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...
Deputy Nolan Clark is the newest addition to the Turner County Sheriff’s Department (photo/submitted) Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Deputy Nolan Clark is the newest full-time deputy to join the ranks at the Turner County Sheriff’s Office. He is a familiar face around...
I-W sophomore Alyssa Kirscshenman and freshman Duncan Sharples-Schmidt star in the I-W one-act play “Web of Deception.” There will be a public performance of the production on Monday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m. at the Irene school (photo/Riva Sharples). Riva Sharples | Writer...
Fire Chief Max Masters, Jacoby Masters and Josh Ketcham serve breakfast to hungry patrons. (photo/Monique Hurtado) Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Parker Volunteer Fire Department kicked off the New Year with their annual pancake feed at the Parker Community building....
Alan Astleford | Writer The Marion School Board held their monthly meeting on Wednesday, January 10 due to school closure on January 8 and 9 caused by inclement weather. The teachers’ report was removed from the agenda, and the superintendent’s report was moved ahead...
95November 30, 2023Centerville, SDHelen 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...
95Saline, KSJanuary 7. 2024Loraine Laura (Fast) Ortman was born August 13, 1928, in rural Hutchinson County, SD to Jacob and Lydia (Kunkel) Fast. Most of her childhood and teen years were spent on the family farm in Turner County where she attended country school. She...
91Gaylord, MNDecember 2, 2023Marjorie Lindgren, age 91, of Gaylord passed away on December 2, 2023, at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, resulting from a fall on November 27, 2023. Her loving family surrounded Marjorie.Memorial Service will be Saturday,...
93Centerville, SDJanuary 8, 2024James Leroy Olson was born September 14, 1930 in rural Centerville, South Dakota to Martin and Mabel (Andahl) Olson. He died January 8, 2024 at the Centerville Care & Rehab Center at the age of 93 years, three months and 24 days.Jim...
