Parker Volleyball Coach Jill Christensen took her team to the State Class B Championship in 2015, but didn't stop there (photo/submitted) Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Former Parker Coach Jill Christensen has been selected to the National High School Athletic...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer After the failure of the school bond in January and now the upcoming school board election, Marion School has been a hot topic of conversation. Many Marion residents have their opinions on what is best for the school. Rumors about the...
Phillip Delaney Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, Phillip Delaney of Parker pleaded guilty to First Degree Manslaughter, which resulted in the death of a four-month-old boy. In return he will serve only four and a half years in the State...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer There are times in life when mistakes are made which lead to difficult consequences. Thankfully, there are people who come alongside to help navigate through the tough times and offer the help needed to get back on the right path. That is...
Madison looks for eggs. (photo/Renae Hansen) Renae Hansen | Writer The Viborg Development Corporation hosted a Easter Eggstravaganza at the Viborg Community Center on Saturday, March 30. Guests were treated to a breakfast of aebelskiver, sausage and eggs for a free...
Despite the cold, many turned out for the Breannon Griffith fundraiser/egg hunt in Parker (photo/submitted) Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Parker held their annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30 despite the cold damp weather. The event was held at the City...
Watch for our special tribute to our military kids next week! Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor The entire month of April is designated as the Month of the Military Child, but April 15 has a special place in that observance each year. Purple Up! is the observance among...
Riva Sharples | Writer Irene resident and guitarist and singer Matt Kiger, alongside other local musicians, will headline the show at Gayville Hall this Sunday, April 7. The matinee show, entitled, “The Hay Country Jamboree,” will feature five musicians singing a...
I-W sophomores Savanna Hoxeng and Katelyn Tallman pose in front of the hygiene kits they created with donations from the community (photo/submitted). Riva Sharples | Writer The I-W chapter of the FCCLA recently donated 31 hygiene kits to Pathways, a shelter for the...
73rd Annual Tri-Valley Chorus Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor The Tri-Valley Barbershop Chorus has a history that spans almost three quarters of a century. The first meeting of the Viborg chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop...
(photos/Twisted Sky Studio-Nathen Erickson) Troy Schwans | Writer For nearly two decades it has been a goal of NASA and of the US Government to send humans to Mars. NASA has had a select team of scientists and engineers preparing for a journey that was thought to...
Marion School goes back to the drawing board Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Marion Superintendent, Brian Brosnahan released information last week on a revised plan to hopefully move forward with a School Bond Resolution.He explained how they have worked with the...
96Hurley SDMarch 26, 2024Darlene A. Peterson, 96 of Hurley, died on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at the Tieszen Memorial Home, Marion. Funeral Service was held Friday, March 29, 2024 at the Hurley United Methodist Church.Darlene A. Peterson was born on April 2, 1927 near...
84Sioux Falls, SDMarch 27, 2024Marge Olawsky, 84, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls Center. Funeral services were held April 3, 2024, at Grace Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls.Margerine Christine...
76Lennox, SDMarch 23, 2024Wayne L. Petersen, 76 of Lennox, passed away on March 23, 2024 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2024 at Grace Lutheran Church, Parker. Visitation will begin at 1:00...
96Wakonda, SDMarch 24, 2024Lorraine M. Huth, age 96, of Wakonda, SD passed away from natural causes at Wakonda Heritage Manor on March 24, 2024.Lorraine was born April 23, 1927 to Harold and Svea (Johnson) Swanson of Dalesburg, SD. She attended Wakonda High School and...
52Hoven SDThursday, March 28, 2024Matthew W. Collins, 52, of Hoven, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Roscoe, SD.A memorial service was held Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at the United Methodist Church, Gettysburg with Pastor Jeff Adel presiding.Matthew Wayne...
2024 centerville track and field team1st row (L-R): Joseph Minks, RyLee Sullivan, Riley Cole, Cole Edberg, MaKayla Heesch, Kiylee Westra, Issac Marohl, Travis Hybertson, Aiden Bobzin, Wyatt Brown, Braden Bjordal, Miles Eide. 2nd row(l-r) Kaleb Minks, Crager Wylie,...
2024 CHS Golf teamBack row (L-R) Cole Edberg, Corbin Tople, Nolan Fisher, Jase Brouwer. Front row (L-R) Denver Anderson, Cullen Pollard, Milanna Alakhverdov, Harper Fisher. Not pictured: Brooke Pingrey, Caleb Fisher, Kasen Strand, and Miles Stevens. Tornadoes Golf is...
2024 parker golf teamFront left to right: Nessa Erickson, Allannah Jibben, Jevin Erickson, Teegun Wentzel, Kaden Fosheim, Levi Rand; Back left to right: Lauren Patten, Landon Wieman, Keagan Kettwig, Ray Travnicek, Luke Travnicek, Caleb Wieman, Nick Chandler; Not...
