Graduation set for next Saturday Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things in the past year. From visits with family and friends, work, school and so many other things, events across the nation and even world were canceled or...
On Monday, April 19, a side dump trailer and semi tipped onto its side just north of Parker. Two weeks ago, construction began on SD Hwy 19 as a portion of the road is being replaced. The trucking company owner said the driver got too close to the edge of the road and...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioner’s meeting, Lennox City Administrator Nate Vander Plaats and Ambulance Director Allen Perry said they were informing the board of the future plans. Vander Plaats explained terms of the six miles of...
Junior Carter Robertson stands with his painting that won first place at the State Visual Arts contest recently. Dawn Rye | Writer The visual arts industry allows creative individuals to express art forms in ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, video...
Dawn Rye | Writer Recently, the Parker FFA students celebrated FFA week during National Ag Week to help promote agriculture in everyday life. FFA and National Ag programs encourage people to understand how food is produced and the essential role of agriculture to...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor Editor’s note: In last week’s two articles, one from the city council meeting and one from the event’s center committee, the proposed events center was discussed. What it would entail and what it could bring to the community was...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor A month ago, when Parker Mayor Ron Nelson contacted a small group of citizens with the idea of an events center in town, the group quickly got to work. Mark Kasten, Ryan Wieman, Peggy Berens, Mike VanVliet, Chad Aeschlimann, Trent...
Shane Merrill | Writer Parker High School athletics will make another change next season, if proposals from the South Dakota High School Activities association are adopted. Parker will be moving from Region 5, which primarily travels west, and be moved to Region 4,...
New three-one store opening in Parker Residents will now have the opportunity to shop local at the Thrift Shak and shoot bow and arrows at the Archery Shak located on Main St. in Parker. Photo/Dawn Rye Dawn Rye | Writer Chances are you’ve visited a thrift store...
Demonstrating the LUCAS Turner County Emergency Manager Brad Georgeson demonstrates how the LUCAS chest compression device works on Fred (training dummy). Photo| Dawn Rye Dawn Rye | Writer A heart attack most commonly results from atherosclerosis in the arteries that...
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FirstNet tower Located a few miles south of Hurley on Highway 19 at the intersection of 284th is one of the many FirstNet towers located in Turner County. Photo/Dawn Rye Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting, a motion was made that...
Charlie’s Drive Inn new owners The public will have another place to eat in Parker when Charlie’s Drive Inn reopens for business at the end of the month. Owner Aric Lowe and fiancé Mandy sit in the corner booth, one of the many things they undated in the building....
Cars line both sides of the street outside of the school, as well as fill the parking lot. The school is looking to build an addition in the parking lot and hopes to change the parking on the streets too. photo/Sarah Ebeling Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Parker...
Parker School set to begin construction project Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor For about two years now, the Parker School Board has been discussing the issues of space and upgrades at the school. With 486 students and 66 staff members and a constantly changing and...
Parker Public Librarian Kathy Rand stands next to just a few of the books that make up the collection at the library. Besides books to read, there are so many more things that Rand and her staff do at the library. photo/Dawn Rye Julia Johnson | Staff Intern Walk into...
Around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, the Parker Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire in the parking lot at Jones’ Food Center. According to the driver, Micah Hewitt of Lennox, he was driving on South Dakota Highway 19 when he lost power to the vehicle. He said...
On Monday, Jan. 4, the 1925 building located on East Second St. in Parker, also known as the Oddfellows Building, was demolished by Jim Rand Construction. The property owner that purchased the property in 1998 violated having a dilapidated property according the city...
Woman with local ties earns Emmy Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor For most, 2020 has not been “their” year. Between a nationwide pandemic that has infected millions, caused job losses, medical bills and even death, many feel 2021 can’t come soon enough. Then...
The South Dakota Pork Producers took 28 cases of pork loins to the Turner County Food Pantry on Tuesday, Dec. 15 and the remainder was divided between Tea, Lennox, Centerville, Irene, Freeman and Viborg. Pork producer Steve Schmeichel said they donated 280 pork...
