91 Marion South Dakota April 12, 2023 Lawrence Wentzel, 91, of Marion passed away on April 12th, at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, April 19th, at 11 a.m. at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Marion. Visitation will be Tuesday, April...
74 Centerville South Dakota April 9, 2023 Linda Andal, 74 of Centerville, passed away on April 9, 2023 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, surrounded by her family. Funeral Service was held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, April 14, 2023 at the Dalesburg...
94 Lennox South Dakota April 7, 2023 Luetta Weeldreyer, age 94, passed away April 7, 2023, at her Lennox, S.D., home under hospice care, surrounded by her family. Services began at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 17 at Chancellor Reformed Church with...
92 Marion South Dakota April 6, 2023 Dorothy Jane Thomas, 92, of Marion passed away on April 6th at Oakview Terrace in Freeman while in Hospice Care. Funeral Services were held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12th at Bethany Church in Freeman. Visitation began...
71 Cherokee Iowa January 9, 2023 Betty Jean Hansen, age 71 of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 9, 2023, at Accura Healthcare in Aurelia, Iowa. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor...
73, Sun Lakes, Ariz. April 6, 2023 Donald V. Hunter, age 73, of Sun Lakes, Ariz., passed away Thursday, April 6, 2023. “Van” as he is known to all, transitioned peacefully at home, surrounded by family. Donald VanOsdol Hunter III was born in Bethesda, Maryland...
Another fourth generation Wieman attends auction school Levi Wieman of Marion has just returned from Des Moines, IA where he graduated from World Wide College of Auctioneering on March 31, 2023. While in Des Moines he completed 80+ hours of intensive auctioneering...
SDHSAA reviews options Sara Stadem | Writer As the girls’ wrestling program continues to grow, the South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA) has some decisions to make as to whether or not the girls’ program should have their own state wrestling...
Johan Cervin Svensson with other Swedish survivors in New York. Renae Hansen | Writer We all know the tragic story of the sinking of the Titanic 109 nine years ago this week on April 14, 1912, but many may not know that one of the survivors was headed to our...
Monique R. Hurtado | Staff writer The Tri-Valley Barbershop Chorus has a history that spans almost three quarters of a century. Yet, the history of barbershop harmony, extends much further. Barbershop harmony is a style of acapella music characterized by consonant...
75 Freeman South Dakota April 1, 2023 Paul K. Hofer, Jr. passed away at Freeman Regional Health Services on April 1st, 2023 at the age of 75. Paul was born on July 24, 1947, at St. Joseph Hospital in Mitchell, S.D. He was the last of the 10 children born...
91 Menno South Dakota April 6, 2023 Luverne “Vern” Mammenga, 91 of Menno, died Thursday, April 6, 2023 at the Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30am Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at St. Boniface/Idylwilde Catholic Church, rural...
93 Bridgewater, South Dakota April 3, 2023 Naomi Hofer, 93, of Bridgewater, South Dakota left this earth for her heavenly home on April 3, 2023. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30am on Friday April 14th, at First Baptist Church of Emery. Visitation will be...
73 Turkey Ridge South Dakota April 9, 2023 Barbara “Barb” Jean Olesen, 73, of Turkey Ridge, S.D., passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the Sanford Hospice Cottage on April 9, 2023 after a brief courageous journey with cancer. Funeral services will be at 1:30...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor For months now, we have been hearing about controversial drag shows being allowed in schools and touted as “family friendly”. This piqued my attention back in November when a news story broke about a “kid friendly” drag queen...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Dick Luke, life-long resident of Marion, can always been seen around town helping in one way or another so it is fitting that he is this month’s “Know your neighbor”. How long have you lived in Marion? Practically all my life. I grew up on...
Carter Robertson (2022) battles Nick Jongeling (2006) and Connor Carlson (2018) during the first annual Parker alumni game (photo/Dave Fuller) Shane Merrill | Sports In a fun filled afternoon that brought many familiar faces to the Parker gym, the first annual Parker...
parker baseball Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker HS club baseball team finally got to open their season last week, facing off against Beresford in their season opener. The game was initially planned to be played in Parker, but wet field conditions allowed the game to...
parker baseball By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker HS club baseball team in back in action in 2023, but is off to a slow start. The Pheasants have moved four games thus far in the early season and have only been able to practice a handful of times. Head coach Trent...
