76Spearfish, SDNovember 22, 2024Perry Hansen, 76, of Spearfish, SD, died peacefully at Monument Health in Rapid City on Friday November 22, 2024.Perry was born March 16, 1948, to Edward and Vera Hansen in Northeast Nebraska. He spent his formative years on the family...
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Rodney Pearson
63Broomfield, CODecember 19, 2024 Rodney Pearson, 63, passed away on December 19 at his home in Broomfield, CO with his family at his side. Son of Allen and Joyce (Welfl) Pearson, Rodney grew up in Viborg, SD where he later worked at local grain elevators. In 1981,...
Lady Eagles drop two
Bella Healey shoots over a Cougar. (Photo/John Fontes) Viborg-Hurley 68, Irene-Wakonda 34The Irene-Wakonda girls basketball team lost to Viborg-Hurley 68-34 at home on Friday night. Madison Orr finished with nine points and five rebounds for Irene-Wakonda (1-1). Emily...
Parker 2-1 at Viborg-Hurley/I-W quad
Devin Kuchta looks for a win against a BonHomme wrestler last week. (Photo/Submitted by Janna Christiansen) The Parker wrestling team made the short trip to Viborg last week and came away with two wins on the night, toppling V-H/I-W and Marion Freeman, while falling...
Lady Cougars head into break undefeated at 3-0
Jenna Graves drives the ball down the court in Irene-Wakonda while also keeping an eye on where the defenders are. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Lady Cougars are off to a scorching start this season, boasting a...
Bon Homme-Avon dominates VH/IW wrestling quad
Maxx Holm would win his match over a Bon Homme Avon wrestler. Maxx would be the lone VH/IW wrestler to win a victory in the Quad. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports Tuesday night saw the Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda Cougars host a...
Cougars bounce back after first loss of the season
Brady Schroedermeier puts an exclamation mark on the victory over Irene-Wakonda with a dunk. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen| Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Cougars head into the winter moratorium with a strong 2-1 record, tied for 7th in the...
Eagles boys’ basketball loses two
Hayden Hansen shoots for two. (Photo/John Fontes) Viborg-Hurley 75, Irene-Wakonda 45Viborg-Hurley came out triumphant over Irene Wakonda 75-45 in boys’ basketball action on Friday night.Irene-Wakonda (1-1) was led by Jens Hansen with 18 points.Irene-Wakonda Head Coach...
Bearcats kick off basketball season
Alan Astleford | Writer The girls season began a week before the men’s on December 5. FA/M opened by defeating Parker 41-11. FA/M jumped out to an early lead, outscoring the Pheasants 11-4 and cruised to a 41-11 win. They closed out the week handing the Colome girls a...
December 26, 2024
Marion celebrates Hometown Christmas
Visitors are welcomed to the Marion Hometown Christmas celebration last Saturday. (Photo/Alan Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer There was frost and freezing mist in the air but that didn’t keep children and adults away from the Marion Hometown Christmas celebration....
Centerville holds 2024 Community Gala Event
Gary and Ellenor Knutson and Eloise Hybertson accept the award for the Business of the Year for the Sewing Room & Country Sunshine Greenhouse. (Photo/Submitted) Jared Hybertson | Centerville Community & Economic Development Coordinator On December 7 the...
New pastor at Komstad Covenant Church enjoying welcoming atmosphere
Rev. Dan Davey is the new pastor at Komstad Covenant Church, located in rural Beresford. Davey says that the church is in the process of building ministry teams and developing practical ministries that will impact Beresford, Centerville and Viborg in positive ways....
Irene ALA Unit #93 host Christmas dinner at HSC
Those present included Keli and Chuck Stelley, (3) HSC employees), SD Commander Kevin Morrello, Susie Learing, SD Auxiliary President AnnaMae Warnier and Paul Warnier, Tate Mallory (HSC employee), Karen Richelieu, Nancy Nielson, Kay Hinseth, and Renee Bohrens. (Not in...
Marion students perform at Christmas concert
Grades K-6 entertained their guests with a special performance of Christmas music. (Photo/Alan Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer There were no advanced tickets, Little Big Town and Taylor Swift were not booked to perform and the performers were unknown. Yet, the...
Viborg-Hurley Middle School Celebrates the Season with Festive Concert
The 8th graders stood for a special song that focused on just the 8th grade musicians. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Writer The Viborg-Hurley Middle School bands and choirs spread holiday cheer during their annual Christmas concert, entertaining a...
Know your Neighbor
Duwayne and Theresa Bonhorst. (Photo/Submitted) Duwayne Bonhorst Renae Hansen | Editor Even Santa needs a little help from his friends sometimes, and in this month’s Know Your Neighbor we introduce you to a Viborg man who has answered Santa’s call for help for the...
Adella (Della) Fogelman
93Sioux Falls, SDDecember 8, 2024Adella (Della) Fogelman of Sioux Falls, SD went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 8, 2024. She was 93. Adella June (Schmidt) Fogelman was born on a farm near Marion, SD on July 11, 1931, one of eleven children of Henry and...
Marilyn Carol Bondesen
82Hurley, SDDecember 14, 2024.Marilyn Carol Bondesen, 82, passed away peacefully with her husband of almost 66 years by her side, on Saturday, December 14, 2024.Marilyn was born on March 25, 1942 in Hurley, South Dakota, to Matt and Helen (Lease) Woodward. She joined...
Freeman overtakes the Cougars in overtime
Brady Schroedermeier seems to defy gravity going up for two of his 14 points. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Cougars tipped off their season in an exciting but hard-fought game against Freeman. With high...