Dawn Rye | Writer The soup is on for the annual Hurley Fire Department Turkey Ridge Station Saturday, Feb. 20, from 10.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.at the Hurley Fire Hall. The snow date will be held Monday, Feb. 28. The soup includes chili, chicken noodle or potato, sandwich and...
Dawn Rye | Writer Giving kids hope through community impact, grant applications, Catch the Ace, and Dakota Raffle is the mission for Give Hope Bingo. The organization is located in Sioux Falls and has raised over $405,818 since 2017. Once they make revisions, they...
Dawn Rye | Writer Paying it forward is the simple concept that people should be kind to others when someone is kind to them. The idea is that kindness can change lives and therefore change the world. Thankfully, some selfless heroes have decided to show compassion and...
Parker Pheasants girls’ JV basketball team The Parker girls JV basketball team inlcludeds back row Mara Mohr, Hannah Schaeffer, Mya Beyer, Jenna VanVelzen, Meah Wright, Aspen Rand, Shayla Voeltz, Kyla Fosheim, Mallory Mitzner, Lauren Patten, Paige Haase. Front row...
Dawn Rye | Writer For the last three decades, the Parker and Marion School Districts have been playing the game of Chutes n Ladders when it comes to co-oping in sports or considering consolidation. Both school boards move back and forth when doing what’s best for...
Anna Reiffenberger goes up for two points against Flandreau. (photo by Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports After a back and forth first quarter the Irene-Wakonda Eagles were able to rally past Parker after a strong second quarter, which found the host team...
Gabe Gillespie looks to make a move at the basket last week. Gillespie has been playing key minutes for the Pheasants this season (photo by Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker boys basketball team picked up their sixth win of the season last week as they...
Michael Even wrestles an opponent during a recent match. Even finished as runner up in Parker at 132 (photo by Mary Silvernail) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker wrestlers captured third place at their annual home tournament last weekend, powered by two champions and...
104 Jan. 22 Doris Duffy was gently called home Saturday, January 22 at the Dougherty Hospice House. Doris was born on July 5, 1918 to Mabel (Smith) and Deno Erdmann near Stratford, South Dakota. Doris lived on the family farm near Ferney and attended grade school in a...
Dawn Rye | Writer All city council members elected by the people who possess the qualifications set out in the Constitution and take an oath to be a voice for the people. Council members shall reside in Wards they wish to represent. Petition deadlines are just...
Dawn Rye | Writer Residents of the school district elect school board members each year during an annual election. The Parker School Board has four vacancies available for the upcoming election held in April. New to the community and not sure what a school board...
Carter Robertson holds the game ball that was presented to him after scoring his 1000th career point (photo Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports Carter Robertson joined an elite group of Parker basketball players last Saturday night in Flandreau, as he crossed the...
February 3, 1959 Dawn Rye | Writer “…but February made me shiver, with every paper I’d deliver. Bad news on the doorstep. I couldn’t take one more step. I can’t remember if I cried, when I read about his widowed bride. But something touched me...
Girl Scout leader Lori Dykstra and brownie Hannah Gullikson review Gullkison’s cookie sales goals for the upcoming event. Photo/Dawn Rye Dawn Rye | Writer What do Girl Scouts do? Girl Scouts can achieve anything they put their minds to, whether to learn to...
Dawn Rye | Writer According to the South Dakota Department of Labor, medical professions are estimated to be among the state’s fastest-growing field. The outlook for medical careers matches the high demand for healthcare workers in South Dakota. Students from...
Dawn Rye | Writer Every piece of the redistricting process requires changes in many parts of the puzzle. Redistricting requires districts to have a similar population; with some counties in South Dakota not growing, the legislature must change the district boundaries...
Dawn Rye | Writer With COVID numbers rising, the federal government allows Americans to request free-at-home COVID tests. The White House limited orders to just four free tests per home. An at-home test will provide results within 30 minutes and can be used if COVID...
On Sunday, Jan. 24, the Parker Fire Department hosted their annual pancake feed with pancakes, sausage, eggs, coffee, or milk. According to the firefighter, Lance Nogelmeir said, they served around 250 people during the event. Veteran firefighter Harvey Hertel...
SD FFA district officers attended a District Officer training and participated in a legislative breakfast, Wednesday, Jan. 12 advocating for agriculture education. Parker FFA student Natalie Haase attended the event. These events were sponsored in part by the SD FFA...
Levi Wieman was champion at the Winner tournament this weekend. (submitted) By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker wrestlers faced some of their fiercest competition of the year last weekend, as they traveled to Winner for two days of wrestling. Friday night the...
