By Rich Winter | 605 Sports Parker senior Levi Wieman looks like a man on a missionAt the 2023 South Dakota state wrestling tournament, Wieman entered the Class B 220-pound field as the top seed and the favorite to win a state title. In the semifinals of that...
Riva Sharples | Writer The Irene-Wakonda boys and girls basketball teams continue to fight this season. The boys record is currently 1-10 for the season, while the girls have a 2-11 record currently. This past week, both teams were very active with regularly scheduled...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Last Tuesday, residents of Marion went to the polls to vote on the Marion School’s $6.5 million bond. A sixty percent majority was needed for the bond to pass; unfortunately, the yes votes barely tipped the scales at fifty-one percent....
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Last month, the Turner County Courthouse underwent emergency shoring to stabilize the east side of the building due to an issue with trusses. The trusses in question are directly above the courtroom. The courtroom now has stabilizing towers...
CommissionerJared Hybertson(photo/submitted) Monique R. Hurtado | Staff writer The Turner County commissioners play a vital role in our local government. They are “empowered to ‘super-intend the fiscal concerns of the County’ and ‘to make orders respecting the care...
Kristen Wilke demonstrates how equine massage is done (photo/submitted) Monique R. Hurtado | Writer As soon as, Kristen Wilke starts talking about horses, her face immediately lights up and she has a smile from ear to ear. Horses are her passion and it shows all over...
Riva Sharples | Writer The public performance of “Web of Deception,” this year’s one-act play at Irene-Wakonda, has been postponed from January 22 to January 29. The performance was bumped from its original January 22 slot to the 29th due to weather cancellations,...
Riva Sharples | Writer Centerville High School’s one-act play, “A Bowl of Soup: A Scould-Warming Monologue Play” by Kendra Thomas, will compete this week at the Region one-act play competition in Sioux Falls.The dramatic production stars five Centerville High School...
Riva Sharples | Writer Code enforcement and the pool were major topics of discussion at the January Town of Wakonda board meeting held last week.Code enforcement has been a topic in Wakonda for years. Last June, a dozen Wakonda citizens complained about the state of...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Valentines Day is right around the corner. The Marion FCCLA is on board make sure your sweetheart doesn’t get left out.Whether you are looking for something simple like a carnation, or want to go with balloons and sweets, they have...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The meeting began with Highway Superintendent Kent Austin providing diesel quotes to the commissioners.Commissioner Mick Miller opened the floor for the reading of Ordinance #90-24 to rezone Christian Sanchez from AG to RR. Christian...
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....
