Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor “Furry Tails with a Twist” was the One-Act Play the Marion drama crew took to the festival in Rapid City last week. A fun production about Isabelle and Alexa as they attempt to perform traditional fairy tales in a very...
Dissectologist-could you be one? Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor There are many things in my life that I have grounded myself from. Meaning I forbid myself to partake due to some sort of negative reaction or consequence I have experienced. Many people have their...
91 Formerly Wakonda, South Dakota January 25, 2023 Wanda “Lois” Larson, 91, of Liberty Missouri, and formerly a longtime resident of Sturgis and Wakonda, South Dakota, entered heaven on January 25th, 2023. Forever faithful to God, Lois was a steward of the gift...
Alec Kuchta works an opponent during a recent match. Kuchta has a been a key wrestler for the varsity this season. (photo/Mary Silvernail) parker wrestling Shane Merrill | Sports With the season starting to wind down and all eyes on the post season, the Parker...
In 2021, at the annual Dakota Resources Gala event, Centerville Mayor Kent Austin was honored with the Elected Official of the Year Award. Monique R. Hurtado | Staff writer This week get to know the mayor Centerville, lifelong resident, Kent Austin. Why did you want...
parker girls’ basketball Katie Bialas, center, reaches to block a shot during last weeks game against West Central (photo/Kylie Harriman) By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker girls continued to move forward last week, but struggled with injuries. First in the week...
Gabe Gillespie makes a move to the basket last week (photo/Kylie Harriman) parker boys’ basketball Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker boys battled in two more games last week, first against West Central and on Friday in a make-up game against Canton. In their first...
freeman academy- marion Alan Astleford | Marion Sports Freeman Academy/Marion (FAM) senior, Jada Koerner scored her 1000th career point against the Irene-Wakonda Eagles on the Freeman Academy gym Thursday January 26. She and Estelle Waltner scored nine points...
Monique R. Hurtado | writer They rise hours before the sun does. They gear up and maybe grab a cup of coffee before they head out in the black darkness of the early morning or the middle of the night. They battle the snow so we don’t have too. They are the people...
Members of the I-W One-Act play include: Front row, left to right: Elyjah Kleinschmidt, Emma Logue, Nadia Logue, Khloe Sprang, and Lydian Mews. Back row left to right: Duncan Sharples-Schmidt, Kaitlynn Mellem, and Alyssa Kirschenmann. The students will perform...
Stephan Hinrich and Dan Smith, proud owners of Catalyst Tattoo in Centeville. Monique R. Hurtado | Staff writer Catalyst Tattoo has only been open for a few weeks and they are already making their mark in Centerville. Stephan Hinrich and Dan Smith, Centerville...
Monique R. Hurtado | staff writer It came as quite a shock a few weeks ago when Countryside Sporting Goods announced they were closing their doors on January 1. That’s the third business to close in Parker this year and it begs the question, is the community of...
Monique R. Hurtado | writer The Monroe Volunteer Fire Department was recently awarded a $5000 grant from TM Rural Water. They plan on using the grant money along with the donations they received at the pancake feed last October, to purchase chopper lights, a rescue...
Mayor of Hurley, Linda Nelson, her daughter, Charley, and her husband, Tom. Monique R. Hurtado | writer Each week we introduce you to one of the Mayors of the many towns in Turner County. This week we are featuring the Mayor of Hurley, SD, Linda Nelson. ...
The Bisschop family were the first to enjoy a sleighride. Monique R. Hurtado | writer The Parker First Baptist church celebrated their 150 years of faithfulness like it was 1872 complete with food, fashionable dresses and a sleigh ride. The celebration began as...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor With a new year comes new business to be hashed out. During a meeting of the County Commissioners on January 5, all of the business to start 2023 right was discussed. Your county commissioners meet every Tuesday at the Turner...
85 Centerville, SD January 12, 2023 Lois Leslie, loving wife, mother and grandmother, joined the Lord in Heaven on January 12, 2023 at Centerville Care and Rehab Center in Centerville, with her eldest child, Steve at her side. Lois was 85 years young. Funeral Services...
80 Centerville, SD January 4, 2023 Myrna Kay Van Dyk was born January 20, 1942 in Sibley, Iowa to parents Cornelius and Gertrude (Vos) Van Dyk and entered into death on January 4, 2023 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. at the age of 80 years, 11 months and 16...
60 Bridgewater, SD December 31, 2022 Marla Klockman, 60, of Bridgewater, SD passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 31st, 2022 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Visitation will take place at Faith Temple Church, 2121 W 33rd St, in Sioux...
