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Presenting the 2022 Senior Class at prom
Allison Oldenkamp, Kaylee Jaimes, Alexis Even, Ashlynn Wildeboer, Lanie Kaas, Freya Snyder, Josie Leberman, Codi Stirling, Catherine Cook, Ellie Travnicek, Madelyn Marsh, Lauren Jones, Macie Kippes, Trystan Hatton, Brooke Berens, Desiree Pierce, Grace Stone, Rachel...
Parker Wins State Visual Arts Championship
Melissa Schultz | Writer The Parker High School Visual Arts team won the 2022 State Visual Arts championship for the fifth year in a row. Last year Mr. Fuller was not sure if they would be participating in the art contest this year, when asked on what persuaded him to...
PARKER PRIDE
Recent Parker Pride winners are back row from left: Bostyn Knutson, Bryleah Walton, Taylin Mohr, Jazzy Wildeboer and Olivia Ellsworth. Front row from left: Madelyn Roth, Calla Creegan, Willa Tuschen, Brenna Bolte, Robby Janzen, Hudson Nogelmeier, Cristian Lima and...
Names Released In Lincoln County Fatal Crash
What: Two-Vehicle Crash Where: Intersection of 275th Street and 466th Avenue Three miles north of Lennox, S.D. When: 5:41 a.m., Saturday, March 19, 2022 Driver No. 1: Jordan Javers, 32,...
Lennox Area Ministerial Association
There are 12 churches that consistently have pastors gathering monthly. These twelve form the Lennox Area Ministerial Association (LAMA) and consist of Chancellor and Lennox area churches. They are Bethel Reformed, Chancellor Reformed, Delaware Reformed, Ebenezer...
Future Farmers of America Week
Clayton Pankratz, Dylan Buseman, Carter Ross, Ashton Ross, Michael Even, Riley Pankratz and Braelyn Berens. Melissa Schultz | Writer During the week of March 21 through March 25, students at Parker Public School participated in a school-wide Future Farmers of America...
Parker Public Library to celebrate National Library Week
National Library Week (April 3 - 9, 2022) is a time to celebrate our nation’s libraries, library workers’ contributions and promote library use and support. The theme for National Library Week 2022 is “Connect With Your Library.” First...
Winter sports awards presented
Shane Merrill | Sports The Annual winter sports awards were presented last week at the Parker High School gym. The Pheasant wrestling, boys basketball and girls basketball all received the South Dakota High School Activities association academic team award for...
March 31, 2022
Historical evidence found northwest of town
Troy Schwans | Editor of The Special The past couple of years have been really crazy, but a discovery last month has topped everything! A local farmer was moving snow when he noticed an oddly shaped object, what he thought was a rock, tumbling ahead of his bucket as...
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Saving Ukraine
There are plenty of options if you want to do something for people caught in conflict in Ukraine. Parker Dental office has two amazing local point of contacts that are from the Ukraine. Oksana and Lika Dudik are both dental assistants at the dental office in Parker....
Homeschoolers of Turner County
Melissa Schultz | Writer There’s a boom happening in homeschooling in South Dakota. The number of children taught by their parents has gone up since COVID lockdowns began. There are about 8,187 children that are homeschooled in the State of South Dakota. That is a 23...
Wandermore’s Visit310SouthDakota is in Parker
Town 19 of 310: Parker, SD Population: 1,194 County: Turner (County Seat) This town was established as the county seat of Turner County in 1879. Its original name was Kimball City, for the Milwaukee railroad worker who surveyed it, J. W. Kimball. The following year, a...
Lincoln County Fatal Crash
What: Two-Vehicle Crash Where: Intersection of 275th Street and 466th Avenue Three miles north of Lennox, S.D. When: 5:41 p.m., Saturday, March 19, 2022 Driver No. 1: Male, 32, Serious Non-Life Threatening Injuries Vehicle: 2016 Dodge Ram...
School project seeks additional funding
Melissa Schultz | Writer During last week’s Parker School Board meeting, the board discussed Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the building project. They talked about some of the issues they are facing and discussed them with the community. Board member James Even moved to...
S.D. Highway 46 Reconstruction Project Planned
IRENE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) says the S.D. Highway 46 reconstruction project from U.S. Highway 81 to the city of Irene has been let, and the contract awarded to Foothills Contracting Inc. of Webster in the amount of $19.3...
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