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...
Dawn Rye | Writer Recently the ParMar board decided to make improvements to the course and carry on a advocate’s legacy. Board president Allen Peterson explained the board had talked about upgrading, however, it was hard to find volunteers to help. He said he...
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...
During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting Infotech Solution representative Tyler Ruhd explained how the courthouse cyber security was lacking in technology. photo/Dawn Rye Dawn Rye| Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting, a motion...
During last week’s Parker School Board meeting, board members Erin Anderson and Greg Simmermon listen while Superintendent Donavan DeBoer reviews Koch Hazard’s survey. photo/Dawn Rye Dawn Rye| Writer During last week’s Parker School Board meeting, the board discussed...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor Parker’s city council came to a compromise last week in regards to sidewalks on Grace Avenue and Grace Circle. The area had been a source of discussion for more than the last 2 years. Over 20 people were at the Monday, Aug. 10 meeting,...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor As a new school year is about to start in Parker, a new principal has taken the reins as the junior high and high school principal, replacing Bill Leberman who resigned this spring. Janelle Johnson, who will also help with...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor School in Parker begins next week. And although Parker School District is preparing the best way they can due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the new school year will not be without challenges and change. Two local Parker School...
Dawn Rye | Writer With the uncertainty of the effects of COVID-19, Parker School District teachers prepare for the education and challenges of the upcoming school year. On Thursday, Aug 7, veteran kindergarten teacher Rachel Knutson said she started decorating...
Dawn Rye | Writer Rookie second-year teacher Carly Rozell is preparing for the constant change that “Return to Learn” will bring. Rozell said she is trying to prepare for any situation her fourth-grade class might be put in. She noted she wants to be face to...
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,...
Turner County Commissioners Lyle VanHove, Mick Miller and Jared Hybertson discuss county business at last week's meeting. (Photo/Dawn Rye) Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioner meeting, a motion was made to approve the Pictometry contract...
