Despite the cold, many turned out for the Breannon Griffith fundraiser/egg hunt in Parker (photo/submitted) Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Parker held their annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30 despite the cold damp weather. The event was held at the City...
Watch for our special tribute to our military kids next week! Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor The entire month of April is designated as the Month of the Military Child, but April 15 has a special place in that observance each year. Purple Up! is the observance among...
Riva Sharples | Writer Irene resident and guitarist and singer Matt Kiger, alongside other local musicians, will headline the show at Gayville Hall this Sunday, April 7. The matinee show, entitled, “The Hay Country Jamboree,” will feature five musicians singing a...
I-W sophomores Savanna Hoxeng and Katelyn Tallman pose in front of the hygiene kits they created with donations from the community (photo/submitted). Riva Sharples | Writer The I-W chapter of the FCCLA recently donated 31 hygiene kits to Pathways, a shelter for the...
73rd Annual Tri-Valley Chorus Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor The Tri-Valley Barbershop Chorus has a history that spans almost three quarters of a century. The first meeting of the Viborg chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop...
(photos/Twisted Sky Studio-Nathen Erickson) Troy Schwans | Writer For nearly two decades it has been a goal of NASA and of the US Government to send humans to Mars. NASA has had a select team of scientists and engineers preparing for a journey that was thought to...
Marion School goes back to the drawing board Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Marion Superintendent, Brian Brosnahan released information last week on a revised plan to hopefully move forward with a School Bond Resolution.He explained how they have worked with the...
96Hurley SDMarch 26, 2024Darlene A. Peterson, 96 of Hurley, died on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at the Tieszen Memorial Home, Marion. Funeral Service was held Friday, March 29, 2024 at the Hurley United Methodist Church.Darlene A. Peterson was born on April 2, 1927 near...
84Sioux Falls, SDMarch 27, 2024Marge Olawsky, 84, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls Center. Funeral services were held April 3, 2024, at Grace Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls.Margerine Christine...
76Lennox, SDMarch 23, 2024Wayne L. Petersen, 76 of Lennox, passed away on March 23, 2024 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2024 at Grace Lutheran Church, Parker. Visitation will begin at 1:00...
96Wakonda, SDMarch 24, 2024Lorraine M. Huth, age 96, of Wakonda, SD passed away from natural causes at Wakonda Heritage Manor on March 24, 2024.Lorraine was born April 23, 1927 to Harold and Svea (Johnson) Swanson of Dalesburg, SD. She attended Wakonda High School and...
52Hoven SDThursday, March 28, 2024Matthew W. Collins, 52, of Hoven, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Roscoe, SD.A memorial service was held Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at the United Methodist Church, Gettysburg with Pastor Jeff Adel presiding.Matthew Wayne...
2024 centerville track and field team1st row (L-R): Joseph Minks, RyLee Sullivan, Riley Cole, Cole Edberg, MaKayla Heesch, Kiylee Westra, Issac Marohl, Travis Hybertson, Aiden Bobzin, Wyatt Brown, Braden Bjordal, Miles Eide. 2nd row(l-r) Kaleb Minks, Crager Wylie,...
2024 CHS Golf teamBack row (L-R) Cole Edberg, Corbin Tople, Nolan Fisher, Jase Brouwer. Front row (L-R) Denver Anderson, Cullen Pollard, Milanna Alakhverdov, Harper Fisher. Not pictured: Brooke Pingrey, Caleb Fisher, Kasen Strand, and Miles Stevens. Tornadoes Golf is...
2024 parker golf teamFront left to right: Nessa Erickson, Allannah Jibben, Jevin Erickson, Teegun Wentzel, Kaden Fosheim, Levi Rand; Back left to right: Lauren Patten, Landon Wieman, Keagan Kettwig, Ray Travnicek, Luke Travnicek, Caleb Wieman, Nick Chandler; Not...
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker track team, in particular the girls team, has been on a tear in recent years, medaling several in the state meet. Parker returns a solid mix of experience and newcomers and should see steady improvement on the boys side this...
2024 parker softball teamBack row: Emily Ebeling, Kyla Fosheim, Landri Dykstra, Lily Anderson, Rayah Jans, Saige Lessman, Shayla Voelt, Mara Mohr. Front: Nessa Erickson, Allahnah Jibben, Olivia Anderson, Tanaya Netsov, Sonora Meyers, Kenedi Smith. Not Pictured: Taylin...
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports As the Parker HS club baseball team enters year three, they also return experience at the playing and coaching level. Longtime rec coaches Trent Kuchta and Mitch Schaeffer return to guide the Pheasants and they helped restart the HS...
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker trap team will enter its third season this year and looks for another promising run with 18 participants on the roster.Parker will be led by seniors Levi Berens, Logan Buseman, Drake Groth and Zach Hofer as well as juniors...
The I-W Track Team includes 64 members this year, including 22 high school students, 27 junior high kids, and 15 sixth graders (photo/Riva Sharples). Riva Sharples | Writer This year’s track team at Irene-Wakonda includes 64 members, including 22 from the high school,...
