Henry family and their dedication to baseball MacKenzie Apland | Staff Intern DRHS junior, Austin Henry has committed to play baseball for Wichita State after graduating in 2022. (Photo/submitted) The Henry family is no stranger to baseball and softball. Both Tammy...
Month: October 2020
Sales Tax revenue update for Dell Rapids
Tammy Chamley | Editor Dell Rapids reported a 10.6% increase in sales tax revenue in September 2020 when compared to the same time period in 2019. “We are starting to see it level out from the high levels we saw in the 20% plus in those June and July months,” City...
Pickleball courts discussed
Tammy Chamley | Editor Kevin Stordahl and Craig Hanson brought the idea of pickleball courts being added to the City Park to the City Council meeting held on Monday, October 19. Pickleball is a paddleball sport that combines elements of badminton, table tennis and...
DellsXpress transit fees to change
Tammy Chamley | Editor The City of Dell Rapids has now fully transitioned to Brookings Area Transit (BATA) to manage the local transit in the community. The new name of the Dell Rapids Transit is now DellsXpress. “Our current rate from Dell Rapids to Sioux Falls...
Legion raffle tickets available for snowblower
Tammy Chamley | Editor The time has come to brush off those snow shovels and ice scrapers in Dell Rapids. With winter weather making its way into the forecast, the George A. Fitzgerald Post 65 Legion is selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a new snowblower from...
Dell Rapids Homecoming spoiled by West Central
dell rapids football Brayden Pankonen receives the kick-off against the Trojans on Friday, October 16. (Photo/Tammy Chamley) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Dell Rapids Quarriers not only had their homecoming game on Friday, October 16th, but it was their final home...
Cardinal Volleyball back in action, fall to Elks
st mary volleyball PICTURED LEFT: Maya Heinitz runs to keep the ball in play against the Elks on Tuesday, October 20. (Photo/Ann Gilbert) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media It had been twelve days since the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals last played a volleyball match due...
St Mary Cardinal boys cross country team places 2nd, qualifies for State
st mary cross country PICTURED RIGHT: Noah Reiff finished 23rd with a time of 21:04.74, Jacob Vogel placed second individually with a time of 17:51.22, finishing just nine seconds behind the individual champion Josiah Schroeder of Canistota. Seth Roemen had a...
Logan Anderson qualifies for state cross country
dell rapids cross country Senior Logan Anderson qualified for the State Cross Country Meet to be held on Saturday, October 24 in Rapid City. (Photo/Sara Stadem) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country will have a runner in the state...
Quarriers Homecoming
The Dell Rapids Quarriers kicked off Homecoming week with Coronation on Monday, October 12. From left to right for Royalty was Coby Maeschen, Colin Rentz, Connor Rentz, King Logan Anderson, Queen Kat Fletcher, Sam Price, Sami Schmidt and Becky Dorn. Be sure to check...