Marion High School Homecoming Queen Hailey Stahl and King Ashton Kestleloot. (Photo/Submitted). Congratulations to the Marion High School 2024-2025 Homecoming King Asthon Kesteloot and Queen Hailey Stahl. Coronation was held on Monday, September 9. This year’s...
Jens Hansen and Natalie Rudd were crowned as this year’s Homecoming King and Queen at Irene-Wakonda High School Monday night (Photo/Riva Sharples). Riva Sharples | Writer Seniors Jens Hansen and Natalie Rudd were crowned Homecoming King and Queen during coronation...
Rebekah has been practicing dance she was three years old and made the decision to focus on dancing as her career when she was fourteen years old. (Photo/Submitted) Rebekah Sharples-Schmidt sets her sights on Poland, New York City Renae Hansen | Editor The love of...
Turner County had two delegates representing at the Democratic National Convention, Larry Olsen and Shane Merrill. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Editor Shane Merrill is well known to New Era readers as our Parker Sports Writer. He’s also well known to Parker...
The DC Lynch Carnival kept fairgoers entertained. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) South Dakota’s oldest county fair, the Turner County Fair, wrapped up on Thursday, August 15. The fair included the same wide array of 4-H exhibits, food, commercial exhibits, contests and...
Jean Tysdal with the plaque honoring her and husband Ron at the Tysdal-Foss building. (Photo/Renae Hansen) Building will house the new Fair Office Renae Hansen | Managing Editor Ron Tysdal may have moved on and started his own successful business, Ron’s Body Shop, in...
Brielle Dubos was crowned the 2024 Little Miss Cornstock at Wakonda’s annual celebration last weekend. Altogether, Little Miss Cornstock raised more than $1,900 for Friends of the Wakonda Pool. (Photo/Riva Sharples). Riva Sharples | Writer The 24th annual Cornstock...
A children’s carnival will take place from 11:30 until 12:45 p.m. in the Wakonda Park run by the Wakonda Pool lifeguards and staff. Cornstock will also feature live music, inflatables for kids, swimming at the pool, a poker run, and more (Photo/Riva Sharples). Riva...
Glenridge Golf Course will be celebrating their 100th Anniversary with a three-day celebration August 9-11. (Photo/Submitted) Riva Sharples | Writer This August, golf fans and Irene community members will celebrate a remarkable milestone – the 100th anniversary of...
Past and current owners of Dakota Ace Hardware: Sam and Tyler Bjerke, Belinda and Bryan Miller, and Linda and Tom Jones. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Editor It’s been a big week for Dakota Ace Hardware in Viborg. Not only are they being recognized with the...
Annual pull helps support the Midwest Honor Flight program A participant in last year’s Kids Tractor Pedal Pull gives it his all. (Photo/Submitted) Riva Sharples | Writer The fifth annual Wakonda American Legion Tractor Pull takes place this Saturday, July 20, in the...
The Viborg Development Corporation welcomed the Camo Saloon with a ribbon cutting ceremony prior to their Grand Opening on Friday, July 12. Pictured from left to right are Caroline Ackerman, Anne Christiansen, Julie Justus, Josh Justus, Ben Justus, Gary Ward and...
The First Circuit Court will be relocating the Court Services department and the Clerk of Courts from the Turner County Courthouse due to issues with the building. (Photo/Monique R. Hurtado) Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Loose bolts on the shoring posts, plaster...
Possibly the best dressed 4-pack on the course during the Tornado Days Golf Tournament: Andy Nelson, Adam Hanssen, Stephen Hinrich, and Allen “Scooby” Skotvold. (Photo/Tricia Eide) Tricia Eide | Writer Another Tornado Days 2024 has come and gone. With the forecasted...
Yankton’s Sid Hart’s horse gets a little feisty in the shoot. (Photo/ Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Writer The town of Irene was bustling with excitement this past weekend as the annual Irene Rodeo kicked off, drawing rodeo enthusiasts from near and far....
A lone tree stands against the raging floodwaters. (Photo/John Fontes) Renae Hansen | Managing Editor Turner County, along with much of the Midwest, was hit with devastating flooding last week as some areas received a foot or more of rain over three days of rainfall....
Cinderella meets with Kenai Stewart and Alexus Stewart. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Editor A big thank you to the Marion Fire Department, Parade Committee and the All School Class Reunion Committee for putting together a fun weekend for the Marion Summer...
2023 Parade Marshall Brad Schardin rides on the Bowlway Lanes float in last year’s parade. Renae Hansen | Editor Summer is here and with it comes all of the celebrations that our towns have come to know and love. Marion will kick off the fun with their Summer...
A photo taken from the scrapbook of WWII veteran John Francis Backer shows aircraft used in the war. (Photo/Submitted) Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Today marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day—the largest naval, air and land operation in history. Operation Overlord, the...
Members of the Hurley Legion fire a salute prior to the reading of the Roll Call. (Photo/Renae Hansen) Renae Hansen | Managing Editor Many communities across the area honored our fallen soldiers with Memorial Day services this past weekend. There was large enough of a...
