CHANCELLOR – A Chancellor man has been identified as the person who died Wednesday morning in a one-vehicle crash south of Chancellor. A 2004 Dodge Durango was northbound on 461st Avenue when the vehicle went off the roadway, into the ditch and rolled. The driver,...
SIOUX FALLS — POET announced last week it will idle production at its bioprocessing facilities in Chancellor, Ashton, Iowa and Coon Rapids, Iowa and delay the start-up of its new plant in Shelbyville, Ind., as producers across the United States continue to grapple...
Dawn Rye | Writer drye@ncppub.com During last week’s Turner County commissioner’s meeting, a motion was made to continue to keep the courthouse closed to the public until Tuesday, May 7. The commissioners also made a motion to upgrade security locks on the main...
Last week the city of Parker taped off their public playground, skatepark and basketball court, all located just north of the Turner County Courthouse. According to Parker City Finance Officer Adam Jans, the general consensus of the city council was to close it after...
Ronald J. Leber 86 Sunday, March 29 Parker Ronald Jerome Leber was born on Feb. 20, 1934, at Parker to Vincent and Cecil (Verley) Leber. He grew up near Parker and graduated from Parker High School in 1952. On Sept. 1, 1962, he was united in marriage to Patricia...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor sebeling@ncppub.com On Monday, April 6, Governor Kristi Noem recommended that students not return to their classrooms this school year. Although the news was expected, districts are now preparing for the remainder of the school year to...
Dawn Rye | Writer drye@ncppub.com During last week’s Turner County commissioner meeting the board decided the county will continue to use the radio towers. Commissioner Mick Miller said in his opinion he appreciates the potential Leap and the county could have taken...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor sebeling@ncppub.com More than 160 municipal and county officials, including several in Turner County, have signed a letter requesting Governor Noem to declare a public health emergency. Parker, Chancellor, Marion and Hurley, as well as...
Sarah Ebeling |Managing Editor sebeling@ncppub.com Parker’s school board election, planned for next week, has been postponed. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the public’s need for social distancing and the CDC’s guidelines of less than 10 people in a place at one time,...
As the United States faces the worst public health crisis in a generation, we want you to know we are here for you — and with you. Whatever happens, whenever it happens, The New Era will be there for you. We’ll be there to let you know how our community is managing...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor sebeling@ncppub.com According to the South Dakota Highway Patrol, a two-vehicle crash, south of Chancellor, injured four people last Friday, March 21. Turner County Deputy Kipp Sterns, 29, driving a 2018 Dodge Charger was southbound on...
Dawn Rye | Writer drye@ncppub.com During last week’s Turner County commissioner’s meeting, the board agreed to followup with Leap Communications to discuss further information. According to State’s Attorney Katelyn Hoffman, she said that Tyler DeNeui of Leap...
Janice M. “Jan” Thompson 82 Tuesday, March 24 Sioux Falls and formerly of Parker Janice Marie Joffer was born on July 15, 1938, at Chandler, Minn. to George and Marie (Hoekman) Joffer. The family moved to Parker where she attended District 13 country grade school and...
Parker second graders Jillian Schulte and Havana Rye are enjoying their new digital recess through ZOOM. - goes with Creating normalcy in a digital world story. Dawn Rye | Writer drye@ncppub.com ZOOM has become the new digital way to communicate with friends, family...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor sebeling@ncppub.com A special Parker city council meeting was held on Thursday, March 26 to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the executive order recently issued by Governor Kristi Noem, the council met to discuss and...
Dawn Rye | Writer drye@ncppub.com A special city meeting in Monroe, held recently without the public’s notice, ended with the firing of Monroe Zoning Administrator Mike Feste. Feste, who has been the zoning administrator since 2014, is now questioning the validity of...
On Wednesday, March 25 the Parker Fire Department and ambulance, along with other Turner County fire and emergency services showed a sign of strength and hope for all by “Lighting Em Up and Turning Them On.” (Photo/Sarah Ebeling)
Joy Berthelsen 89 Saturday, March 21 Parker Veva Joy Berthelsen was born on Jan. 13,1931 at Parker to Ray and Laura (Finn) Bousfield. Joy grew up in Parker and graduated from Parker High School in 1948. She married the love of her life, Howard Berthelsen, on June 11,...
Brad Christensen 66 Wednesday, March 4 Davis Brad Christensen was born the fifth child to Maurice and Georgianna (Sechser) Christensen on Jan. 14, 1954 in Sioux Falls. He grew up on a farm, near Davis and attended Rieman District 25 Country School and Hurley Public...
Sarah Ebeling sebeling@ncppub.com On Sunday, March 22, Parker School teachers took to the streets in an attempt to connect with their students. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, schools throughout the state are closed and it’s got teachers and students alike...
