Dawn Rye | Writer After 20 years serving as the Turner County Zoning Director Faye Dubbelde has retired from her position. Dubbelde started her career at the courthouse in 1998 and in 2000, she was promoted to the zoning director. She said the one thing she will miss...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting Extension Secretary Chris Wirt discussed the community room policy. Wirt said she wanted to check in about the community room because of the COVID issue. She noted when the driver’s licensing...
Parker School will be celebrating Homecoming Week Monday, Sept. 7 - Friday, Sept. 11. Events get underway on Monday, Sept. 7 with Coronation at 7:30 p.m. in the big gym. Masks are recommended. On Friday, Sept. 11, a royalty drive by parade will be held at 4:30 p.m on...
Dawn Rye | Writer Residents who are participating in the “Fall Cleanup” event are encouraged to have all their items placed on the curb the night before their pick-up date. Parker Street Superintendent Mike Jorgensen said the city council planned “Fall Cleanup...
One person died Sunday night in a two-vehicle crash north of Hurley. Dennis Schrock, Freeman, was driving a 2011 Chrysler Town and Country and was westbound on 280th Avenue and failed to stop at the stop sign located at the intersection of South Dakota Highway...
Bill Goeden got a hole in one on number 8 at ParMar in the 12th annual Parker Fire Department golf tournament on Saturday, Aug. 29 for a prize of $10,000. Jensen Construction Services sponsored the hole in one insurance. (Photo/submitted)
The Parker Volunteer Fire Department was also awarded $2000 for Bill’s ace during the 12th annual Parker Fire Department golf tournament held Saturday, Aug. 29. (Photo/submitted)
On Sunday, Aug. 30 All About U Adoption gathered together at the Emmanuel Presbyterian Chruch in Marion to celebrate the ribbon cutting of Nevaeh’s House’s grand opening. CEO Coleen Globke said Nevaeh’s House in Sioux Falls has already hosted a few mothers. During the...
80 Salem Monday, March 23 Mildred Schultz was born July 2, 1939 near Bridgewater, to Gust and Emelia (Juhnke) Schultz. She grew up in the area and graduated from Bridgewater High School in 1957. She worked at a café in Mitchell and took care of her brother...
Brooke Berens and Ryleigh Andersen go up for a block last week against MVP. (Photo/Dave Fuller) Shane Merrill | Sports Writer The Parker volleyball squad opened their 2020-2021 campaign with a 3-0 victory, working the bugs out in the process but still taking the win....
Colby Olson carries the ball upfield while an Elkton/Lake Benton defender tries to bring him down. (Photo/Dave Fuller) Shane Merrill | Sports Writer The Parker football team survived a fierce comeback last Friday night, picking up their first win of the season and...
Jaivyn DeBoer scans the field and makes a move last week against Arlington-Lake Preston. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill The Parker football team opened their football season last Friday night, with some of the first sports action since last winter. The Pheasants...
PIERRE – Technical colleges in South Dakota are still accepting applicants to the UpSkill program, an effort announced by Governor Kristi Noem in July. UpSkill is a dynamic new program designed to support dislocated workers impacted by COVID-19. The program is a joint...
Members of Marion American Legion Members of the Marion American Legion Post #235 attending a tour of the Wings of Valor Lodge near Parker, on Sunday, Aug. 16, included (left to right) Tyler Zick, Commander Jennifer VanRoekel, Jeremy Thomas, Manager Sean Adams, Gary...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor Over 20 years ago, in Grace Lutheran Church, Hearts in Mind Preschool began. And since then, the preschool has helped educate the minds of hundreds of youngsters in the community. For the past 15 years, kids have been taught in the...
Dawn Rye | Writer Recently the ParMar board decided to make improvements to the course and carry on a advocate’s legacy. Board president Allen Peterson explained the board had talked about upgrading, however, it was hard to find volunteers to help. He said he...
On Monday, Aug. 24, construction workers got busy laying down a slurry seal on Parker’s Main Avenue and Sanborn Street. Crews finished up on Tuesday on South Elm Avenue. Missouri Peterolumn, of St. Louis, MO, travels the area completing roads for towns, cities and...
Rob Mckenney holds tight to two of his children, Emma and Eli, when he arrived home last month from deployment with the Army National Guard. photo/John Davis, Aberdeen American News Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor Ten months. Three hundred and twenty-six days. That is...
During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting Infotech Solution representative Tyler Ruhd explained how the courthouse cyber security was lacking in technology. photo/Dawn Rye Dawn Rye| Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting, a motion...
During last week’s Parker School Board meeting, board members Erin Anderson and Greg Simmermon listen while Superintendent Donavan DeBoer reviews Koch Hazard’s survey. photo/Dawn Rye Dawn Rye| Writer During last week’s Parker School Board meeting, the board discussed...
