Month: November 2020

Christmas Hunt!

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Changes ahead

Tammy Chamley | Editor Recently, Papa’s Pub & Eatery owners announced on Facebook that the restaurant will be looking for a new location to call home. “We have struggled to figure out what our next steps will be, what next move we will make, but at this time, it’s...

Storehouse readily available to help

Dylan Mathis, Landon Ruesink and Braden Fersdahl load up boxes that were filled with Thanksgiving meals from the Storehouse. (Photo/MacKenzie Apland) Tammy Chamley | Editor The Storehouse Food Pantry, located at the Methodist Church in Dell Rapids, has been busy...

Dells Elves prepare for Christmas For Our Kids fundraiser

Last year, the Dells Elves were able to donate $24,465 to the Christmas for Our Kids organization as well as $1,500 to both food pantries in Dell Rapids. (Photo/submitted) Tammy Chamley | Editor Christmas for Our Kids is a long-standing community project started by...

College break longer than normal

Kyra Graham is a freshman at SDSU in Brookings, SD. (Photo/submitted) MacKenzie Apland | Staff Intern A Dell Rapids Public School graduate, Kyra Graham, is attending college at South Dakota State University. Local colleges are extending all the students’ Christmas...

2020: The year without the Legion Feather Party

Tammy Chamley | Editor If you’re a local, you probably know what the annual “Feather Party” scene is all about.  While you rarely hear about them in the big city, small towns around the area host Feather Parties near the Thanksgiving holiday. Why call it a...

Two grants discussed at MCC meeting

Newly elected Minnehaha County Treasurer Kris Swanson introduced herself to commissioners at their Tuesday, Nov. 24, meeting. Swanson, who replaces the retiring Pam Nelson, will be sworn in for her new duties right after the first of the year. (Photo/Dave Baumeister)...

Betty Brown

86 Dell Rapids, SD November 22, 2020 Betty Brown, 86, of Dell Rapids, SD, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center surrounded by her family. Her Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 30, 2020 in St....

Denis Krempges

60 Sioux Falls, SD November 20, 2020 Denis “Daltz” Krempges, 60, of Sioux Falls, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020 at the Sanford USD Medical Center. Public visitation with family present will be from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at...