Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor Parker’s city council came to a compromise last week in regards to sidewalks on Grace Avenue and Grace Circle. The area had been a source of discussion for more than the last 2 years. Over 20 people were at the Monday, Aug. 10 meeting,...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor As a new school year is about to start in Parker, a new principal has taken the reins as the junior high and high school principal, replacing Bill Leberman who resigned this spring. Janelle Johnson, who will also help with...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor School in Parker begins next week. And although Parker School District is preparing the best way they can due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the new school year will not be without challenges and change. Two local Parker School...
Dawn Rye | Writer With the uncertainty of the effects of COVID-19, Parker School District teachers prepare for the education and challenges of the upcoming school year. On Thursday, Aug 7, veteran kindergarten teacher Rachel Knutson said she started decorating...
Dawn Rye | Writer Rookie second-year teacher Carly Rozell is preparing for the constant change that “Return to Learn” will bring. Rozell said she is trying to prepare for any situation her fourth-grade class might be put in. She noted she wants to be face to...
62 Wednesday, Aug. 12 Parker James Lee Wingert was born on July 17, 1958, at the Freeman Community Hospital to Julius and Betty (Biever) Wingert. He grew up in Parker, where he graduated from Parker High School in 1976. Jim fell in love with his brown-eyed,...
Work began last week when crews started tearing up asphalt to install footings in front of the new Parker Ace Hardware. (Photo/Dawn Rye) Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor Parker Ace Hardware will be open in only a few weeks. The announcement, which came late last week,...
Turner County Commissioners Lyle VanHove, Mick Miller and Jared Hybertson discuss county business at last week's meeting. (Photo/Dawn Rye) Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioner meeting, a motion was made to approve the Pictometry contract...
On Thursday, Aug. 6. the city started cleaning up Parker’s condemned houses after the residents received a letter to comply with city ordinances. According to City Finance Office Adam Jans, residents had 35 days to respond. In the payloader, Joel Peterson started...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor Editor’s note: Information in this article was provide through a press release from the US Mint. According to the US Mint, the impact of COVID-19 has resulted in the disruption of the supply channels of circulating coinage – the...
Dawn Rye | Writer Raccoons, skunks, badger, opossum and red fox are all creatures the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) accept in their Nest Predator Bounty Program. The Nest Predator Bounty Program (NPBP) began on April 1 and ran until July 1 to ensure hunting...
73 Saturday, Jan. 4 Harrington, Del. Virgil was born in Sioux Falls in Jan. 1947 to Maria Evelyn Hofling Jongeling and George B. Jongeling of Parker. He was raised on a dairy farm outside Parker, where he enjoyed hunting, shooting and riding horses. Virgil’s favorite...
Back to school in Parker will look a little different this year. On Monday, Aug. 3, the district released its Start Well Return to Learn COVID-19 plan. In it, are the details for returning to school in three weeks. Although masks are not required, they are...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County planning and zoning meeting, a motion was made to recommend Poll’s rezoning permit to county commissioners. Chairman Eric Meyer said the board did receive a certificate of a survey with a legal description for...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting, the sheriff’s office discussed their budget and dispatch center plans. Sheriff Steven Luke said the budget increase was for the deputy based on the grant. He noted he would get reimbursed for...
65 Sunday, July 26 Pollock Diane Maria Konda was born on Aug. 18, 1954, to Henry “Hank” and Madeline (Miller) Konda in Parker. She grew up on the family farm in Parker and graduated from Parker High School in 1972. She married John “Buzz” Quenzer on Oct....
90 Thursday, July 28 Shakopee, Minn. formerly of Parker Harold Viet was born on Feb. 1, 1930, near Monroe to John and Tillie (Wieman) Viet. On Dec. 2, 1957, he was united in marriage to Wilma Gortmaker at Parker. They lived in Parker, where they raised their...
97 Sunday, Jan. 5 Tualatin, Ore formerly of Parker Norma Jean Schmidt was born on Nov. 11, 1922; she was the fifth of 11 children born to Henry and Nettie Schmidt (Duerkson) on a farm north of Marion. The first in her family to attend high school or college, Norma...
Two weeks ago trees were removed on the south end of Main Street just north of the Turner County Courthouse to make room for curb and gutter. A Groeneweg Construction employee prepares the ground for crews to pour concrete sidewalks south of the courthouse....
During last week’s commissioner’s meeting, Turner County Deputy Assessor Renee Jans, visited with Commissioner Mark Kaufmann about the imagery and the software that they were discussing during the meeting. (Photo/Dawn Rye) Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner...
