92Beresford, SDJanuary 16, 2024Ardis Mildred (Osthus) Johnson, 92, passed away on January 16, 2024 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD. She was born November 8, 1931 in Turner County rural Centerville, SD to parents Martin and Mabel (Andal) Osthus. She attended...
92Rural Parker, SDJanuary 17, 2024Donald Gross, 92 of rural Parker, died Wednesday, January 17, 2024 under hospice care at his home. Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at the Harmony Presbyterian Church in Hurley with burial in the Hurley...
88Parker, SDJanuary 16, 2024Delores Stapleton, 88, of Parker, South Dakota, died Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Funeral service was held on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at George Boom Funeral Home and On-Site Crematory, Sioux...
21Portland OregonDecember 6, 2023Jaden White, 21, of Portland Oregon, went to heaven Wednesday, December 6, 2023, after a long battle with addiction.A Celebration of life, for Jaden, will be held at Redeeming Grace Bible Church 708 East 19 St, Yankton SD at 1:00 pm...
By Shane Merrill | Sports The weather the last two weeks wreaked havoc on the local high school sports scene, causing the cancellation of all events for the week, with many being postponed. At the time of publication new dates were known for the following events:In...
By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker wrestling team fell to both Phillip/Kadoka/Wall and Winner last Friday night at the annual Winner quad. The quad is a lead-up to the Winner tournament which happens on Saturday. Full results are listed below:Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall...
Troy Schwans | Managing Editor of The Special The 2024 Girls Big East Conference Tournament starts this Thursday, January 25, 2024 at two locations, Garretson and Volga.In Garretson on Thursday, #8 seed Parker will open the tournament against #1 Flandreau at 6:00...
Maddie Feiock puts her opponent in a cradle to get the win. (photo/ Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports 2024 Governor Girls InviteThe VH/IW lady wrestlers traveled to Pierre on Friday, 1/19, to participate in the 2024 Governor Girls Invite....
Jenna VanVelzen goes up for two during a recent game (photo by Shane Merrill) By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker girls continued with their tough schedule last week, facing off against top teams Lennox and Flandreau, both teams having a combined 18-1 record and...
Charley Nelson goes up for two of her 14 points against Freeman Academy/Marion (photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports Breaking a streak of close defeats, the Viborg-Hurley Lady Cougars (4-6) triumphed over Avon (5-5) with a two-point...
Ray Travnicek shoots over a defender during a recent game. The senior has been a steady scorer this season (photo/Shane Merrill) By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker boys traveled to Flandreau, after not playing for nearly two weeks due to weather. The Pheasants held...
Warrior of the Game- Nick Hanson and Byron Laue (Castlewood) were announced as Warriors of the Game by the Mitchell National Guard. (photo/ Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The fourth ranked Viborg-Hurley Cougars (7-1) started their week...
Makayla Heesch splits the defenders for two points vs Freeman. Heesch had 7 points. (photo by/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports If you ask around, I don’t know who was more excited for the Lady Tornadoes to be back on the court: the players and coaches, or...
Covin Wattier drives past the defender in Freeman. Wattier netted 9 points against the Flyers. (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports Finally! CHS boys’ basketball is back in action after many postponements due to winter weather not cooperating!...
Alan Astleford | Writer Freeman Academy/Marion girls had an upset schedule due to weather this past week. Scores were listed but player stats were not available. Games against Avon and Scotland were postponed due to weather. They lost to Canistota in Marion January...
Alan Astleford | Writer The Freeman Academy/Marion Bearcats fell to the Canistota Hawks in a boy/girl double header in Marion January 16. The Hawks won the girls contest 23-50 and the boys 29-67. No individual game stats were posted.
Riva Sharples | Writer Any thoughts that this year might be an easy winter were squashed last week when a major winter storm dumped nearly a foot of snow in the area followed by days of blizzard conditions and life-threatening cold.The multiple systems virtually shut...
Often-overlooked areas for snow removal Dominique Kooiker | Writer Last week’s snowstorm marked the first major winter storm of the season. With over 12 inches of snow in some places in Turner County, residents got to work digging cars out from under a pile of snow,...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The Turner County Sheriff’s Office has undergone many changes in the last six months - from the sheriff and a few deputies resigning to the appointment of an interim sheriff. It was quite a shake-up for the county.From the moment the...
