Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor Only a handful of people were at last week’s regularly scheduled Parker City Council meeting. The biggest topic of discussion though was the city’s plan to bid garbage. Resident Tonya Wickstrom spoke first, thanking the council...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor On Monday, Sept. 14, a Parker City Council member and Mayor Ron Nelson met at 1 p.m. to open the bids that had been requested last month when the council decided to again open the discussion for city administered garbage...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County planning and zoning meeting, a motion was made to allow Jesse and Felicia Stout to place a single-family dwelling in Home Township. Chairman Eric Meyer said he recommends they listen to Turner County Planning and...
The Chancellor Fire Department received a 911 call Thursday, Sept. 10, to extinguish a controlled burn northwest of Chancellor. Firefighter Derek Seversen was on the scene watering down the flames in the road ditch. (Photo/Dawn Rye)
Anna Husman, CNP at the Parker Medical Clinic and Kecia Christensen, Pioneer Memorial Clinic Manager distributing the sanitizers to the Parker School and providing them to Mrs. Janelle Johnson, Junior High / High School Principal. Dawn Rye | Writer Recently Anna...
Turner County Fair is one of 11 finalists in Grinnell Mutual’s Fairground Facelift initiative. The Turner County Fairgrounds was chosen from among 53 submissions. Grinnell Mutual, in business since 1909, is the 108th-largest property-casualty insurance company in the...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioner meeting. Highway Superintendent Kent Austin said the county received a PE grant. Austin said it is for the preliminary engineering stage of bridge replacement on 461st Ave., a mile and a half south of...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioner meeting, Highway Superintendent Kent Austin said the county received a PE grant. Austin said it is for the preliminary engineering stage of bridge replacement on 461st Ave a mile and a half south of...
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...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting Extension Secretary Chris Wirt discussed the community room policy. Wirt said she wanted to check in about the community room because of the COVID issue. She noted when the driver’s licensing...
Parker School will be celebrating Homecoming Week Monday, Sept. 7 - Friday, Sept. 11. Events get underway on Monday, Sept. 7 with Coronation at 7:30 p.m. in the big gym. Masks are recommended. On Friday, Sept. 11, a royalty drive by parade will be held at 4:30 p.m on...
Dawn Rye | Writer Residents who are participating in the “Fall Cleanup” event are encouraged to have all their items placed on the curb the night before their pick-up date. Parker Street Superintendent Mike Jorgensen said the city council planned “Fall Cleanup...
One person died Sunday night in a two-vehicle crash north of Hurley. Dennis Schrock, Freeman, was driving a 2011 Chrysler Town and Country and was westbound on 280th Avenue and failed to stop at the stop sign located at the intersection of South Dakota Highway...
Bill Goeden got a hole in one on number 8 at ParMar in the 12th annual Parker Fire Department golf tournament on Saturday, Aug. 29 for a prize of $10,000. Jensen Construction Services sponsored the hole in one insurance. (Photo/submitted)
The Parker Volunteer Fire Department was also awarded $2000 for Bill’s ace during the 12th annual Parker Fire Department golf tournament held Saturday, Aug. 29. (Photo/submitted)
On Sunday, Aug. 30 All About U Adoption gathered together at the Emmanuel Presbyterian Chruch in Marion to celebrate the ribbon cutting of Nevaeh’s House’s grand opening. CEO Coleen Globke said Nevaeh’s House in Sioux Falls has already hosted a few mothers. During the...
PIERRE – Technical colleges in South Dakota are still accepting applicants to the UpSkill program, an effort announced by Governor Kristi Noem in July. UpSkill is a dynamic new program designed to support dislocated workers impacted by COVID-19. The program is a joint...
Members of Marion American Legion Members of the Marion American Legion Post #235 attending a tour of the Wings of Valor Lodge near Parker, on Sunday, Aug. 16, included (left to right) Tyler Zick, Commander Jennifer VanRoekel, Jeremy Thomas, Manager Sean Adams, Gary...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor Over 20 years ago, in Grace Lutheran Church, Hearts in Mind Preschool began. And since then, the preschool has helped educate the minds of hundreds of youngsters in the community. For the past 15 years, kids have been taught in the...
