Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Turner County Emergency Management has been warning of high fire danger for the last couple of weeks due to extreme dry conditions and high winds.Despite their efforts, it is harvest season and that alone proposes many fire hazards out...
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Centerville woman awarded first place in MasterWorks Art Show
Centerville resident Mary Ferwerda has won first place in the SDHCA Dakota Masterworks Art Show with her oil painting entitled “Sweet Autumn” (photo/submitted). Riva Sharples | Writer Centerville resident Mary Ferwerda has won first place in this year’s South Dakota...
Weekly Commissioners meeting recap
Monique R. Hurtado | Staff writer Highway Superintendent Kent Austin informed the commissioners the bridge maintenance is still underway. They are preparing to replace ten culverts next year.State’s Attorney Katelynn Hoffman informed them they are in a holding pattern...
Dale Dean Korslund
86Viborg. S.D.November 18, 2023Dale Dean Korslund, 86, of Viborg passed away on November 18, 2023 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Viborg. Dale was born November 17, 1937 to Arthur and Grace (Hanson) Korslund. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at...
Dennis Ihnen
78Chancellor, SD,November 11, 2023Dennis Ihnen, age 78, of Chancellor, SD, passed away November 11, 2023, at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD, following a lengthy illness. A memorial service was held at the Chancellor Reformed Church in Chancellor, South...
Rita A. Bielau Jorgensen Weeldreyer
86Centerville, S.D.November 9, 2023Rita A. Bielau Jorgensen Weeldreyer was born May 17, 1937 in Viborg, South Dakota to Otto and Lydia (Eberhardt) Bielau. She died November 9, 2023 at the Centerville Care & Rehab Center in Centerville, South Dakota at the age of...
Vicki Flynn
71Sioux FallsNovember 13, 2023Vicki Flynn, 71 of Sioux Falls and formerly of Wakonda, died Monday, November 13, 2023 at her home from natural causes. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 17, 2023 at Heritage Funeral Home, 57th and Minnesota, Sioux...
Barbara Christensen
90Viborg S.D.November 11, 2023Barbara Christensen, 90 of Viborg, passed away on November 11, 2023 at the Wakonda Heritage Manor in Wakonda. Memorial Service was held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at the Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Chapel, Viborg. Arrangements...
David Buller
77Parker S.D.November 14, 2023David Buller, 77 of Parker died Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls. Memorial services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 20, 2023 at Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home in Parker with burial at Rosehill...
LaVonne Loy (Tieszen) Preheim
80Marion, S.D.November 11, 2023LaVonne Loy (Tieszen) Preheim was born on July 24, 1943 and went to her heavenly home at the age of 80 years on November 11, 2023. LaVonne was raised on a farm near Marion, South Dakota by her parents Dave R. and Lydia (Adrian) Tieszen...
Viborg-Hurley Players Earn Cornbelt Conference Honors
Seniors Devin Sayler (#20), Chance Schoellerman (#15), and Bryson Morrison (#56) along with Sophomore Brady Schroedermeier (#7) earn Cornbelt Conference honors. (photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Sports Congratulations to the following athletes on making...
Viborg-Hurley Alumni Ethan Engen earns Great Plains Athletic Conference Honors
Dakota Wesleyan’s Ethan Engen is pictured with his family: parents- Sheldon and Mary Engen and his brothers- Kyle and Seth (photo/submitted) Faydra Christensen | Sports Dakota Wesleyan’s Ethan Engen, a junior defensive lineman from Viborg was named to the second team...
Parker HS to offer softball this spring
Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker School board met and approved last week a plan to bring sanctioned softball as an extra curricular offering for the 2023-2024 school year. The South Dakota High School activities association sanctioned spring softball for the 2022-23...
November 23, 2023
All hands on deck for Thanksgiving
Charlene Leveille and Judy Jibben work together to prepare yams and green beans for the feast prior to last years meal (photo/submitted) Chancellor Reformed Church prepares to feed hundreds Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor It’s all hands on deck as Chancellor Reformed...
Meeting held to discuss possible Viborg-Hurley athletic complex
Viborg-Hurley School Business Manager Matt Jensen, Mammoth Sports Director of Sports Design Matt Keys, Mammoth Sports Vice President of Business Development Erica Schilling, and School Board President Chris Richards address the audience at last week’s meeting to...
Electric vehicles pose new challenges in emergency situations
The training room in Parker is filled to capacity as firefighters from across the county are trained on electric vehicles (photo/submitted) Turner County First Responders meet the challenge head on Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Being a first responder means being...
Parker High School makes top 10
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor When it comes to our children’s education, we all want the best for them. Recently, a ranking of the top 10 public schools in and around the Sioux Falls area was released, and Parker made the list.The area encompassed in the study was...
Irene-Wakonda Veterans Day program a success
The I-W Elementary School Chorus, led by music teacher Ashley McCue, performs the U.S. Armed Forces Medley (photo/Riva Sharples). Riva Sharples | Writer The annual Veteran’s Day program hosted by I-W’s FCCLA and Student Council, held Wednesday, Nov. 8, was another...
Tree donated for Irene’s Christmas in the Valley tree lighting
A new Christmas tree has been donated to the Irene Community Development Corporation for use in the Christmas in the Valley tree lighting event on December 3. The corporation is excited to have the tree, which will continue to grow through the years and will be used...