92 Sunday, June 9 Viborg Madelyn (Madge) M. Johnson was born to Francs Miller and Gladys Swallow on April 26, 1927 at Yankton. She was later adopted by Edward and Cecelia Wiebelhaus. She attended high school at Mount Marty in Yankton. Madge married Virgil L. Johnson...
45 Saturday, June 8 Freeman Christopher John Schenkel was born Oct. 15, 1973, in Champaign, Ill. to Patty (Jensen) Olesen and Don Schenkel. He was baptized at Viborg Methodist Church in Viborg and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Freeman. Chris attended...
Turner County has been honored for 10 years of membership with the SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund. The Fund is celebrating its 30 Year Anniversary by recognizing long-term loyal members. SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund Administrator Brad Wilson presented a plaque at...
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Dusty announced that his office is seeking internship applicants for fall 2019 in his Washington, D.C., Rapid City, Aberdeen and Sioux Falls offices. Duties will include researching legislation, attending committee hearings and...
Yankton - The latest edition of Paddlefish, the student literary journal is written and edited by Mount Marty College students and faculty, has been released. The journal is an open submission magazine with original works of fiction, poetry, nonfiction and art....
Turner County has been honored for 10 years of membership with the SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund. The Fund is celebrating its 30 Year Anniversary by recognizing long-term loyal members. SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund Administrator Brad Wilson presented a plaque at...
Beginning this fall, Freeman Academy will provide childcare, preschool and kindergarten, giving families the convenience of having all of their children in one location. To reserve a space for childcare or request a registration form for preschool and kindergarten,...
Dawn Rye | Writer ast week, members of the 82nd Civil Support Team National Guard of Rapid City, along with Parker first responders and the Turner County Sheriff’s Office took part in a training exercise. All of the agencies came together to rehearse in Parker. ...
Sarah Ebeling | Editor The New Era was honored by its peers last weekend in Medora, ND during the annual South Dakota Newspaper Association (SDNA) convention. This year’s event was a joint convention with the North Dakota Newspaper Association (NDNA). The New...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s commissioners meeting a motion was made to approve the second disaster declaration due to flooding issues. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, they extended the emergency declaration for 16 states...
Dawn Rye | Writer Almost anyone who has searched for a house recently knows that at times, there are not enough homes for sale. According to the National Association of Home Builders, regulations account for one-quarter of the cost of each home. Add to that...
City employees spent much of Monday working on the installation of a new slide at the Parker pool. The old slide had broken and was replaced on Monday with a newer, curved slide. Above: City employees Robbi Buller and Mike Jorgensen work to assemble the pieces of the...
Shane Merrill | Writer As the Parker youth fishing derby enters its 11th year, many are already looking forward to the fun Saturday afternoon that is in-store. Last year’s event drew a crowd of nearly 50 participants in three age categories and this year there...
BATH — Agriculture education teachers/FFA advisors make a world of difference for the students they teach. These spring students put into words, as part of an FFA Advisor Tribute Scholarship application, how their ag teachers/FFA advisors have impacted their...
Todd Holzwarth has been hired as SVP/correspondent banking business development officer at Bell Bank. In his new position, Holzwarth will source loan participation and bank stock loans in North Dakota and South Dakota. Originally from Freeman, S.D., Holzwarth...
89 Wednesday, May 29 Ellsworth Dorothy Marie Hocking was born Dec. 29, 1929, the only child of Levi Guemmer and Frances Engel at Moe Hospital in Sioux Falls. She was baptized and confirmed in Wellington Lutheran Church of rural Parker. Raised on Guemmer’s Corner south...
75 Sunday, June 2 Freeman LeRoy was born March 13, 1944, in Yankton to Sollie and Nellie (Preheim) Kaufman. He grew up on the family farm southwest of Marion and graduated from Marion High School in 1962. He attended Freeman Junior College in Freeman for two years...
Jackson Fiegen, Alex Kasten, Breanna Reynolds, Jaron Pesicka and Trey Christensen. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker golf team finished the season much like they started, standing on the podium. The Pheasants, although sluggish the first day,...
Izabella Kastner was all smiles at the Summer Reading Kickoff magic show last week. Kastner was asked to be magician Johnathon May’s assistant and had a blast helping during a trick. (Photo/Sarah Ebeling) Sarah Ebeling | Editor Last week’s Summer Reading Kickoff was...
Dawn Rye | Writer Eighteen teachers have been selected to study World War I in Europe to participate in the Memorializing the Fallen program. The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission sponsors the program. During their trip through Europe, teachers will have the...
