Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The meeting opened with public input. No one appeared for public input.Highway Superintendent Kent Austin came to begin the meeting. He provided updates on the road repairs his team has completed this last week. He also shared his paving...
Marion High School Homecoming Queen Hailey Stahl and King Ashton Kestleloot. (Photo/Submitted). Congratulations to the Marion High School 2024-2025 Homecoming King Asthon Kesteloot and Queen Hailey Stahl. Coronation was held on Monday, September 9. This year’s...
Jens Hansen and Natalie Rudd were crowned as this year’s Homecoming King and Queen at Irene-Wakonda High School Monday night (Photo/Riva Sharples). Riva Sharples | Writer Seniors Jens Hansen and Natalie Rudd were crowned Homecoming King and Queen during coronation...
Firefighters received training on vehicle extrication. (Photo/Submitted by Darci Williamson) Hurley hosts Southeast District Fire School Renae Hansen | Editor The Hurley Volunteer Fire Department hosted the Southeast District Fire School last Saturday, September 7, in...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The meeting was called to order. A motion was made to approve the agenda. The motion carried. The meeting was opened to public input. No one appeared for public comment.Highway Superintendent Kent Austin provided updates on the roadwork...
Edwin Smith carries on the family tradition at Homestead Orchard. (Photo/Monique R. Hurtado) Homestead Orchard Monique R. Hurtado | Writer September signals the beginning of apple season and like clockwork, Homestead Orchard in Parker ushered in the season on Labor...
Rebekah has been practicing dance she was three years old and made the decision to focus on dancing as her career when she was fourteen years old. (Photo/Submitted) Rebekah Sharples-Schmidt sets her sights on Poland, New York City Renae Hansen | Editor The love of...
Jackie Miller, who is an Assistant Cook at the school in Hurley, generously donated fresh green beans from her own garden to kick off the school’s Farm to School program. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Editor The Viborg-Hurley school district launched two new...
Turner County Planning and Zoning heard concerns from Hurley residents regarding a new electrical substation at their meeting last week. (Photo/Monique R. Hurtado) Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Concerned Hurley residents filled the room of last week’s Planning and...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The meeting was called to order. A motion was made to approve the agenda. The meeting was opened to public input. There was no public input.Highway Superintendent Kent Austin came before the commissioners to provide his weekly updates.Next,...
Tunnels to Towers Foundation born from tragedy Renae Hansen | Editor There are many, many stories of bravery on one of our nation’s darkest days, September 11, 2001. Just one of those is the story of Stephen Gerard Siller. Stephen was the youngest of seven children...
Turner County had two delegates representing at the Democratic National Convention, Larry Olsen and Shane Merrill. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Editor Shane Merrill is well known to New Era readers as our Parker Sports Writer. He’s also well known to Parker...
Junior dragsters in the staging area Friday afternoon (Photo/Alan Astleford) Alan Astleford | Writer Three teams from IHRA Division 6, including Thunder Valley, Humboldt, IA and another with no members, held their event at Thunder Valley this past weekend. It was a...
Riva Sharples | Writer There are ten new faculty and staff in the Irene-Wakonda School District this year, including seven new personnel at the elementary school and three at the junior high/high school level. Here’s a brief look at those new personnel.Payton...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer The meeting was opened to public input, there was no public input.Highway Superintendent Kent Austin kicked off the meeting sharing his updates with the commissioners.Commissioner Jared Hybertson made a motion to approve the minutes from...
The DC Lynch Carnival kept fairgoers entertained. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) South Dakota’s oldest county fair, the Turner County Fair, wrapped up on Thursday, August 15. The fair included the same wide array of 4-H exhibits, food, commercial exhibits, contests and...
Renae Hansen | Editor Those who know Hannah Ferdig often wonder how she gets it all done. Not only are the Ferdigs, Hannah and husband Chris, raising five children ages 6 to 16, they also renovated and opened the Legacy Lodge in Viborg last year, and “flipped” another...
When school started in the I-W District on Wednesday, Superintendent Dave Hutchison sent out a message to parents, students, and teachers reminding them: “It takes all of us to have an awesome year!” This quote has become a guiding theme at I-W this year. Here, staff...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Brandi Gerry of Chancellor is taking the leap and opening a microschool in Parker.Gerry has spent nearly two decades in the educational arena. She began the first half of her career as an elementary education teacher, teaching first grade...
Alan Astleford | Writer The Marion community school board held their August meeting on August 8 in the music room. All board members along with Superintendent Berens, Principal Liberman and business manager Crystal Longe were present. The formalities of conflict of...
