Donna Rumbaugh | Writer June 4 was a date for many opportunities. Election day in South Dakota brought voters to the polls for State Representatives, Senators, County Commissioners, and school bond decisions.In Marion, voters were asked for a second time to consider...
Renae Hansen | Editor On Wednesday, June 19, our nation will celebrate one of the newest, yet oldest, holidays here in the United States, Juneteenth. Federal and state offices, including the U.S. Postal Service and many banks, will be closed in observance of...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The meeting opened with public comment. No one appeared for public comment. Auditor Misty Dahl presented the primary canvasing for post-election audit. Turner County had 23.9% overall voter turn out. The precinct reporting is as...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Highway Superintendent Kent Austin came before the commissioners to share the diesel quotes that he procured. He also requested to surplus the 2012 Int’l truck to be sold to Viborg for $45,000. A motion was made to surplus the 2012 truck....
93Brookings, SDJune 7, 2024Doris Jean Pahl, 93, of Brookings, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 14, 2024, at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings at 10:30 a.m. Burial will...
98Monroe, SDJune 3, 2024Howard Hoogshagen, 98 of Monroe, passed away on June 3, 2024 at the Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Memorial Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2024 at Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home, Parker. Arrangements provided by...
97Lakewood, COMay 27, 2024Robert “Bob” Hass, 97, formerly of Parker, died Monday, May 27, 2024 at his home in Lakewood, Colorado. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at the United Methodist Church in Parker, with burial with military rites following...
84South DakotaJune 6, 2024Ronald Lyle “Foxy” Lavoy was born January 10, 1940 in Lansing, Michigan to Lyle and Virginia (Vroegindewey) Lavoy. He died June 6, 2024 at the VA Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 84 years.Ron lived in Lansing and Kalamazoo, MI before...
Ray Nielsen with one of his youngest great-grandsons, Jens. Jens is named after Ray’s father. Ray will be celebrating his 93rd birthday on June 23. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Managing Editor When it came time to select someone to highlight for our monthly Know...
Jolynn Eli and Holden Conrad scrambling for the ball. I think Holden came away with the ball, but Jolynn was pretty persistent going after most of the loose baseballs. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports Drive through Viborg or Hurley...
Chance Schoellerman represented Viborg-Hurley at the South Dakota Football Coaches Association High School Football All-Star game on Saturday, June 8th. Schoellerman is pictured with his parents Chuck and Katie Schoepf, along with brother, Gage and sister, Olivia...
Big congratulations goes out to Thomas Rotter who tied for first place (and won!) in the Junior Varsity division by shooting a 95 at State trap! What a huge accomplishment, Thomas! Well done!! (Photo/Submitted) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports State trap was held...
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker teener baseball team put together a solid weekend on their way to a fourth place finish out of 16 teams in the I-19 League tournament. The Pheasants won their pool, which consisted of Baltic, Garretson and West Central (Gold),...
Denver Anderson goes for the long put at State golf in Brookings. (Photo/Submitted) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports The Centerville Tornadoes Golf boys team once again qualified a team for State golf! This makes the second year in a row for a complete boys team. This...
Lauren Patten tee’s off at the state meet. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports Lauren Patten and Ray Travnicek competed in the state golf meet for Parker last week, taking on the course in Brookings. Both golfers shot through a tough day one, but bounced...
The Viborg-Hurley Boys Golf team came in 18th place at State Golf. The team consisted of Reiley Murray, Bryson Morrison, Brock Frederickson, and Peyton Hansen. (Photo/Submitted) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley golf team showcased their...
A photo taken from the scrapbook of WWII veteran John Francis Backer shows aircraft used in the war. (Photo/Submitted) Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Today marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day—the largest naval, air and land operation in history. Operation Overlord, the...
Anthony De La Torre and Dashel Spurrell cross home plate. (Photo/Submitted by Jamie Edberg) Riva Sharples | Writer After a two-year hiatus, the Irene Carnivals Amateur Baseball team is back under the leadership of Mike King, I-W Athletic Director, community member,...
Jay Ostrem has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and is being held in the Minnehaha County jail on a $1 million cash bond. (Photo/Submitted) Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Shots rang out in Centerville late Memorial Day evening, piercing the peaceful...
