Remember Everyone Deployed Alexxis and Rob McKenney stand with their three children. Rob is a solider who is currently in Europe on deployment. (Photo/submitted) Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor Currently, the 147th Field Artillery Battalion and the 147th Alpha Battery...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting, Simon Healy of Mayfield Township updated the board after the Yankton County Township discussed their other options. Healy said the township didn’t stop pursuing the idea of four Yankton County...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County planning and zoning board meeting, a motion was made to recommend Chris Peterson’s rural residential permit to the county commissioners. Peterson and his wife, Tania, approached the board to rezone a 6.67 acre...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor “Pennies for Patients,” a community service project that is offered by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), has chapters in South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota. This year, as part of their “Honoring Heroes” fundraiser,...
Paityn DeBoer | Writer Senior year of high school is like living in a completely different world, at times. There are expectations set for growing up and becoming an adult but borderline immature issues still impede minds of high school seniors. We are caught between...
74 Wednesday, Jan. 22 Sioux Falls Marjorie Elaine Hokenstad was born on March 13, 1945, at Flandreau to Telmar and Mary (Blevins) Hokenstad. She grew up in Parker where she graduated from Parker High School in 1963. After attending Nettleton Business College she...
90 Friday, Jan. 24 Sioux Falls Audrey Ruth Meier was born on a farm near Chancellor the daughter of George A. and Mitilda “Tillie” (Dirksen) Meier. She grew up here and attended school in the Chancellor School District through the 11th grade. She graduated from Lennox...
Shane Merrill | Writer WINNER-The Parker wrestling team traveled to Winner last week for a jam packed weekend. The Pheasants were first set to face off on Friday night in the Winner quad, where they would see Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes, and then move on to the...
Dawn Rye |Writer During last week’s Parker school board meeting the board made a motion to move forward with hiring Koch Hazard to complete a facility study of the school itself. Superintendent Donavan DeBoer said he spoke with Chris Brockevelt with Koch Hazard...
Dawn Rye | Writer In the spring of 2019, Turner County roads and farmland endured tremendous amounts of flooding that totaled millions of dollars of damage. How do the roads and bridges look in Turner County now? Turner County Highway Superintendent Kent Austin said...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting resident Gordon Dykstra addressed his concerns for the traffic traveling on County Road 31. He asked that with all the semi traffic traveling on the road, is there a contingency plan that will...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor Up for discussion at last Monday’s Parker city council meeting was the city’s snow ordinance. Parker resident Tom Rauenhorst addressed the council in regards to two tickets he was issued after the last snow alert. Rauenhorst explained...
Members of the Parker Stars put on their second performance of the season on Thursday, Jan. 16. Each age group of dancers performed during the double header basketball games. (Photos/Sarah Ebeling)
Dawn Rye | Writer Parker City employees were out on Wednesday, Jan. 15 shoveling and moving snow from 21 residential homes and a few businesses in the Parker area. According to Parker Street Superintendent Mike Jorgensen, the residents and business owners received a...
73 Tuesday, Nov. 26 Corpus Christi, Texas He was born Feb. 26, 1946 to Daniel W. and Ethel A. Andersen of Viborg. His family moved to Parker area in 1951. He attended Parker School and graduated from Parker High School in 1964. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served...
Janae Olson eyes a pass against Freeman last week. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Parker 9-6-6-11 32 Freeman 14-11-12-10 47 FREEMAN — The Parker girls basketball team traveled to Freeman last Tuesday night to tango with the...
Matt VanVliet lays in the ball off a fast break against Freeman. VanVliet had 15 points in the win. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Parker 17-21-21-15 74 Freeman ...
Initiated during the 1996-97 school year, the SDHSAA Academic Achievement Team Award program was designed to recognize varsity athletic teams and fine arts groups for their academic excellence. The South Dakota High School Activities Association believes that high...
Parker High School wrestler Jack Even fights to take down his opponent at last week's home wrestling quad. (photo/Sarah Ebeling) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker wrestling team continued their strong season last Tuesday night, facing several top teams and walking...
Parker firefighter Trent Kuchta got creative during the annual Parker firefighters’ pancake feed when he tossed a pancake in mid-air for firefighter Josh Ketchum to catch. (Photo/Dawn Rye) Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor For the second year in a row, the Parker Fire...
