Congratulations Teams!
Dell Rapids Baseball Dell Rapids Softball St. Mary's Girls Golf Victory at the Plate: State Champs! The Dell Rapids baseball team captured the 2025 Class B South Dakota High School Baseball Championship on Tuesday, May 27. Dell Rapids executed a squeeze bunt play in the bottom of the eighth inning with the bases loaded to take the win over Dakota Valley...
County to start civil action to obtain court order for nuisance clean up
PUBLIC NUISANCE VIOLATION These file photos show some of the reasons the property at 46345 463rd Ave. in rural Hartford was declared a public nuisance two years ago. Current...
Burggraff honored at inaugural Agents of Distinction awards
Tarah Burggraff, broker and owner of Landmark Realty, was honored at the 2025 Agents of Distinction Awards Ceremony, which celebrated Sioux Empire’s top 60 real estate agents of...
Current News
Current News
COTY nomination deadline nears
Scan the QR Code to nominate someone for the 2025 Dell Rapids Citizen of the Year Award. The...
Dell Rapids swimming pool to open
School is officially out and summer has arrived – the Dell Rapids pool is opening!The Dell Rapids...
Dell Rapids Area Garden Club holds May meeting
Submitted by Donna Smith The Dell Rapids Area Garden Club met on May 20, 2025, at the QUEST Church...
Firefighting Training and Preparedness
Recently, the Colton Fire Department put on an interagency training. Trainings are put on to...
Having fun while helping those in need
SUMMER KICK OFF EVENT The Summer Kick Off Event at County Fair Foods in Dell Rapids included food,...
“You Rock” awards given at DRPS
Sara Stadem | Editor Each month throughout the school year, teachers and staff members of the Dell...
Dell Rapids Staff Recognized for Service
DELL RAPIDS STAFF RECOGNITION15 years of service to DRSD DELL RAPIDS STAFF RECOGNITIONFive years...
DRHS FCCLA attends State
Submitted by Bev Rieck More than 1400 members, advisors, alumni, and guests from across the state...
How Fiegen Tree Service has made an impact
PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY Jeff Fiegen started Fiegen Tree Service in 2014 and currently...
What does this mean?
Pastor’s Corner Pastor Randall J. Questad | Baltic-East Nidaros Parish All were amazed and...
Bulldog softball finishes 1-2 at BEC Tournament
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Baltic Bulldog softball team had a 1-2 record at the Big East...
Cardinal track teams compete in White
UP NEXT – STATE! St. Mary’s track participated in the Dolphin Relays on Thursday, May 22. The...
Obituaries
Caleb Michel
35 Dell Rapids, SD May 20, 2025 Caleb Michel, 35, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family and friends. His Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, in St. Mary Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 5 - 7...
Adrian James Krogstad
87 Dell Rapids, SD May 5, 2025 Adrian James Krogstad, age 87, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2025, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Heritage Lutheran Church in Brandon. Interment was in...
Deacon Mike Huntington
78 Marion, IA (formerly of Colman, SD) April 29, 2025 Deacon Mike (Sumner Dana Jr.) Huntington, 78, of Marion, Iowa, formerly of Colman, SD, passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at the Hiawatha Care Center in Hiawatha, Iowa. A Memorial Mass directed by the family...
Duane Mortensen
96 Lawrence, KS October 9, 2024 Duane Mortensen (96) of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away on October 9, 2024, in Lawrence. He was born on a farm near Royal, lowa, on December 3, 1927, the third son of John and Ella Mortensen. He was a kind and generous man who was always...
Eleanor Faye Morse
86 Dell Rapids, SD April 28, 2025 Eleanor Faye (Kringen) Morse passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 28, 2025, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 5, 2025, at Trinity...
Margery A. Wartenbee
86 Dell Rapids, SD April 30, 2025 Margery A. Wartenbee, 86, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at her home under hospice care. Her Memorial Service was at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 5, at Calvary Assembly of God Church in Sioux Falls. Funeral...
Verla A. Thompson
91 Sioux Falls, SD (formerly of Colton, SD) May 2, 2025 Verla A. Thompson, age 91, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Colton, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 2, 2025, at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 12, 2025,...
Elaine Marie (Ortego) Michelet
78 Colton, SD April 23, 2025 Elaine Maire (Ortego) Michelet, 78, of Colton, SD, previously of Covington, LA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, under home hospice, surrounded by her family. Her Memorial Mass began at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 28, at...
Sports
Congratulations Teams!
Dell Rapids Baseball Dell Rapids Softball St. Mary's Girls Golf Victory at the Plate: State Champs! The Dell Rapids baseball team captured the 2025 Class B South Dakota High School Baseball Championship on Tuesday, May 27. Dell Rapids executed a squeeze bunt play in...
Bulldog softball finishes 1-2 at BEC Tournament
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Baltic Bulldog softball team had a 1-2 record at the Big East Conference Tournament on Saturday, May 24. The Bulldogs fell to Chester and Howard and earned a win over Parker.Chester 4, Baltic 3Baltic scored a run in the top of the...
Cardinal track teams compete in White
UP NEXT – STATE! St. Mary’s track participated in the Dolphin Relays on Thursday, May 22. The girls team finished fifth with 82 points, with the boys finishing third with 84 points. Up next is the South Dakota State B Track Meet for the qualifying track participants....
Squeeze bunt in extra innings leads to state title for Dell Rapids
CELEBRATING THE WIN The Dell Rapids baseball team celebrates after their win over Dakota Valley. A squeeze bunt in extra innings brought the Dell Rapids High School baseball team their next title when they beat Dakota Valley, 4-5, in the eighth inning. (Photo/Tammy...
Four Bulldog golfers qualify for State
TEED UP FOR STATE The Baltic Bulldog girls and boys golf team had four golfers qualify for the South Dakota State B Golf Tournament. The girls tournament will take place at Prairie Winds Golf Course and the boys tournament will take place at Cattail Crossing Golf...
Quarrier track competes in final regular season meet
The Dell Rapids Quarrier track team competed in their final regular season meet at the Tri-Valley Last Chance Meet on Thursday, May 22. The girls team finished sixth with 67 points. The boys team placed eighth with 43.5 points.Vivica Kreul was second in the discus...
Quarrier softball headed to third straight State Tournament
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Dell Rapids Quarrier softball team will be playing in their third straight state tournament. The Quarriers defeated the Wagner Red Raiders 12-3 in the SoDak 16 on Tuesday, May 27.Dell Rapids took the momentum early by scoring four...
Cardinal girls golf wins Region 3B, boys place fourth
MOVING ON TO STATE The St. Mary girls golf team won the region title with a team score of 267. Isabella McNaughton placed second with a round of 88, with Allie Hansen finishing right behind her, placing third with a round of 88. (Photo/Submitted) ADVANCING TO STATE...