A night of celebration
The Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce Board members include (front row) Sara Stadem, (middle row, left to right) Theresa Durfee, Jessica Grib, Diana Lightner, and Tammy McKillip, (back row, left to right), Nate O’Bryan, Mark DeGraw, and Amber Larson. (Photo/Submitted) Carstensen Contracting was awarded the Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce 2023 Business of the...
Ready, set, HUNT!
Sara Stadem | Editor Get ready to get you hunt on for the annual Baltic Easter Egg Hunt! Saturday, March 30, at 11 a.m., the River Community Church will be hosting their Easter...
Commissioners learn about Office of Emergency Management activities
Emergency Management Director Jason Gearman Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – The county’s fire chiefs were all in attendance at the March 19 meeting of the...
Current News
Current News
St. Mary’s Catholic graduate receives medical residency match
The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine Class of 2024 students received their...
Connecting with Lions opportunities
Submitted by Sue Hovey Becoming a Lion can give you many opportunities for self-growth as well as...
Spring lawn equipment: Keep safety in mind with these tips
Spring is coming and homeowners are eager to get outside and spruce up their yards. The Outdoor...
Registration open for $20,000 Lesson Learned Teen Safe Driving Campaign
Pierre, S.D.- South Dakota high school students may now enter this year’s Lesson Learned teen safe...
Beat the Bug
Quarrier Corner Mrs. Lindsey Peters | Dell Rapids Elementary Guidance Counselor With the cold/flu...
Sodbusters 4-H holds February meeting
Written by: Terryn Klein, Sodbuster | Secretary The regular Sodbusters 4-H meeting was held on...
A Change of Heart
State Senator Brent “B.R.” Hoffman announced he will not seek reelection to the State Senate....
South Dakota Hall of Fame seeks Acts of Excellence Recommendations for 2024
Every day, South Dakotans do extraordinary things. The South Dakota Hall of Fame’s Acts of...
Seeing the Lord
Pastor’s Corner Pastor Randall J. Questad | Baltic and East Nidaros Parish When it was evening on...
Fun in the classroom with TATU
The Dell Rapids High School TATU (Teens Against Tobacco Use) took to the classrooms again by...
BHS High School hosts annual science fair
Pictured are the First, Second, and Third place winners of the 2024 Baltic High School Science...
DR Youth Wrestling competes at State
Austin Temple took first place in Novice 127. (Photo/Submitted) Brecken Grav brought home first...
Obituaries
Alvin Swenson
75 Cookeville, TN (originally of Crooks, SD) March 15, 2024 Alvin Lee Swenson of Cookeville, TN passed away peacefully at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center on March 15, 2024, at the age of 75. He was born on April 25, 1948, to the late Willie and Venora Swenson...
Terry Bartels
76 Liberty, MO March 11, 2024 Terry Bartels, aka Mike, age 76, of Liberty, MO passed away Monday, March 11, 2024. Terry is survived by his wife Rosie (Schmidt) Bartels; four children, Ellen, David/Christina, Liz and Nick; four grandchildren, Noah, Avery, Nicholas and...
Veryl Hansen
72 Dell Rapids, SD March 8, 2024 Veryl Hansen, age 72, of Dell Rapids, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 8, 2024, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Memorial services began at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home in Dell Rapids....
James Leonard Langloss
81 Crooks, SD March 3, 2024 James Leonard Langloss, age 81, of Crooks, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held on Friday, March 8, 2024, at West Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Crooks. Interment was in...
Lonnie D. Johnson
51 Madison, SD February 15, 2024 Lonnie D. Johnson, 51, of Madison, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Private family services were held. Lonnie was born on December 11, 1972 in Sioux Falls, SD, the son of Lyle and...
Gerald Snoozy
72 Dell Rapids, SD February 7, 2024 Gerald “Old Guy” Snoozy, 72, of Dell Rapids passed away in an automobile accident on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. His funeral service began at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 in the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids....
Raymond Eugene Habeger
69 Dell Rapids, SD February 12, 2024 Raymond “Ray” Eugene Habeger, 69, of Dell Rapids passed away peacefully at Doughtery House in Sioux Falls on Monday, February 12, 2024 after a battle with lung cancer. His funeral service will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday,...
Sister Janice Klein
77 Dell Rapids, SD February 12, 2024 Sister Janice Klein, 77, a Sister of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, died Monday, February 12, 2024, at Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls, SD. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10 a.m., Friday, February 16, 2024 at...
Sports
DR Youth Wrestling competes at State
Austin Temple took first place in Novice 127. (Photo/Submitted) Brecken Grav brought home first place in Novice 108/Legends of Gold. (Photo/Submitted) Charles Becker brought home first place in Cadet 16U 285. (Photo/Submitted) Henry Bunkers took first place in Bantam...
Stubbe heading north to be a Wolf
Quarrier Mason Stubbe has signed with Northern State University for football career next fall while continuing his education. (Photo/Submitted) Adisen Stadem | Staff Intern Dell Rapids Quarrier Senior Mason Stubbe has decided to continue his athletic and academic...
Boys State 2024 is waiting for Dell Rapids HS students
Submitted by Joe Thornell Dell Rapids American Legion Post 65 is prepared to support one junior or senior high school student from each high school to attend Boys State this summer.Post 65 has an excellent history of sending, free of charge, Dell Rapids students to...
Bulldog boys fall to Quarriers in Region 3A
Bulldog Jack Erickson finished with 19 points and seven rebounds when Baltic took on the Dell Rapids Quarriers in Region 3A action on Friday, March 1. (Photo/Grace Wolff) The Bulldog cheerleaders lead the crowd during their post season action. (Photo/Grace Wolff) Matt...
Groton defeats Quarrier boys in SoDak 16
Quarrier Cole Ruesink had six points, three rebounds, and two steals when Dell Rapids took on the Groton Area Tigers. He also finished with 16 points, five rebounds, five steals, and two assists during their game against the Baltic Bulldogs on Friday, March 1....
Cardinal boys fall short in SoDak 16
Cardinal Trevon Beckman finished with 16 points, seven rebounds, four steals, and three assists against the Gorillas in the SoDak 16 action. He also had 13 points, eight rebounds, and four steals for St. Mary’s when the Cardinals took on the Bridgewater-Emery Huskies...
Five wrestlers compete at State Tournament for Dell Rapids
Quarrier Josie Becker competed at the 2024 South Dakota Class A State Wrestling Tournament which took place Thursday, February 22 through Saturday, February 24, in Sioux Falls. (Photo/South Dakota Public Broadcasting) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Dell Rapids...
Baltic High School hosts first powerlifting invite
The Baltic High School powerlifting team stands for a group picture after the first-ever meet hosted at Baltic High School. Pictured back row (left to right) is Dominick Karels, Jagger Jenks, Dihn Phan, Garrett Wilkison, Jackson Westerbur, and Jack Wiseman. Middle row...