garden to go Donna Rumbaugh | Extension Master Gardener A couple weeks ago I talked about flies getting stupid this time of year. There are other flying insects out there that get stupid this time of year and one of those are the wasps. Have you ever noticed that this...
Donna Rumbaugh | Manging Editor It was a mere three days into the new school year before I saw someone just about wipe out a whole bus load of children by not following the rules of the road. I know that many think the rules and laws don’t apply to them, but...
Renae Hansen | Writer How fun to see that Logan Slack was able to travel to Germany to visit Max Krenz, the foreign exchange student that stayed with the Slacks here in Viborg ten years ago. It looks like he had a great time and saw some pretty amazing things on...
91 Freeman, South Dakota September 1, 2023 Willis Ratzlaff, 91 of Freeman, died Friday, September 1, 2023 at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 8, 2023 at the Bethany Mennonite Church in Freeman. Burial...
95 Parker, South Dakota September 2, 2023 Raymond Sneller, 95 of Parker, passed away on September 2, 2023 at the Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls. The funeral Service was held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Calvary Reformed Church, Monroe. ...
96 Galesburg, IL August 20, 2023 Horace Aubrey Petersen, also known as Dr. Pete Petersen, passed away on August 20, 2023. Born October 18th, 1926, he was 96 years old. He is survived by his five children, Brent, Julie, David, Scott, and Barry and his 15...
93 Beverly J. Paulson was born Feb. 25, 1930 to Olaf & Adelaide (Norgren) Paulson at home ½ mile north of Komstad Covenant Church. She was baptized, confirmed and married at Komstad. On March 10th, 1951 she and Vernon B. Andersen were married. They have four sons...
Monique R. Hurtado | Staff writer If you have spent any time in Turner County most likely you have seen Brenda Miller-Kiggins in action—out and about giving her time and energy to the community she dearly loves. Brenda was born and raised in Monroe, where she...
Middle fielder, Alexis Gonzolas moves the ball in the middle of the field freeman academy/marion/parker soccer Alan Astleford | Writer The Freeman Academy Bobcats with players from Marion, Marion, Freeman and Parker were too much for the Hot Springs Bison when they...
parker cross-country By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker cross-country team participated in the annual Nike Heartland cross country meet in Sioux Falls last weekend. The Pheasants gained valuable experience with runners from eight surrounding states and over 70 teams...
parker volleyball By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker volleyball squad had a tough week last week, going 0-4 and dropping to eighth place in the conference tournament. In their first game of the week, Parker faced Canton (6-1), losing in straight sets 3-0 with...
Landon Wieman scans downfield for an open defender. Wieman threw for 104 yards against B-E-E. (photo by Kirsten Wieman) parker football By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker football team played arguably their best game in the past three years last Friday night, taking...
Riley Tschetter on defense tackles an unidentified Pirate runner in Freeman September 1. freeman/marion/freeman academy football Alan Astleford Writer In a conest that may have been their most difficult matchup this season, the Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy...
Helicopter landing at NuGen Energy in Marion for emergency drill training on Saturday (photo/John Fontes Photography) Monique R. Hurtado | Staff writer Disaster can strike at any time—last year’s derecho taught us that much. It is vital for our local fire and...
Centerville 2023 royal court: L-R Lillie Eide, Brooke Pingrey, Makayla Heesch, Queen Kiylee Westra, King Denver Anderson, Brennan Tople, Cole Edberg, Covin Wattier (photo/Tricia Eide) The first of Turner County Schools to celebrate Homecoming this year is...
Monique R. Hurtado | Staff writer The Turner County Sheriff’s Department has been a hot topic as of late. With the all upheaval, many Turner county residents were left with a sense of worry and wondering what it meant for the safety of county. Chief Deputy Anthony...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor The Turner County Commissioners met at their regular session on Tuesday morning, August 29 at 8:30 a.m. The morning started out with an empty room, as no members of the public were on hand to listen in or bring input to the...
Riva Sharples | Irene-Wakonda Writer For much of last week, area residents were struggling to function in high heat and humidity that blanketed the area. The unusually high temperatures, coupled with very high humidity, forced heat indexes above 100 degrees for...
Renae Hansen | Writer You may have noticed a cute little addition to Viborg’s Main Street if you’ve driven past the library recently. With the help of 2023 VHHS graduate Morgan Lee, Viborg now has it’s own little free library to help readers have access to the...
