Discover the hidden treasures our small towns have to offer Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Now that the Thanksgiving is behind us, Christmas is ready to burst open the doors. This is especially true when it comes to small towns and local celebrations, and Turner...
Swan Lake Christian Camp and Retreat Center has been welcoming people to its campus for nearly 90 years. The camp is growing and has started a $3 million expansion project (photo/Riva Sharples). Riva Sharples | Writer Though the price tag for their new building...
The Christmas Story” runs at the Orpheum Theater December 1-10. Local residents are involved in the production (photo/submitted). Riva Sharples | Writer Now through December 10, see “Prince of Peace: The Christmas Story” at the Orpheum Theater in Sioux Falls. The live...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor For months now, Kari Reynolds has been spearheading Meals with a Mission in Parker. A local mission to feed those who need it. Every Tuesday, she would prepare meals, package them and deliver them to anyone who needed them. What began...
Douglas and members of his missionary team pose with a local resident on the campus of Mission of Hope in the Dominican Republic (photo/submitted). Riva Sharples | Writer Wakonda resident Douglas Sharples-Schmidt has returned from nearly three months in the mission...
Riva Sharples | Writer This weekend, it will look like a Hallmark movie in Irene when the streets are filled with holiday cheer as the second annual Christmas in the Valley event takes place. The community celebration happens Saturday, December 2, starting at 3:30...
Monique R. Hurtado | Staff writer State’s Attorney Katelyn Hoffman gave an update on the upcoming cases. There is no change.A motion was made and passed to deny the County Assistance case #6-23 due to lack of information from the subject. Auditor Misty Dahl has sent...
Badly needed renovations have been taking place on the beloved old store with the help of donations from the performances and a Go Fund Me account that was set up to help. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Writer It won’t be long now until the tiny town of Nora South...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor On Monday, November 13, the Marion School Board met to discuss funding for the proposed building project for the school.Multiple public meetings have been held to inform the public of some of the ideas being explored to better the...
Monique R. Hurtado | Staff writer It is a well-known fact that the Pilgrims anchored in Plymouth Harbor in December of 1620. The following autumn they had the first Thanksgiving to celebrate their first successful harvest, thanks to the Wampanoag people. But what most...
Deputy Brent Booth spends his Veteran’s Day, in the office assembling rifles for the county. (photo/Alexxis McKenney) Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor The Turner County Commission approved the purchase of new firearms for the Sheriffs Department during the October 24...
Mary (Thea Sorlien) gives some sisterly love life advice to her brother Richard (Lincoln Mansfield). She used some tough love with a number of slaps to the face. (Photo/ Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Writer The Viborg-Hurley Drama department presented the...
The cast of Seussical Jr., all members of the Irene-Wakonda junior and senior high choruses, pose at the end of one of the musical numbers in the show (photo/Riva Sharples). Riva Sharples | Writer Before two full audiences, the Irene-Wakonda Music Department presented...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Turner County Emergency Management has been warning of high fire danger for the last couple of weeks due to extreme dry conditions and high winds.Despite their efforts, it is harvest season and that alone proposes many fire hazards out...
Centerville resident Mary Ferwerda has won first place in the SDHCA Dakota Masterworks Art Show with her oil painting entitled “Sweet Autumn” (photo/submitted). Riva Sharples | Writer Centerville resident Mary Ferwerda has won first place in this year’s South Dakota...
Monique R. Hurtado | Staff writer Highway Superintendent Kent Austin informed the commissioners the bridge maintenance is still underway. They are preparing to replace ten culverts next year.State’s Attorney Katelynn Hoffman informed them they are in a holding pattern...
Charlene Leveille and Judy Jibben work together to prepare yams and green beans for the feast prior to last years meal (photo/submitted) Chancellor Reformed Church prepares to feed hundreds Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor It’s all hands on deck as Chancellor Reformed...
Viborg-Hurley School Business Manager Matt Jensen, Mammoth Sports Director of Sports Design Matt Keys, Mammoth Sports Vice President of Business Development Erica Schilling, and School Board President Chris Richards address the audience at last week’s meeting to...
The training room in Parker is filled to capacity as firefighters from across the county are trained on electric vehicles (photo/submitted) Turner County First Responders meet the challenge head on Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Being a first responder means being...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor When it comes to our children’s education, we all want the best for them. Recently, a ranking of the top 10 public schools in and around the Sioux Falls area was released, and Parker made the list.The area encompassed in the study was...
