97Yankton, South DakotaApril 7, 2024Robert “Bob” Boe, age 97, formerly of Yankton, South Dakota, died on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg, South Dakota.Funeral was held Saturday, April 13, 2024 at Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton...
70Wakonda, SDApril 5, 2024Roger Reed Sayler Sr., 70, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2024. A lifelong proud mechanic who could fix anything, Roger finally faced health issues he just wasn’t able to fix, although he put up a mighty fight.Roger was born on October...
84April 7, 2024Chancellor, SDRussel Peters, age 84, passed away April 7, 2024, at the Sanford Centennial Hospice Cottage, Sioux Falls, SD.Russel Gene Peters was born on July 15, 1939 west of Tea, SD, the son of Henry and Magdalena (Poppinga) Peters. He grew up...
World Arm Wrestling Champion Beth Salztman will be joined by husband Trapper at the world championships in Greece this year, as he also qualified to compete. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Writer When Beth Saltzman from rural Viborg took the gold medal at the world...
Smooth handoff between sister duo Lillie Eide (front) and Izzie Eide (back) put Centerville in first place during the 4x100 relay at the Centerville Relays. (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports The Centerville Track team hosted their final high school...
Riva Sharples | Writer After several postponements due to unfavorable weather in late March and early April, the I-W Track and Golf teams were out on the fields last week to compete. Here’s how the teams did.TrackThe I-W track team traveled to Centerville for the...
Corben Ruetter set the school record for javelin throw last week, with a toss of 124-09. (photo/submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The annual West Central Early Bird track meet was held last week, with the Parker Pheasants coming away with some impressive...
Tanya Netesov pitches during the Parker vs MVP game last week. (photo/Sarah Ebeling) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker softball team found their first wins of the season last week as they faced off against MCM and later MVP.Parker opened their week against the...
First basemen Mason Schaeffer leaps for a catch during last weeks game (photo/Landon Beck) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker HS club baseball team was back in action last week, dropping two games but picking up a key win against Wagner.First up the Pheasants...
Luke Travnicek, freshman for Parker, had a near hole in one at Yankton last week, with the ball hitting the pin and bouncing out. Travnicek shot a 94 overall (photo submitted) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker golf team placed three in the top-12 at Garretson last...
Chaley Nelson would pitch the first game. (photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Cougar softball team started their first week of play in Hansen playing the Beavers on their home field. They would face some formidable pitching from...
The top 4x200 relay team and winner of the Pirate Trophies- Luke Campbell, Devin Sayler, Chance Schoellerman, and Jacob Graves. (photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports It was a busy week for the Cougars in track, and for once they had...
Brooklyn Kessler putts to save par. (photos/ Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports On what would be a day that almost had 30 to 40 mile per hour winds the Cougar golf team traveled to Yankton’s Fox Run Golf Course to participate in the...
The winning team of Buller properties stands with their trophy after the championship. Left to right: Zach Anderson, Ethan Kasten, Jayden Korthals, Jaron Pesicka, Matt Rand, Greg Johnson, Layne Dykstra, Jason Jefferis, Davin Fuller (Photo submitted) Shane Merrill |...
Jared Hybertson (R), Centerville’s Community and Economic Development Director accepted the award from Tyler Tordsen (L) on behalf of the community of Centerville. (photo/submitted) Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Centerville is making big strides when it comes to...
Clay-Union Electric’s new facilities include 20,000-square feet of shop space, including this Repair and Wash Bay area. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and tours were held at the facility on Tuesday, April 2 (photo/Riva Sharples). Riva Sharples | Writer A ribbon-cutting...
Renae Hansen | Writer When Viborg’s Buckhorn Bar closed down shortly after Danish Days in 2022, the town found itself with just one business, The Daneville Inn, utilizing one of the three retail on-sale liquor licenses. That changed earlier this year, when the Viborg...
Soldiers are welcomed home by friends and families, and Governor Kristi Noem. Many soldiers are seeing their children for the first time. (photo/Donna Rumbaugh) Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor We often waste no time paying tribute to our military service people, and...
Members of the I-W Mixed Choir perform during last week’s Large Group Contest (photo/submitted). Riva Sharples | Writer I-W band and choir students attended Region Large Group Contest last week, bringing home two Excellent rankings and one Good ranking.The I-W band...
