United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Parker man convicted of Willful Failure to File Tax Returns was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 4, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier. Dale Edward Buller, age 71, was sentenced to time served, 5 years of...
71 Sunday, Nov. 3 Viborg Gary Enoch Bak was born on April 10, 1948, to Ray and Elaine (Vugteveen) Bak in Viborg. He graduated from Viborg High School in 1966 and attended SDSU for two years before enlisting in the United States Air Force. In 1970, Gary...
89 Saturday, Nov. 2 Marion Irvin Ford Dykstra was born on July 13, 1930, at the family farm near Monroe to Pearl Evelyn (Parry) Dykstra and George Peter Dykstra. He joined big brother Delmar George. He attended Monroe High School and graduated at age 16. He attended...
87 Sunday, Nov. 3 Marion Lester was born on May 11, 1932, to John C. and Clara (Tieszen) Ensz of Marion. Lester was united in marriage to Loretta Miller on Dec. 23, 1951. They celebrated 67 years of marriage until Loretta passed on Aug. 2, 2019. To this union...
69 Tuesday, Nov. 5 Sioux Falls Ronald (Ron) Joseph Flynn was born on Jan. 14, 1950. The son of LaVerne and Deloris Flynn, he grew up on a small acreage on the edge of Parker. He married his high school sweetheart, Vicki Clikeman, on Nov. 8, 1969. That union...
Ryleigh Andersen looks for a push against MCM. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer In the second round of the region 5A tournament, the Parker volleyball team was set to face neighboring McCook Central/Montrose with a trip to the SoDak 16 on the line. The...
Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker volleyball team had just enough push to get across the finish line last week in the opening round of the region 5A playoffs. When the Pheasants and Titans met back in August the result had Parker winning 3-2, and this night was no...
LEFT: Mentor Mike Deelstra and hunter Jevin Erickson share a laugh as they were waiting for the rest of the hunters before moving on to a new location to look for pheasants. (Photo/Sarah Ebeling) Sarah Ebeling | Editor Country music artist Mark Wills was in Parker...
Dawn Rye | Writer The United States witnessed war on its doorstep on American soil most recently with terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. American’s engagement in Afghanistan and Iraq followed the attack on the World Trade Center and will be remembered as 9-11. Since...
Sarah Ebeling | Editor A single text from a student to a parent and a post to social media caused enormous amounts of panic to some in Parker last week. An inaccurate Facebook post alerted many parents to a “threat” at the Parker School on Wednesday, Oct. 30....
Darlene Hagen stands proudly between grandson Corey Mellegaard and his wife Leah. The trio went last week to Sioux Falls to enjoy an evening out at the Price is Right live event. Hagen has been an avid fan of the show for decades. (Photo/submitted) Sarah Ebeling |...
Chiropractor Allen Unruh, whose alternative career is standup comedy, will take to the stage Saturday, Nov 9 at 7 p.m. at the Parker Community Building on Main Street for the Turner County Republican’s 2020 Campaign Kick-off event. By his admission Unruh was “born in...
66 Thursday, Oct. 31 Monroe Judie Marie Nelson was born on Sept. 12, 1953, to Lowell and Mildred (Hagen) Nelson. She was raised on a farm near Monroe and attended country grade school and Parker High School, graduating in 1971. After attending SDSU for two years she...
Sydney Berens goes low for a dig against West Central. (Photo/ Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Closing out an unbelievably quick regular season, the Parker volleyball team faced off against neighboring West Central last week looking for their fifth straight win...
Geographic Innovations owners Max and Leslie Masters enjoy working side by side out of the home together while continuing to grow their business one customer project at a time. (Photo/Dawn Rye) Dawn Rye | Writer Independence and a need for personal satisfaction remain...
Turner County Planning and Zoning board members Steve Schmeichel and Dean Austin review the wind energy maps during the recent night meeting. The maps showed each landowner’s location where wind turbines could be placed in the future. (Photo/Dawn Rye) Dawn Rye |...
Sarah Ebeling | Editor All across the United States people observe National 4-H Week every October. In South Dakota, according to SDSU, they honor the event in which millions of youth, parents, volunteers and alumni across the country celebrate everything 4-H. ...
Parker Educational Assistant Tiffany Weiler, Levi Wieman, Quinlan Olesen and Jake Stone took part in last week’s Challenge Day. Each student had the opportunity to write compliments on each other’s backs. (Photo/Dawn Rye) Dawn Rye | Writer A program called Challenge...
Dawn Rye | Writer On Tuesday, Oct. 22 Lake County, Minnehaha, Turner County, Lincoln and McCook County meet in Sioux Falls at the Minnehaha Emergency Manager building. According to Turner County Emergency Manager Brad Georgeson, the county received a donation check...
Volunteer Carol Fincher is one of the many women who helped last week during Grace Lutheran Church Day for Girls sewing day. Volunteers from the surrounding churches gathered together to cut patterns, sew and bundle the Days for Girls menstrual care packages. ...
