Senior Rayna Mohr eyes a shot during a recent game (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Parker 1-8-12-8 29 Parkston 10-18-14-11 53 The Parker-Parkston theme played out for the...
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Athletic directors to consider girls’ wrestling
By Dana Hess PIERRE — When the athletic directors from the state’s high schools have their annual meeting later this month, they’ll consider a proposal to add girls’ wrestling to the roster of sports already sanctioned by the South Dakota High School Activities...
Trubulent game store grows and expands
Russel Carlson, co-owner of Turbulent Games, moves around a piece on one of the miniature gaming tables in the shop. Photo/Dawn Rye Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor When Turbulent Games opened a brick and mortar store in downtown Parker last February, the owners never...
Parker School Board election planned;
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor The Parker School District’s school board election has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 14. One three-year term is up for election, currently belonging to Jason Chester. Challenging Chester is Parker resident Jay Sanner. Anyone...
Chase the Ace starts Friday
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor For years, the Turner County Charity Youth Pheasant Hunt has been working to do good things. From teaching youngsters about hunting to raising money for different causes, hosting concerts by county music stars, the members of the board...
Staying informed for spring flooding conditions
During last week’s National Weather Service informational meeting, Senior Service Hydrologist, Mike Gillispie discussed with local officials pre-flooding information. Photo/Dawn Rye Dawn Rye| Writer No two floods are ever the same when it comes to predicting floods...
All About U Adoptions offers lifetime support to local families
Dawn Rye | Writer Almost all businesses need help from time to time. Whether it’s a gas station, grocery store, restaurant or even an adoption agency, businesses flourish when the community rallies around them. And one local agency is no different. All...
Even/Plucker highlight state wrestling
Senior Mace Plucker works to control is opponent at last weekend’s state wrestling tournament in Sioux Falls. Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker wrestling team took eight qualifiers to the state tournament last weekend in Sioux Falls, placing three while the team took...
Dual team falls to #1 Winner
Isaac McDugle works to roll his opponent over to get the win at the state dual tournament. Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker dual team, seeded eighth in the newly resurrected state dual tournament, took to the mat last Thursday night, facing off against number one...
Parkston squeaks past Pheasants
Davin Fuller tries to take a shot while an opponent works to block the ball. Photo/Shane Merrill Shane Merrill | Writer Parker 15-15-16-14 60 Parkston 8-15-15-22 61 Shock and disappointment, those were two words many used to describe last Friday’s home loss in the...
Flandreau boys escape Parker
Cole Jurgens tries for two last week. Photo/Shane Merrill. Shane Merrill | Writer Parker 14-12-5-9 40 Flandreau 8-18-10-9 45 Fresh off a big win against Bridgewater-Emery, the Parker boys basketball team headed to Flandreau last Tuesday night, to face off against the...
Parkston girls outgun Parker in Finale
Shane Merrill | Writer Parker 7-4-8-2 21 Parkston 14-5-3-19 41 The traditional Parker versus Parkston end of the year match-up played out in Parker last Friday, with the Parker girls taking the court first in the season’s final double header. The Pheasants hung...
Flandreau rallies past Parker girls
Lexie Even goes up for two in Flandreau last week. Photo/Shane Merrill Shane Merrill | Writer Parker 12-14-7-11 44 Flandreau 19-19-23-8 69 The Parker girls went on the road last week, traveling to Flandreau for the final conference game of the season. The Fliers...
Local firefighters take part in Grain Bin Safety Week
On Sunday, Feb. 23 Hurley Fire Department, Davis Fire Department and Cameron Colony worked together to extricate a victim trapped inside a grain bin filled with soybeans south of Hurley. During the training firefighters worked with their extraction auger.(Photos/Dawn...
Vote fails to approve Peterson’s request for rural residential district
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting a motion was made to approve the second reading to rezone Peterson’s 6.67 acres to rural residential. Turner Township landowner Chris Peterson explained he and his wife Tania own Peterson...
Pucker Up – Fundraiser Surpasses Goal
After applying lipstick to teacher Corey Minarik, Saige Lessman got to hold the baby pig he had to kiss. (Photos/Sarah Ebeling) Local leukemia survivor Havana Rye was honored during the wrap-up Pennies for Patients fundraiser held at the Parker School on Thursday,...
Elementary band takes part in concert
This year the Parker School had 27 students chosen to attend the Sixth Annual Elementary Band Festival in Alcester, SD on Tuesday, February 18th. These students spent the day in rehearsals from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. and then gave a concert at 4:30 p.m. in...
Helen K. Wenzlaff
92 Sunday, Feb. 16 Hartford Helen Kay Kraemer, daughter of Paul and Henrietta (Rehmstedt) Kraemer, was born March 2, 1927, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls. The family lived on the Kraemer homestead seven miles north of Parker. She grew up there and was...
Parker wrestlers headed to state
Junior Geoff Dunkelberger works to pin his opponent at Regions in Salem on Saturday. (Photo/Sarah Ebeling) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker wrestling team took to the mat last Saturday in Salem for the region 2B wrestling tournament, and their shot at the state...
Parker girls upset Garretson
Shelby Lang drives the ball down court at a recent basketball game. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Parker 13-9-15-22 59 Garretson 16-15-12-13 26 GARRETSON-The Parker girls headed to Garretson last Tuesday, looking to...
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