Sydney Berens hammers home a kill against a Vermillion defender. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker volleyball squad was back in action last Thursday night, playing host to the Alcester/Hudson Cubs. The Pheasants/Cubs rivalry goes way back, giving...
Shelby Lang eyes a kill against a Platte/Geddes defending. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker volleyball team headed to Tea last Tuesday night, right on the heals of a rough BEC tournament. Parker did their best to put the tournament play behind...
Dawn Rye | Writer The National Weather Service found sporadic damage Thursday, Sept. 12 one mile north of Chancellor to 1.5 miles south of Tea. According to National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Peter Rogers, damages included “tree and farm...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Parker School Board meeting a motion was made to table the five-year proposed city lease agreement regarding the athletic complex area. City Council member Peggy Berens said the partnership between the city and school regarding the...
Sarah Ebeling | Editor During last week’s Parker city council meeting several topics were discussed. Parking on south Poplar Ave. was the first issue to be discussed because of the lack of room to navigate through the street when people park on both sides of the...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s commissioner’s meeting, Norway Township resident Larry Waltner addressed his concerns regarding his driveway application. Waltner said after speaking with Turner County Highway Secretary Denise Hanten he now understands a form...
Sarah Ebeling | Editor Although she hasn’t been in a band room for seven years, Mindee Birnstiehl is no stranger to music. She has taught band or chorus for the past 12 years, graduating from Augustana in 2007. “This is my second career. My first career was in...
Sarah Ebeling | Editor First year teacher Katie LaMee said she is excited to be in Parker and is excited to be working with students. “I love my content but the students are why I am here in the long run. I want to be the teacher they don’t dislike going to...
Sarah Ebeling | Editor Veteran teacher Kirsten Wieman started her 20th year of teaching last month as Parker’s newest seventh and eighth grade math and high school geometry teacher. Wieman, who spent the past six years teaching middle school math in Harrisburg,...
Sarah Ebeling | Editor The second annual Parker marching band festival is set for this Friday, Sept. 20. The event kicks off on Parker’s Main Street at and runs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Nineteen different bands will take to Main Street to play and perform for...
71 Sunday, Sept. 8 Freeman formerly of Parker Cherished mother of Brian Skinner, Freeman and Mark Skinner (Michele Marker), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died last week. She is survived by her children, two grandsons Schyler Sterna (Jennifer) and Cadan Skinner, four...
86 Tuesday, Sept. 10 Parker Donald Peter VanDeRostyne was born Dec. 22, 1932 in the depth of the depression near Garretson to Margaret (Kuechenmeister) and Joseph VanDeRostyne. He was the third of five children. He was drafted into the US Army in 1952 and served until...
Jevin Erickson placed 12th in Canton last week. (Photo/submitted) By Phil Bjorneberg On a very humid day, seven runners brought home three medals a few hours before a tornado damaged the area. Macy Kippes started out the day with a bang as she ran her best...
Standing from left to right is coach Laura Janzen, Grace Gullikson, Parker Lessman, Katie Bialas, Vanessa Dunkelberger, Shelby Pankratz and McKenna Walton. Kneeling from left to right is Tonya Netesov, Natalie Haase, Kayla DeClark, Annie Ebeling and Joni Dykstra. ...
Morgen Carlson sets up a kill against Garretson. ((Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker volleyball team entered the Big East Conference tournament last Saturday, riding one of the hottest waves in South Dakota volleyball. The Pheasants had knocked...
Lane Wieman surveys the field on a carry at a recent game. Wieman had 40 yards rushing and six tackles against Marion/Menno. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer In a knockdown-drag out football game, the Parker Pheasants withstood a tough challenge from...
Sarah Ebeling | Editor A new 6’x3’ digital Daktronics sign now hangs on the front of Parker’s city hall. The sign was installed on Tuesday, Sept. 3. City Finance Officer Adam Jans said the idea for the sign came when construction of the new city hall was going...
Sarah Ebeling | Editor School has been underway in Parker for three weeks already and both the teachers and students are getting into the swing of things for new school year. This year, in Parker, there are several new teachers and other new staff members. ...
Dawn Rye | Writer Turner County Highway Superintendent Kent Austin said a meeting was held on Wednesday, Aug. 29 to discuss updated damages and issues regarding this spring’s floods. He explained representatives from FEMA, Department of Transportation, Public...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County Commissioners meeting the board agreed to table the decision regarding the Turner County Emergency Management grant. States Attorney Katelynn Hoffman said her and Turner County Emergency Manager Brad Georgeson met...
