98Centerville, SDNovember 30, 2023Helen Bjordal, daughter of the late Hans Bjordal and Elvira Bervin Bjordal, was born April 12, 1928 in Clay County, South Dakota.Preceded in death by her husband, of 71 years, Vernon E. Miller, and her parents, brother and...
100Viborg, SDDecember 15, 2023Marjorie P. Knutson was born September 29, 1923 to Arthur and Pauline (Bleich) Engman in Vermillion, South Dakota. She passed away December 15, 2023 at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg, SD at the age of 100 years, two months and 16...
19Beresford, SDDecember 9, 2023Kaydence Marie Nygaard was born June 17, 2004 to Josh and CoDee (Spoonemore) Nygaard in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She died December 9, 2023 due to injuries sustained in an auto accident at the age of 19 years.Kaydence was raised in...
Senior Sam Hansen drives the ball during the match against Viborg-Hurley (photo/Faydra Christensen) Riva Sharples | Writer The Irene-Wakonda Boys Basketball team dropped two games last week, bringing their record to 0-3 thus far in the season.On Tuesday, Dec. 12, the...
The crowd watches intently as Brenna Lyngstad shoots the ball (photo/Faydra Christensen) Riva Sharples | Writer The I-W Girls Basketball team faced tough opponent Viborg-Hurley on Friday, December 15. The Eagles walked away with a loss, 42-57.It was a good game, says...
Jackson Donlan drives and guarded by a Rustler defender. (photo/Al Astleford) SubmittedThe 1-0 JVBB Bearcat team took on the Centerville Tornadoes JVBB team Tuesday night in Marion. The JV Bearcats came out with intensity and played hard, but struggled to get shots to...
Jacob Johnson enjoys another “day at the office” pinning a wrestler from Freeman/Marion. (photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The week would start off for the VH/IW wrestling team with a quad dual with Bon Homme/Avon, Freeman/Marion,...
Elizabeth Piehl passes under the outstretched arms of an Ethan defender. (photo/Al Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer The Bearcats were host to the Rustlers men and women’s team December 16 in Sterling Hall in Freeman. The Rustler women launched a flurry of three...
Congratulations to Althea Gust on hitting 1,000 points as a Centerville Tornado. Thea is Junior at Centerville high school and is the daughter of Sheila Gust and Troy Gust. What a huge accomplishment Thea! (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide|Centerville Sports Centerville...
Aiden Bobzin drives past the defender during the Avon game. Bobzin netted 18 points. (photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide|Centerville Sports The first away game for CHS boys as they loaded up and headed to Marion to take on the Freeman Academy Marion Bearcats. On paper,...
Jenna Van Velzen is a Pheasant with wings as she goes for the shot against Baltic (photo/John Fontes) By Shane Merrill | Sports It was a high scoring affair that in the end saw the visiting Baltic Bulldogs pull away from Parker and topple the Pheasants 72-62 in front...
By Shane Merrill | Sports After the girls game it was the boys turn however a rough shooting night sunk the Pheasants from the onslaught as EPJ roared ahead 19-6 and Parker never recovered, falling in the game 58-22.EPJ put together a near perfect game plan, slowing...
Caleb Christiansen gets the pin! (photo/John Fontes) By Shane Merrill | Sports The Pheasant wrestlers headed west last week for a local quad hosted by Marion/Freeman. The Pheasants had a solid night, dropping just one dual against BonHomme/Avon but finishing 2-1 on...
DOUBLE BLOCK34 Nick Hanson and #23 Brady Schroedermeier both block a shot from an Irene-Wakonda player. (picture/ Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Cougars boys’ team showcased their prowess on the basketball court,...
Jenna Graves protects the ball from an Irene-Wakonda player. (photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports In a pre-Christmas treat for Coach Tyler Novak and his formidable Lady Cougars, the team capped off the week with two impressive...
spreads across Turner County communities in the wake of a tragic accident Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor In the early hours of Saturday morning, December 9, a tragic accident claimed the lives of three young adults from Turner County. News travels fast in tight knit...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Back in August, reports of a Hurley man, Gregory M. Farrar surfaced accusing him of sexual contact without consent. The report came from several women in the Freeman area. Farrar appeared before Judge Patrick Smith in Olivet in...
Riva Sharples | Writer A rare earthquake rumbled through Wakond and surrounding areas, on Sunday, December 10. The quake, which registered 3.0 magnitude on the Richter scale, shook the area on Sunday around 4:20 p.m. The quake, the first ever to hit Clay County since...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor On Saturday, December 2 multiple fire departments were dispatched to a structure fire at Full Circle Dairy located on 452nd Avenue about four miles west and north of Hurley.The call came in around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday night....
Seven through 10 years old (photo/submitted) Riva Sharples | Writer At the second-annual Christmas in the Valley celebration earlier this month, several area children won the title of Irene Christmas Prince and Princess.The winners were selected by random drawing....
