Parker Volleyball Coach Jill Christensen took her team to the State Class B Championship in 2015, but didn't stop there (photo/submitted) Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Former Parker Coach Jill Christensen has been selected to the National High School Athletic...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer After the failure of the school bond in January and now the upcoming school board election, Marion School has been a hot topic of conversation. Many Marion residents have their opinions on what is best for the school. Rumors about the...
Phillip Delaney Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, Phillip Delaney of Parker pleaded guilty to First Degree Manslaughter, which resulted in the death of a four-month-old boy. In return he will serve only four and a half years in the State...
Monique R. Hurtado | Writer There are times in life when mistakes are made which lead to difficult consequences. Thankfully, there are people who come alongside to help navigate through the tough times and offer the help needed to get back on the right path. That is...
Madison looks for eggs. (photo/Renae Hansen) Renae Hansen | Writer The Viborg Development Corporation hosted a Easter Eggstravaganza at the Viborg Community Center on Saturday, March 30. Guests were treated to a breakfast of aebelskiver, sausage and eggs for a free...
Despite the cold, many turned out for the Breannon Griffith fundraiser/egg hunt in Parker (photo/submitted) Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Parker held their annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30 despite the cold damp weather. The event was held at the City...
Watch for our special tribute to our military kids next week! Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor The entire month of April is designated as the Month of the Military Child, but April 15 has a special place in that observance each year. Purple Up! is the observance among...
Riva Sharples | Writer Irene resident and guitarist and singer Matt Kiger, alongside other local musicians, will headline the show at Gayville Hall this Sunday, April 7. The matinee show, entitled, “The Hay Country Jamboree,” will feature five musicians singing a...
I-W sophomores Savanna Hoxeng and Katelyn Tallman pose in front of the hygiene kits they created with donations from the community (photo/submitted). Riva Sharples | Writer The I-W chapter of the FCCLA recently donated 31 hygiene kits to Pathways, a shelter for the...
73rd Annual Tri-Valley Chorus Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor The Tri-Valley Barbershop Chorus has a history that spans almost three quarters of a century. The first meeting of the Viborg chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop...
(photos/Twisted Sky Studio-Nathen Erickson) Troy Schwans | Writer For nearly two decades it has been a goal of NASA and of the US Government to send humans to Mars. NASA has had a select team of scientists and engineers preparing for a journey that was thought to...
Marion School goes back to the drawing board Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Marion Superintendent, Brian Brosnahan released information last week on a revised plan to hopefully move forward with a School Bond Resolution.He explained how they have worked with the...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor For seven years artist and educator Dave Fuller has been taking his Parker students to the South Dakota Visual Arts Contest. Six of those seven years they returned as State Champions, and this year was no different. As usual, the...
Alan Astleford | Writer Wednesday, March 20, was a day that brought sadness to the Catholics in Marion as their church building was demolished. The parish was established in 1880 and incorporated in 1881. The church had some notable experiences but the most tragic was...
Interim Turner County Sheriff Jamie Buteyn (photo/Monique Hurtado) Turner County Sheriff looks back, and forward Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Six months ago, the Turner County Commissioners’ appointed Jamie Buteyn as Interim Sheriff. There was no ‘passing of the baton’...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor On Saturday, March 23, the Turner County Sheriff’s Office served an arrest warrant on a resident of Monroe. The man arrested has had multiple interactions with the police, and the public, causing residents to have concern.Recent...
Bo VanHull, Aaliyah War Bonnet, and Sadie Benson use Boomwhackers to accompany the song “Knowing What I Know” from the movie Wish. (photo/ Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Writer Viborg-Hurley Elementary School transformed into a cinematic wonderland as...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Our second round of a spring tease ended abruptly when old man winter took another swipe at South Dakota this week.Cloudy cold weather lingered in southeastern South Dakota over the weekend, but Monday morning brought stronger winds,...
This 1905 Pumper is just one of the many items displayed at the Chancellor Museum (photo/submitted) Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor Inside the Chancellor Fire Hall, is a room full of historical items and memories. It could possibly be one of the best kept secrets of...
I-W junior high and high school band members participated in a band festival on March 18 (photo/submitted). Riva Sharples | Writer On March 18 and 19, Irene-Wakonda band and music students attended two different area festivals.Monday, March 18, I-W band students...
