By Lura Roti, for South Dakota Soybean Four-year-old Quinn Schaeffer enjoys being daddy’s helper during calving season. “She likes helping,” explains her dad, Jon Schaeffer. “The last two nights, Quinn and I have gone out and tagged calves and checked cows together.”...
Miner/Sanborn County Conservation Officer Evan Meyer, McCook County Conservation Officer Matt Talbert, Turner County Conservation Officer Brian Humphrey and Captain Husby pose for a photo after the SD Hwy Patrol presented the trio with their life saving awards....
Sarah Ebeling | Editor Mara Mohr, a fifth-grade student at Parker Elementary School, is the winner of the 2019 South Dakota Arbor Day Poster Contest. Mohr’s poster was chosen out of 817 entries from fifth graders all over the state. Mohr’s first place poster was...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s board of equalization, the decision was tabled whether or not to reevaluate POET Biorefining in Chancellor. Ryan LLC Property tax manager, Derek Girton, said his employer was hired by POET about five years ago to help manage their...
An iceberg knocked out this bridge by Hole 8, leaving golfers unable to swing at two holes at ParMar. (Photo/Dawn Rye) Dawn Rye | Writer ParMar opens despite rough spring As golfers prepare to swing their clubs towards the greens one local course is making a few...
Dawn Rye | Writer Jim Twamley takes aim at a target at the archery range west of Parker. (Photo/submitted) Bowhunting is the practice of hunting game animals by archery. Many individuals over the years have used the bow-hunting technique as their primary hunting...
Dawn Rye | Writer For more than a hundred years barn stars and hex signs have decorated outbuildings in various designs first created by the Amish. A barn quilt, a large, hand-painted wooden block, is typically displayed on the front or side of a barn. For...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County Board of Equalization meeting, a motion was made to accept the recommendation given by the Director of Equalization, Faye Dubbelde, for a home value based on the market approach. Dubbelde explained Doug and...
Sarah Ebeling | Editor Country musician Mark Wills will be in concert in Parker on Saturday night, Nov. 2. The event is a fundraiser in conjunction with the Turner County Charity Youth Pheasant Hunt. Wills, best known for songs such as 19 Something, Don’t Laugh...
Parker — Parker High School and Community Blood Bank will come together to host a community blood drive on Wednesday, May 1 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Parker High School. All blood donations will stay local for local use. ...
Pierre – There is still snow on the ground in some places, but South Dakota officials say the time is now to start preparing for this summer’s eventual severe weather. Starting Monday, April 22 through Friday, April 26, has been designated as Severe Weather Awareness...
FCCLA students who attended the annual Leadership Conference were, back row from left: Advisor Linda Pankratz, Alison Nankivel, Angelina Johnson, Taylor Van Emmerick, Anthony Anderson, Alexis Mielke. Front row from left: Makenna Walton, Joleigh Mielke, Shelby...
The Turner County Democrats met Wednesday, April 17 at the Daneville Inn in Viborg. The Party had a packed house to hear featured speaker Bernie Hunhoff, former state legislator from Yankton, but the main order of business was election of officers for 2019. County...
Viborg - This April, millions of people around the world will recognize April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Pioneer Memorial Hospital & Health Services in Viborg holds a Parkinson’s Support Group the second Tuesday of each month. The support group has members...
South Dakota FFA members were recognized at convention for their excellence in developing career-specific skills through their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE). FFA Agricultural Proficiency Awards recognize members who have developed their skills and...
Brookings– The State FFA Degree, the highest degree conferred by the South Dakota FFA, was presented to 267 agricultural education students at the 2018 South Dakota FFA Convention. Certain students rise to the top as star finalists. These individuals spend countless...
Brookings – South Dakota FFA is dedicated to premier leadership, personal growth and career success and is therefore proud to support South Dakota FFA members in their post-secondary education. The following scholarships were awarded on Monday, April 8 at the 91st...
Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker golf team, although incomplete, headed to Dell Rapids last Tuesday before a blizzard raged on the following three days. Parker had two incomplete teams, but still had a solid day at the course. On the girls side, Makenna Hertel took...
Karley Peters leads during a recent sprint with team mate Lexi Even close behind. (Photo/submitted) Phil Bjorneberg | Coach After last spring’s torrent of cancellations due to poor weather, it feels like a bonus to have three meets completed so far in 2019. ...
This road closed sign sits at the corner of 276th Street and 451st Avenue, just west of Parker. This is just one of dozens of signs littering the roadways throughout the county. (Photo/Sarah Ebeling) Sarah Ebeling | Editor Weeks after flooding, signs remain Turner...
