Dawn Rye | Writer A full-scale exercise is a lengthy event creating real-life scenarios using equipment and personnel upon an actual event. On Thursday, Sept. 30, around 4 p.m., Turner County Emergency Manager Brad Georgeson will be conducting a full scale fire...
Dawn Rye | Writer Chances are everyone has been impacted by a teacher in more than one way. Teachers put in an inspirational amount of work each day to better the lives of the students. This year, Parker Principal Janelle Johnson and Dean of Students John Silvernail...
Ellie Travincek, Rachel Becker, Grace Stone and Maddie Marsh ride on the senior float during the homecoming parade Dawn Rye | Writer Parker Homecoming events included field day, a parade, and football. Each Field Day was organized by the senior class with outdoor...
Dawn Rye | Writer Many people don’t understand how the chiropractic world works; they only assume they treat back pain. But a chiropractor’s treatment can be used for a wide variety of physical problems, migraines, chronic pain, carpal tunnel and muscle strain. Active...
Charlie Patten observes the soil in one of the pits. Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor The Parker FFA is participating in SD Agricutltural Education Land Judging Contest. On September 16 they started with the District III judging. On September 29 they took ...
Charlie Patten works past a Sioux Valley player last week (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker football team welcomed Sioux Valley to town last Friday night, facing off against the Cossacks for the 2021 homecoming game. The day was led off by many...
The Parker seventh grade volleyball team took second last weekend at the Wagner tournament. Team Members include: front-Landri Dykstra, Shayla Even, Izzy Webster, Emma Tuschen, Graison Barron. Back: Head coach Roxie Harms, Jersey Lessman, Jordyn Skinner, Emmie Davis,...
Lexi Even sets up a hitter against Parkston in the semi finals of the pentagon tournament (photo by Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker volleyball team continued another tough stretch last week, facing off against conference foes Chester and Baltic. Both...
Dawn Rye | Writer It all came down to the details when the Turner County board of commissioners met regarding the rezoning of agriculture land at Swan Lake to lake residential property. During the meeting, commissioners and opposed neighbors addressed their...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor The regular meeting of the Parker City Council was held on Monday evening, September 13 at 7 p.m. at the City Building. The council had many items on the agenda. The usual items were addressed regarding curbs and sidewalks,...
Naomi Thompson shows off her paint turtle. (Photo/Donna Rumbaugh) Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Turtle Days is an event that started back in the 70’s in Parker. It was wildly popular, but recently has been an on again, off again celebration. Of course,...
Dawn Rye | Writer Back in the spring, it appeared a shortage of computer chips had sent auto prices soaring. The global parts shortage involves not just computer chips. Automakers are starting to see the need for wiring harnesses, plastics and glass. Beyond autos,...
The Wool Classic is a show that is open to youth five – 18 years old. Currently, there are classes for yearling ewes and fall and spring ewe lambs. The show ends with a showmanship contest. Showmanship is the ability of an exhibitor to present their...
Twenty marching bands descended on Parker last Friday, September 17. The streets were filled with on lookers and music that day as the bands marched, one by one past the judging stand. Junior high and high school bands played to the delight of the crowds as the...
81 Monday, Sept. 13 Sioux Falls On April 4, 1940, Kathy was born in Bridgewater to Clarence and Eleanor (Vogt) Bollinger. She attended St. Stephen’s Catholic School and graduated from Bridgewater High School in 1958. She then attended Dakota State University, where...
Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker Pheasants traveled to Tea last week to face the Titans. The Titans were too much for Parker to overcome, and late rallies in the first and second sets were not enough as Tea won 25-23, 25-23 and 25-17. Leading Parker in the match was...
Shane Merrill | Sports Longtime volleyball rival Alcester-Hudson traveled to Parker last Thursday night to face off against the Pheasants. Parker used their strong attack in the first two sets to quickly march to victory, and even after slipping up in the third game,...
Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker volleyball club has been a longtime competitor in the annual Cavalier Clash in Tyndall, winning the tournament several times in the past 15 years. Parker cruised their pool once again in 2021, and won an exciting semi-final match 2-1...
Dawn Rye | Writer drye@ncppub.com During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting, a motion was made for the first reading to adopt the proposed amendment for the lake residential district-zoning ordinance for Turner County. Real estate developer Jason...
Dawn Rye| Writer The trend of homeschooling has grown increasingly diverse in recent years. According to the National Home Education Research Institute, an estimated 4.5 to 5.0 million homeschool students were in grades K-12 in March of 2021. In a homeschool...
