Denny Carda shows the jaws of life unit. (Photo/Alan Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer Firemen Chuck Luke, Denny Carda, Brian Kramer and Dick Luke set up some firefighting at the Marion School for Fire Prevention week last week. Second and third grade students...
Alan Astleford | Writer The Marion school board held their October meeting Monday, October 14. The administration met with all board members. Two teachers reported on the progress of classes, different grades. Superintendent Brosnahan and Leberman gave their...
97McAllen, TXSeptember 30, 2024Eileen (Stroschein) Schmidt passed away September 30, 2024 at McAllen Medical Center in McAllen, TX. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, October 29, at 7 p.m., at the Walter’s Funeral Home in Freeman. Visitation will be from 6-7...
59Golden, ColoradoOctober 16, 2024Ronald Tim Jorgensen of Golden, Colorado passed away on October 16, 2024. Ronnie was born on October 30, 1964 in Freeman, South Dakota to Robert P. and Joyce J. Jorgensen.Ronnie was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church,...
The Eagles also won the JV match against Marty. (Photo/John Fontes) Irene-Wakonda came out triumphant against Marty in volleyball action on Thursday, October 17, going 25-18, 25-2, and 25-8.For Irene-Wakonda, Brenna Lyngstad finished with six kills and three digs....
Brady Schroedermeier tries to evade a defender while running with the ball. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Cougars, ranked #4 in Class 9B, faced a challenging final game of the regular season as they hosted the...
The Viborg-Hurley Cougars Cross Country team pose with Coach Bill Hanson at the Regional Meet in Arlington. (Front row) Colby Chaussee, Sierra Cordell, Laine Petersen, and Kayla Schoolmeester. (Back row) Coach Bill Hansen, Wyatt Slack, Owen Niederbaumer, Maxx Holm,...
Jenna Graves sets the ball to Kyla Peterson. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Cougars Volleyball team wrapped up an eventful week with both highs and lows, despite only one regular game on the schedule. The...
Charley Nelson poses with her parents, Tom and Linda Nelson after her 2,000th dig. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports Viborg-Hurley senior Charley Nelson was one dig away from 2,000 on Monday night, and if you know Charley, you know...
Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports During the game versus Elk-Point Jefferson, Viborg-Hurley took some time to honor the officials working the game, which happened to be local Belinda Miller and Centerville’s Brian Rook. The girls from both teams posed with...
Alan Astleford | Writer The Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy won the regular season finale over Avon in Avon October 18 and gave the Pirates their first loss of the season, 36-26. Dominic Sperling rushed for 133 yards on 17 carries. Riley Tschetter had 187 yards on 10...
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker volleyball team took on Irene-Wakonda last week and came away with a 3-0 sweep of the Eagles. The first set was the closest of the night, with the Pheasants trailing late in the set, late heroics helped lift the team to a 28-26...
Centerville Dynamite Duo Cross Country runners Emery Shubeck and Peyton Hansen are headed out west to represent CHS at the State Cross Country Meet in Rapid City, SD. Congratulations ladies on all your hard work and best wishes at State! (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia...
Luke Travnicek carries the ball against Bridgewater-Emery-Ethan. (Photo/John Fontes) Shane Merrill | Sports Perennial power Bridgewater-Emery-Ethan traveled to Parker last week to face off against the Pheasants in the final regular season game of 2024. Parker played a...
The CHS football team awaits the refs decision on a fumbled ball. Centerville’s #9 Corbin Tople caused the fumble and #10 Charlie Eide came up with the ball! Big cheers on a big defensive play! (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports New to football this...
Aleeus Wall, Colten Preheim and Jonas Sattler stand together after a recent meet. Preheim is the first Parker runner to qualify to a state meet in over a decade. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports For the first time in several years, the Parker Cross...
Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports The Lady Tornadoes were on the road last week for both games. On Tuesday, they went to Dell Rapids St. Mary’s to take on the Lady Cardinals. The games were very close and although the Tornadoes didn’t come away with a win, they played...
Interim Sheriff Jamie Buteyn has been with Turner County for a year now. (Photo/Monique R. Hurtado) Interim Sheriff Jamie Buteyn looks back at the last year Monique R. Hurtado | Writer It has been a year since the Turner County Commissioners appointed Jamie Buteyn as...
Renae Hansen | Editor October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. For Brian and Rebecca Hanson, this became very personal in 2003 when they lost their baby Brenna shortly after birth. Most people find that helping others also provides healing for themselves,...
