Month: January 2020

Certified Professional Midwives now in South Dakota

Meghan Olson | Board Member of SD Birth Matters Have you heard the news?   South Dakota families are celebrating access to Certified Professional Midwives!   Thanks to legislation passed in 2017, our state has joined 35 others in having one more needed...

Cardinal boys crowned DVC tourney champs

The Cardinals were crowned DVC Champions on Saturday, January 25. (Photo/Joni Smith) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals were able to maintain their lead throughout the game for a 60-47 opening round win over the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland...

Cardinals finish 4th at DVC as Heinitz hits milestone

Ella Heinitz making her 1000th career point. (Photo/Ann Gilbert) Matt Larson| Big Sioux Media Missing some key players from the lineup, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter for a 47-38 win over the Estelline/Hendricks...

Quarrier girls suffer loss to West Central

Zoey Hilmoe had a team-high 13 points for Dell Rapids against Sioux Valley on Friday, January 24. (Photo/Rylee Chamley) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team has played a very tough schedule in the first half of the year, and it...

Quarrier defense stifles Madison

Landon Ruesink makes his way to the hoop against the Huskies. (Photo/Rhonda Rentz) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media Behind a very strong defensive performance, the Dell Rapids Quarrier boys got back into the win column with a 66-48 victory over the Madison Bulldogs on...

Quarrier Wrestling wins two at Elk Point

Jacob Vogel was the conference champion in the 126-pound weight class at the Dak XII Tournament held Saturday, January 25. (Photo/Tiffany Cross)  Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team picked up two more dual wins at Elk Point-Jefferson...

Local Library Director Speaks Out On Book Banning

Dell Rapids Carnegie Public Library Director, Brittany Moeller, holds a few of the books that could be listed as a “banned book” in parts of the world.  (Photo by Tammy Chamley) By Tammy Chamley Recently, a proposed book banning bill in Missouri, known as the Parental...

Dells City Journal New Print Date To Begin Next Week

By Tammy Chamley The Dells City Journal will be changing from a Wednesday print day to Friday starting January 31.  Going forward, the publication will be available for purchase at local gas stations and grocery stores on Fridays and will be in local subscribers’...

Dr H. Gene Hoyme Receives The Rosette Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Gene Hoyme, a pediatric geneticist at Sanford Health, fills plenty of professional roles in retirement: medical director, professor, adviser and speaker. (Photo by Ethan Gette, Sanford Health) By Jane Thaden Lawson Dell Rapids, South Dakota native and Pediatric...