This 1905 Pumper is just one of the many items displayed at the Chancellor Museum (photo/submitted) Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Inside the Chancellor Fire Hall, is a room full of historical items and memories. It could possibly be one of the best kept secrets of...
I-W junior high and high school band members participated in a band festival on March 18 (photo/submitted). Riva Sharples | Writer On March 18 and 19, Irene-Wakonda band and music students attended two different area festivals.Monday, March 18, I-W band students...
Seniors Jake Wolfswinkel and Elsey Thompson were crowned Prom 2024 King and Queen during I-W’s Grand March on Saturday, March 23 (photo/Riva Sharples). Riva Sharples | Writer Cold temperatures and the threat of severe weather didn’t dampen the mood at this year’s Prom...
Riva Sharples | Writer Friends of the Wakonda Pool and the Town of Wakonda have announced the schedule for swimming lessons this summer. One session of lessons will be held at the Wakonda Pool this summer in the mornings June 17-20 and June 24-27.Registration is now...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor The warnings are everywhere, in this paper, on the news, on social media…dry conditions and high winds are creating dangerous conditions for fires. Ignoring those warnings not only puts our residents and property at risk, but our first...
The SD Picnic Club gathered in Florida for a delicious pot-luck meal and some fun South Dakota stories. Conducting the meeting is June Clark, President of the club and the SD State Flag can be seen in the back ground. (photo/submitted) Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The meeting began with Highway Superintendent Kent Austin coming before the commissioners to discuss the approval of a driveway application. The application as approved.Interim Jamie Buteyn came before the commissioners to discuss the 2015...
88Lennox, SDMarch 6, 2024Carol Smidt, age 88, passed away March 6, 2024, just 16 days after her husband Robert, while under hospice care at Legends at Lake Lorraine, Sioux Falls, SD.Carol Ann Hammerstrom was born on April 16, 1935, near Davis, SD to Clarence and...
69Viborg and Hurley, SDMarch 15, 2024Craig Bright, 69 of Viborg and Hurley, passed away on March 15, 2024 at the VA Medical Center, Sioux Falls. Memorial visitation will be from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2024 at Harmony Presbyterian Church, Hurley. Burial...
Vitaliy Netesov eyeballs the basket in hopes for scoring some points (photo/Dave Fuller) Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor If you were in attendance on Friday night for the basketball game at Parker School, you may have had to do a double take before you realized your...
Luke Campbell came in 7th place in the 60m and 200m dash at the Mount Marty Indoor meet. (photo courtesy of James Cimburek/Yankton P&D) By Faydra Christensen| Viborg-Hurley Sports Track season has begun! The Viborg-Hurley Cougars have two meets under their belts,...
State Powerlifters(L-R)Riley Hybertson, Travis Hybertson, Zane Kjellson, Caleb Minks, Joseph Minks. Head coach Aaron Hybertson not pictured. (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports The Centerville Powerlifting team wrapped up their season on March 16 with...
Senior, Lillie Eide runs a strong leg of the 4x400m relay at the Mt. Marty indoor track meet. CHS girls took second place! (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports It’s hard to believe that Centerville track is in underway. Feels like we were just...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, proposes to construct the Swan Lake Wind Project (Project) in Turner and Yankton Counties, South Dakota. The proposed project would involve construction of a 248-megawatt (MW) wind farm generating...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor A press conference held in Sioux Falls last week, on Friday, shed some light on the ongoing investigation into the Hayden Hall case. Many in Turner County have been waiting for some sort of information on the charges to be brought...
President and Finance Officer resign Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Another meeting is held in Chancellor, but residents once again walk away frustrated and confused. Many are questioning discrepancies in the legal notices published and the impact it will have on...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor A recent article released by the South Dakota Searchlight website focused on complaints from the public regarding law enforcement officers misconduct. While the article focused on issues statewide, it shed light on a couple of...
Les Hanson, pictured with wife Phyllis, is retiring from his position on the Swan Lake Township Board after serving since 1964. (Photo/Renae Hansen) Renae Hansen | Writer When Les Hanson took a position on the Swan Lake Township board in 1964, the 30 year old probably...
James Strang was recently hired as Junior High/High School Principal at Irene-Wakonda, beginning this summer. He will also serve as Head Football Coach for the Eagles (photo/Riva Sharples). Riva Sharples | Writer While area students may be looking forward to spring...
