 Viborg May 22 Marjorie Hansen, 86 of Viborg died Sunday, May 22, 2022 at the Wakonda Heritage Manor. Marjorie Mae Jensen was born to Leonard and Anna (Jorgensen) Jensen on March 28, 1936at her home near Turkey Ridge during a severe springtime blizzard. ...
68 Hurley Graveside services for Chuck Larsen, 68 Hurley High School graduate and son of Charles Larsen, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 4, 2022 at the Hurley Cemetery with a time with the family to follow at the Harmony Presbyterian Church in Hurley. ...
By coach Shane Merrill Luke Travnicek pitches during a recent game. The ace recorded 15 strikeouts against Tea last week (photo by Kirsten Wieman) With league play getting underway this week, the Parker 12U league team traveled to Tea to face off against Tea Jelen....
Shane Merrill | Sports Two Parker golfers will head to the state meet after qualifying in the regional tournament last week in Hartford. Brenden Pesicka continued his strong run, finishing third overall and shooting a 90. Landri Holzwarth also qualified, shooting a...
Researched and written by John Failla It’s been eighty-years since the Ulfers boys of Chancellor, South Dakota enlisted only weeks after Pearl harbor. Their farm was down a one-lane dirt drive of my Uncle Dick’s farm and across the county road, running along the...
Phase 6 & 7 Melissa Schultz | Writer The City of Parker will continue to see some big improvements coming to the water and sewer infrastructure in the next two phases of upgrades. Phase 6 will go to bid late summer and in the spring of 2023 construction will...
First Responders awarded in Parker Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor L-R EMT’s Andrew Hanson, Becky Buseman and Matthew Feist honored for delivering a baby in the Parker Ambulance. Many of us are unaware of some of the lifesaving tasks our local responders perform...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor The City of Parker had a big night during the last City Council meeting held on May 9 at 7 p.m. in the council room of City Hall. Mayor Nelson called the meeting to order one last time before he retired. After approving...
88 Marion May 14 Thomas Fitzgerald, 88 of Marion, passed away on May 14, 2022 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Thomas “Tom” James Fitzgerald died on Saturday May 14th, 2022, at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 88. He was born to...
88 Viborg May 17 Joe Buckstead, 88, passed away peacefully at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, Viborg SD, on May 17, 2022. Joe was born August 15, 1933 in Viborg, SD to Guy and Margaret (Nelson) Buckstead, the youngest of the four children. Joe grew up on...
Shane Merrill | Sports On what was one of the better days of the season for a golf meet, Parker had two golfers walk away with medals. On the boys side Ray Travnicek finished ninth with a 97 good enough for a medal. Landri Holzwarth was also 11th while Landon Wieman...
Melissa Schultz | Writer Jiahna hugs her younger brother Leo. (Photo/submited) What was a normal drive home for one Marion family, quickly turned into a hunt for seven-year old Jiahna as she was sucked out of her mother’s car by a storm. Jiahna and her younger...
Back to the drawing board Melissa Schultz | Writer Tuesday May 10 school bond vote was held in the City of Parker, it was voted against to approve the $5 million dollar bond. With this bond the school would have been able to complete the school and finalize the...
Melissa Schultz | Writer A major storm system moved through the Turner County area last week leaving a path of destruction. The strong winds blew dirt and hid all sunlight making it impossible to see. A picture was posted from SDDOT camera near Freeman showing...
Melissa Schultz | Writer The Parker Fire Department was dispatched for a reported car fire about 8 miles north of town on April 28. The first arriving units found the car fully engulfed in flames. They responded with an engine and a brush truck, while other...
61 Sioux Falls May 13 Wendy Lape, age 61, loving mother, grandmother, and adoring wife to husband Terry Lape, passed away in the early hours of May 13th after an accident in the storm that came through South Dakota on the May 12th, 2022. Wendy was born on Dec 7th,...
Shane Merrill | Sports Pheasant golfers Ray Travnicek, Landri Holzwarth, Dawson Maska, Devin Kuchta and Landon Wieman stand with their first place plaque last week (photo submitted) The Parker golf team continued to climb the Class ‘B’ ranks last week placing two...
