Dawn Rye | Writer On Sunday, March 15 at 1 p.m. the Turner County commissioners held an emergency meeting regarding the next time with the COVID-19 virus. A motion was made to close the courthouse to the public and the commissioners will reconvene to make a further...
Computer carts line the library at Parker School on Tuesday, March 17. Approximately 85 computers were given out on Monday, March 16 to elementary students so that they are able to continue learning through the E-learning program that Parker has implemented during the...
(Above) Heading south on 452nd Ave west of Parker, water has risen quickly since last week as the low water bridge was completely engulfed with the fast moving current of the Vermillion River on Monday, March 9. Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County...
Russel Carlson, co-owner of Turbulent Games, moves around a piece on one of the miniature gaming tables in the shop. Photo/Dawn Rye Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor When Turbulent Games opened a brick and mortar store in downtown Parker last February, the owners never...
On Sunday, Feb. 23 Hurley Fire Department, Davis Fire Department and Cameron Colony worked together to extricate a victim trapped inside a grain bin filled with soybeans south of Hurley. During the training firefighters worked with their extraction auger.(Photos/Dawn...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting a motion was made to approve the second reading to rezone Peterson’s 6.67 acres to rural residential. Turner Township landowner Chris Peterson explained he and his wife Tania own Peterson...
After applying lipstick to teacher Corey Minarik, Saige Lessman got to hold the baby pig he had to kiss. (Photos/Sarah Ebeling) Local leukemia survivor Havana Rye was honored during the wrap-up Pennies for Patients fundraiser held at the Parker School on Thursday,...
Dawn Rye | Writer Since 2012 when Turner County Sheriff ‘s Department upgraded to its current reporting system, the county has witnessed eight fatalities reported. According to Turner County Sheriff Steven Luke, the South Dakota Highway Patrol occasionally...
Pete and Ruth Gortmaker have been married for 69 years, shown here with their wedding photo from 1951. (Photo/Dawn Rye) Dawn Rye | Writer The Webster Dictionary defines love as — a quality or feeling of strong or constant affection for and dedication to...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor In today’s society, cancer is not a taboo word that is whispered around the table. It is unfortunately a disease that strikes millions of Americans. According to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) leukemia is the number one most...
Remember Everyone Deployed Alexxis and Rob McKenney stand with their three children. Rob is a solider who is currently in Europe on deployment. (Photo/submitted) Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor Currently, the 147th Field Artillery Battalion and the 147th Alpha Battery...
Parker firefighter Trent Kuchta got creative during the annual Parker firefighters’ pancake feed when he tossed a pancake in mid-air for firefighter Josh Ketchum to catch. (Photo/Dawn Rye) Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor For the second year in a row, the Parker Fire...
