Dawn Rye | Writer Thirteen-year-old Henry Niezwaag enjoys tinkering with motors on small engines, working with different model cars, fishing and being active in the Lennox Boy Scouts. On Wednesday, June 10, a small four-wheeler project Niezwaag was working on for his...
What started as just an idea, came to fruition on Friday, Sept. 11 when Parker, Marion and Monroe fire departments teamed up with others to honor and remember 9-11, first responders and the American Flag. According to Gary Dykstra, who headed up the evening, he...
Pictured left: Homecoming queen Cierra Mohr stands with Homecoming king Geoff Dunkelberger on Monday, Sept. 7 after being crowned king and queen at coronation. (Photo/Sarah Ebeling) On Friday, Sept. 11, everyone is invited to the football field in Parker and cheer...
Dawn Rye | Writer After 20 years serving as the Turner County Zoning Director Faye Dubbelde has retired from her position. Dubbelde started her career at the courthouse in 1998 and in 2000, she was promoted to the zoning director. She said the one thing she will miss...
On Monday, Aug. 24, construction workers got busy laying down a slurry seal on Parker’s Main Avenue and Sanborn Street. Crews finished up on Tuesday on South Elm Avenue. Missouri Peterolumn, of St. Louis, MO, travels the area completing roads for towns, cities and...
Rob Mckenney holds tight to two of his children, Emma and Eli, when he arrived home last month from deployment with the Army National Guard. photo/John Davis, Aberdeen American News Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor Ten months. Three hundred and twenty-six days. That is...
Work began last week when crews started tearing up asphalt to install footings in front of the new Parker Ace Hardware. (Photo/Dawn Rye) Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor Parker Ace Hardware will be open in only a few weeks. The announcement, which came late last week,...
Back to school in Parker will look a little different this year. On Monday, Aug. 3, the district released its Start Well Return to Learn COVID-19 plan. In it, are the details for returning to school in three weeks. Although masks are not required, they are...
Two weeks ago trees were removed on the south end of Main Street just north of the Turner County Courthouse to make room for curb and gutter. A Groeneweg Construction employee prepares the ground for crews to pour concrete sidewalks south of the courthouse....
Parker school board members Greg Simmermon, Jason Chester, Superintendent Donavan DeBoer and Brett Olson social distance at last week's school board meeting, held in the gym. (Photo/Dawn Rye) Dawn Rye| Writer During last week’s Parker School Board meeting, the board...
Stakes are up and a tree has been removed at a residence on the east side of the Turner County Fairgrounds to make way for sidewalks that must be installed, according to city ordinance. photo/Sarah Ebeling Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor The continuing issues ...
On Monday, July 6, Troy Smith of Smith Tree Service started sawing limbs off the approximately 100-year-old tree in the middle of the Parker School playground. The tree, which has seen thousands of students pass by it, has been a source of shade, a gathering spot and...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor The Turner County Fairgrounds will sit idle next month when it comes time for the Four Best Days of Summer. On Monday, June 29, the Turner County Fair board made the decision to cancel this year’s fair. Fair Manager Lavonne...
Pictured right: Marlys Andersen stands in front of her retirement cake and other treats during her retirement party last week. (Photo/Dawn Rye) Dawn Rye | Writer Marlys Andersen started her career at the Turner County Courthouse in 1982 and on Tuesday, June 30, she...
Youngsters of all ages were excited to get wet when the pool opened on Monday in Parker. (Photos/Dawn Rye) On Monday, June 15 the Parker pool opened to the public. According to Pool Manager Jodi Friman, 46 kids were allowed into the pool. Friman said the pool will...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor The Turner County Fair has been a part of the county’s history for decades. What started as a way to show the success and agricultural achievements of the newly settled county in 1880 has grown into one of the biggest free-gate fairs in...
Turner County residents and Parker School District voters were able to make their voices heard on Tuesday, June 2. Dawn Berens talked to Connie Schmidt through the plexiglass on Tuesday while in the Parker Community Building getting ready to vote. Photo/Sarah...
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...
