he Viborg-Hurley Eight Grade Class of 2024. Back Row: Kayla Schoolmeester, Gavin Nelsen, Levi Simonsen, Wyatt Slack, Lincoln Vannorsdel, Rose Wickham. Middle Row: Charlotte Ebright, Grace Hjelm, Piper Johnson, Quinn Johnson, Gabe LaCroix, Emma Luden, Brooklyn Ludens....
Riva Sharples | Writer Irene’s Sunday in the Park is truly a community-wide event. Though it takes place mostly at Lloyd Mork North Park in Irene, the annual celebration brings together many organizations and individuals in the community, who work together to put on a...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The meeting began with no public comment. Highway Superintendent Kent Austin came before the commissioners to give his weekly updates. He said his department will finish the paving at the fairgrounds by tomorrow. He briefly discussed his...
61Sioux Falls, SDMay 15, 2024Mona Marscheider, 61, died Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at her home under hospice care with her husband Doug by her side. Memorial services were held May 22, 2024 at the Heritage Funeral Home, 57th and Minnesota, Sioux Falls, SD. Arrangements...
90May 3, 2024Victor Koehn, age 90, beloved husband and father, passed away May 3, 2024. Victor was born November 24, 1933 in Marion, South Dakota. He attended Grace Bible College in Omaha, Nebraska for three years, earning a diploma in Missions.He served in the United...
All these Cougars are headed to State Golf after their performances at regions. Pictured are Coach Tony Hauger, Peyton Hansen, Reiley Murray, Bryson Morrison, Brock Frederickson, Brooklyn Kessler, and Coach Parker Christenson. (Photo/Submitted) Faydra Christensen |...
Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker golf team qualified two for the state golf meet last week at the region 3B meet in Hartford. On the girls’ side, Lauren Patten put together an excellent performance and shot a 102 taking third place overall and making it to...
Faydra Christensen| Viborg-Hurley Sports The State Track meet didn’t disappoint this year as not only was it exciting as usual, but also showed multiple types of weather in three days- sunny and warm, cold and very windy, and cloudy and rainy. It is South Dakota of...
Irene-Wakonda Golf Coach Mike King poses with (left to right) I-W’s Hadley Nielson, Abbey Hauger, and Jefferey Mellem at the Region 3B Golf tournament last week. Hauger and Mellem are headed to the state golf competition June 3 and 4 (Photo/Submitted). Riva Sharples |...
Braelyn Berens pushes ahead in the sprints at the state track meet (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports The Parker boys and girls track teams competed in the state meet last week with the girls’ team continuing their long standing tradition of...
The Centerville Girls track team came home with a hard earned fourth place plaque from the 2024 State track meet! The amount of effort given by you all was outstanding! Congratulations ladies!! (Photo/Submitted) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports The time has finally...
The school recently completed Phase I of the new building project. Now, under the direction of Superintendent Janelle Johnson, the school is set to move forward onto Phase II. School Board members include Shawna Fosheim, Jim Even, Matt Rand (VP), Ryan Wieman, Ransom...
Mick Miller DAN ROTH GREG BENSON Swan Lake, Spring Valley, Salem, Childstown, and Norway Townships Renae Hansen | Managing Editor In June, an election will be held to determine who will fill two seats on the County Commission in Turner County. As a result, we have six...
Heath McManaman, his wife Layne and their two children (Photo/Submitted) Donna Rumbaugh | Writer It doesn’t happen very often in the state of South Dakota, that an elected official is removed from office, let alone in Turner County. Back in 2009, Jay Ostrem was...
The house on East Main Street in Irene was declared a total loss. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Editor Irene volunteer firefighter Matt Kuchta found himself on the opposite side of the blaze as he lost his home after an early morning fire on Wednesday, May 15. The...
The VHHS Class of 2024. (Front Row) Paisley Skonhovd, Bailey Weegar, Raegan Smith, Zoey Christensen, Marcus King, Ella Kessler, and Maggie Kessler. (Middle Row) Jenner Menezes, Haley Nelson, Calli Barnes, Gia Miller, Mataya Vannorsdel, Ryan Afrouzi, Lucian Warren, and...
It was a dream for French student Valentine Grevin (right) to be a cheerleader during her year in Irene-Wakonda (Photo/Submitted) Riva Sharples | Writer Next year when she is back home in France, foreign exchange student Valentine Grevin, who spent the last year in...
Twenty-five sixth graders marked the end of their elementary education with a graduation ceremony held last Tuesday, May 14 (Photo/Submitted). Riva Sharples | Writer Last Tuesday night after the elementary school concert, members of the I-W sixth grade class closed...
Craig VanderZee working at the Veterans Services. (Photo/Monique Hurtado) Monique R. Hurtado | Writer After the retirement of Tom Sparrow earlier this year, the Commissioners were in search for a new candidate to take his place. They found the perfect candidate, in...
