St. Patrick Catholic Church in Wakonda has graced the prairie sky since 1904. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Editor It’s a bit of a surprise to come across the tiny town of Wakonda and see beautiful St. Patrick Catholic Church rising from the middle of the community...
During introductions, Viborg-Hurley’s Jake Austin and Kayden Thibodeau-Lindemann acknowledged Kobee’s presence there at the Classic. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports What began as a daunting high school senior project — and a...
The Flower Patch in Viborg was able to provide Christmas flowers to 194 area nursing home residents due to the generosity of their customers and others. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Editor Christmas was made much brighter due to the hard work of some and the...
Court named for Parker coaches Shane Merrill | Parker/Marion Sports Two legendary Parker coaches were honored Saturday afternoon in the Parker gym, during a double-header basketball game against Alcester-Hudson. Former boys’ basketball coach Gayle Hoover and...
The Centerville Medical Clinic was named the Business of the Year for their service to the community. (Photo/Submitted) On Saturday, December 6, the Centerville Development Corporation hosted the 2025 Celebrate Centerville Community Gala at the Centerville Legion. A...
Santa will visit the Last Chance Holiday Fair on Saturday, December 20. (Photo/Renae Hansen) If you didn’t get your fill of holiday celebrations last weekend, we’ve got great news – you get another shot! There are still plenty of things to do and visits from Santa for...
Santa will be kept quite busy making multiple appearances throughout Turner County in the next few weeks! (Photo/Renae Hansen) Renae Hansen | Editor The Halloween pumpkins have disappeared from our front porches, all of the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone, and that...
The Flower Patch in Viborg is once again taking donations to help brighten the holidays for residents of area nursing homes. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Editor When Nancy Hlavac from The Flower Patch in Viborg got the idea to take in donations to help brighten...
Congratulations to the Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy Phoenix for taking home the Class 9AA football championship trophy! (Photo courtesy of South Dakota Public Broadcasting. ©2025 SDPB | Jurgens Photography) Perfect season ends with championship trophy Renae Hansen |...
Kobee Sherman touched the lives of many young people by coaching at the Viborg-Hurley School after his cancer diagnosis. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Kobee Sherman’s legacy lives on Renae Hansen | Editor Kobee Sherman’s two-year battle with osteosarcoma has come to an...
The employees of Jones Food Center are given instructions on the use of the Naloxone kits. (Photo/Renae Hansen) Renae Hansen | Editor Emily Groth was a beautiful young woman, a prolific painter with everything to look forward to in life…but her life was tragically cut...
November 2 will mark the 40th anniversary of the elevator explosion in Marion that took the lives of three community members. (Photo/Archive) November 2 marks the 40th anniversary of Marion elevator explosion Renae Hansen | Editor It will soon be forty years since the...
Owen Luke runs through the football course game provided by the Irene-Wakonda Varsity football team. Irene kicked off fall in style at their second annual Fall Fest in the Park on Saturday, October 11. The fun included bouncy houses sponsored by Irene Community...
NuEra Steel in Viborg has grown from a shop on the family farm to a large shop located in Viborg’s Industrial Park that employs eight workers. (Photo/Renae Hansen) Renae Hansen | Editor Construction is going strong on the new Turner County Courthouse, with the...
Grady Hemmingson of Bradley, SD shows how bareback riding should be done at the 2024 Irene Rodeo. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Renae Hansen | Editor Congratulations to the Irene Rodeo Association on being named the 2025 South Dakota Rodeo Association (SDRA) Rodeo of the...
Brent Mutchelknaus gets the participants ready to run. (Photo/Laura Lyngstad) Laura Lyngstad | Writer The Irene-Wakonda cross country team hosted their first Color Run 5K/3K Run-Walk on Saturday, September 27, with proceeds going to help the Eagles Laces and Lunches...
Parker hosts Sixth Annual Parker Pheasant Marching Band Festival It was a rainy and gloomy day, but a great day nonetheless to fill the streets of Parker with music for the Sixth Annual Parker Pheasant Marching Band Festival on Friday, September 19. Guests were...
King Brody Johnke and Queen Natalie Girard. (Photo/Laura Lyngstad)
Roger and Lois Regehr with their Supreme Champion Ram, their Rambouillet yearling, at the 2025 South Dakota State Fair. (Photo/Submitted) “The couple that lambs together, stays together!” To say that Roger andv Lois Regehr had a successful state fair this year would...
Congratulations to Queen Tatum Lyons and King Jake Austin on being named Viborg-Hurley’s royal couple at coronation on Monday night! (Photo/Faydra Christensen)
