Renae Hansen | Writer You have one more chance to join in on the fun and catch a Christmas Classic at the Lund Theatre in Viborg, while helping those in need in the area have a brighter holiday season as well. The theater has been hosting a classic holiday movie...
By Riva Sharples For the 21st year in a row, Kayla (Nielsen) Mehlhaf has brought Christmas cheer to area communities while raising money for area youth. Mehlhaf’s “A Kayla Christmas” concerts, featuring her singing Christmas favorites, were recently performed in...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Two years ago, when the DeVries family moved to Parker they never would have known how much they would mean to this community and how much this community would mean to them. On Monday, December 5, a fire ravaged the home they had been...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The Centerville Rotary Club has a longstanding history. Beginning in 1938, The Rotary Club held its first meeting at Woodmen Hall on September 29th. Dr. G. W. Nash of Yankton was the organizer of the club and there were 21 members in...
Dan Thompson accepting the 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award from Jared Hybertson. (photo submitted) By Jared Hybertson,Community & Economic Development Coordinator The Centerville Development Corporation once again hosted the annual Celebrate Centerville...
The Centerville Community Library has been given $100.00 to purchase an item to be used for a Christmas Raffle. We have come up with the idea to use the money for a Centerville Chamber Bucks giveaway and also create a SHOP LOCAL basket. To entice more...
Congratulations to this week’s Parker Pride winners! Thank you, students, for showing your four core values: trust, respect, responsibility, and safety. Front row from left to right: Meredith Houska, Ryker Weinstein, Harrison Hendrix, Viola Batson. Middle row from...
Some of the younger ones weren’t quite sure what to think of the big guy in the red suit. Renae Hansen | Writer The American Legion and The Davis Fire Department hosted their annual Soup and Santa Day last Saturday, December 10, at the Davis American Legion. There was...
2022 CHS Royalty RIGHT TOP: Mackenzie Meyer, Ruby Kirk, Gracie Bjordal, Queen Macey Hostetler, King Lane Johnson, Logan Bobzin, Dalton Knutson, Shane Rist 2022 parker royalty RIGHT MIDDLE: L-R Kaitlan Laible, Ethan Kasten, Janae Olson, Logan Bridges, Queen...
“Maggie in the Meantime” to perform at Centerville Scandia Lutheran Fellowship Hall The sounds and storytelling of Ireland and Scotland will be heard in Centerville as the Celtic group Maggie in the Meantime plays at the Scandia Lutheran Fellowship Hall. The program...
New Era to consolidate Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Next week the subscribers of all Turner County newspapers will get a new newspaper in their mailboxes. The Centerville Journal, Viborg/Hurley Leader, Irene/Wakonda Tri-County News, and Marion Record will be...
Parker students walk along the streets of Parker collecting litter and trash for Earth Day (photo by Melissa Schultz) Melissa Schultz | Writer Amber Johnson, owner of Farm Bureau Financial Services, partnered with the Parker FFA members in assisting grades K-12 in...
Melissa Schultz | Writer There were 280 South Dakota FFA members, six of them being from Parker, who were recognized for receiving their State FFA Degree at the 94th South Dakota State FFA Convention last week. The State FFA Degree is the highest degree of...
Shane Merril of Parker SD was honored during the SD Democrats McGovern Day festivities with the Richard Kneip Young Democrat Service Award. Shane began his involvement at the age of 17 when he volunteered for Stephanie Herseth Sandlin’s campaign in 2010. He...
Melissa Schultz | Writer Mrs. Janelle Johnson, K-12 Principal at Parker School, was awarded the Conqueror of Adversity Award in April. This award is given to one administrator each year for demonstrating leadership characteristics such as tough minded, remains...
Turner County is pleased to announce bridge structure #63-070-041, (located on 447th Ave, ½ mile north of Marion), has been named the PFC Ruben Schoenwald Memorial Bridge. This is the 2nd bridge to be dedicated in honor of our Fallen Heroes MIA/POW service...
Recent Parker Pride winners are back row from left: Ember Petersen, Nessa Erickson, Rodrigo Godoy-Lopez, Lydell Roth, Emmitt Rowe, Kyle Miller and Finley Jones. Front row from left: Gus Schultz, Natalie Roth, Lexus Fischer, Harrison Hendrix and Kenzie Tuschen. Not...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Recent winds have made many of us stand up and pay attention to walls of dirt and dust blowing across the plains. There aren’t many of us that have ever experienced dust storms to the extent of the Dirty 30’s. Before the...
On Wednesday, April 13th, local business leaders were at the high school to discuss ethics with 9th – 12th grade students. The volunteers prompted students to learn the importance of ethics and challenge students to consider how ethical dilemmas are a part of everyday...
They called it the Dust Bowl and the Dirty Thirties, and it was a hard, hard time to be alive in South Dakota. As the economy started to fail in the late 1920s, South Dakota farmers tried to compensate for low crop prices by planting more. The overworked land quickly...
