21Centerville, SDMay 27, 2024Zachary Frankus, age 21, of Centerville, SD, passed away tragically, at his home, next to his brother Paul Jr., on May 27, 2024, due to homicide.Zachary Ryan Frankus was born March 24, 2003, at Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD, the...
83Centerville, SDMay 29, 2024Carrol Ann Heidebrecht was born October 6, 1941 in Centerville, South Dakota to Ole and Lila (Myers) Halverson. She got to meet Jesus face to face on May 29, 2024.Carrol was raised on the family farm near Centerville with her older...
94Tripp, SDMay 24, 2024Dorothy May (Wentzel) Friman of Tripp, SD, passed away Friday, May 24, 2024, at Oakview Terrace Nursing Home in Freeman, SD at the age of 94.Dorothy was born on April 4, 1930, in Turner County to Herman and Hattie (Janssen) Wentzel. She was...
98Irene, SDMay 26, 2024Janice Opal (Hevle) Erickson, 98, of Irene, SD, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2024. Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Irene,Janice Erickson was born June 27, 1925, to Haakon and...
73Hurley SDMay 20, 2024Clifford Dennis Morgan passed away peacefully on May 20, 2024, in Hurley, SD, at the age of 73. Born on November 13, 1950, in Poteau, OK, Clif had a headstrong spirit, yet he was gentle and tender hearted.Services will be held at a later date in...
98 Marion, SDMay 13, 2024 Gilbert Lloyd Smith, age 98, passed on to heaven, Monday, May 13, at the Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion, SD. His children Edwin and Susan were at his side.A visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 5 from 4-7 p.m. A memorial service will...
70Monroe, SDMay 14, 2024Leon Schoenwald, 70 of Monroe, passed away on May 14, 2024 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls surrounded by his family. Funeral Services were held May 18, 2024 at the First Church of Monroe.Leon Ray Schoenwald was born on July 27,1953 in...
Renae Hansen | Editor National Dairy Month, a month long celebration of the contributions of the dairy industry, is celebrated every year during the month of June. National Dairy Month originated as National Milk Month in 1937 as a way to promote drinking milk to...
Liam Loufbourrow concentrates on the pitched ball. (Photo/Alan Astelford) Alan Astleford | Writer The youth baseball teams played Canistota in Marion on May 31. Storm clouds were in the area and the game was called due to lightning. One of the last batters for the...
Members of the Hurley Legion fire a salute prior to the reading of the Roll Call. (Photo/Renae Hansen) Renae Hansen | Managing Editor Many communities across the area honored our fallen soldiers with Memorial Day services this past weekend. There was large enough of a...
Lee Rist of Centerville holds a photo of himself as a young soldier next to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Managing Editor While this past weekend many of us remembered the brave men and women who have answered the...
Erickson’s photo of the Northern Lights putting on a show behind the statue of Dignity is entered in world wide photography contest. (photo/Nathen Erickson) Donna Rumbaugh | Writer Twenty-six years ago on May 30, an F4 tornado ripped through the town of Spencer, South...
Cassie Waltner, former camp counselor turned camp staffer. (Photo/Submitted) Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Swan Lake Christian Camp has been an institution in Turner County since the early 1940’s. Hundreds of kids attend day and overnight camps every summer. Some of...
Riva Sharples | Editor This Saturday, June 1, more than 325 children gone too soon will be honored during the 23rd “A Walk to Remember” sponsored by Healing Hope Ministries of rural Alcester. The event, a project of the non-profit organization, will run from 10 a.m....
he Viborg-Hurley Eight Grade Class of 2024. Back Row: Kayla Schoolmeester, Gavin Nelsen, Levi Simonsen, Wyatt Slack, Lincoln Vannorsdel, Rose Wickham. Middle Row: Charlotte Ebright, Grace Hjelm, Piper Johnson, Quinn Johnson, Gabe LaCroix, Emma Luden, Brooklyn Ludens....
Riva Sharples | Writer Irene’s Sunday in the Park is truly a community-wide event. Though it takes place mostly at Lloyd Mork North Park in Irene, the annual celebration brings together many organizations and individuals in the community, who work together to put on a...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The meeting began with no public comment. Highway Superintendent Kent Austin came before the commissioners to give his weekly updates. He said his department will finish the paving at the fairgrounds by tomorrow. He briefly discussed his...
61Sioux Falls, SDMay 15, 2024Mona Marscheider, 61, died Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at her home under hospice care with her husband Doug by her side. Memorial services were held May 22, 2024 at the Heritage Funeral Home, 57th and Minnesota, Sioux Falls, SD. Arrangements...
90May 3, 2024Victor Koehn, age 90, beloved husband and father, passed away May 3, 2024. Victor was born November 24, 1933 in Marion, South Dakota. He attended Grace Bible College in Omaha, Nebraska for three years, earning a diploma in Missions.He served in the United...
