90 Dell Rapids, SD December 3, 2020 Melvin “Bud” Penning, 90, of Dells Rapids died Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Ava’s house in Sioux Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM Monday, December 7, 2020 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Dell Rapids. ...
Month: December 2020
Mildred Jorgenson
88 Dell Rapids, SD December 1, 2020 Mildred L. Jorgenson, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at Dells Nursing and Rehab in Dell Rapids. Visitation was held on Saturday, December 5, 2020, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Dell Rapids. Burial was at...
Lillian Krause
97 December 5, 2020 Dell Rapids, SD Lillian May Krause (97 years old), died on Saturday, December 5, 2020, at the Dells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. She was born in Elcho, Wisconsin on May 28, 1923 to Ernest and Merlinda Knoke....
Quarriers fourth at “Top of the Rock” Wrestling Tournament
Freshman Mason Stubbe came in third for the 132 lb. weight class. (Photo/Tammy Chamley) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team qualified for the South Dakota State A Dual Team tournament with a 14-6 season last year, and also had six...
Wish Granted Gamer’s Hideway
Jace Plessner (left) was diagnosed with an extremely rare cancer that effects only 50 people per year called NTRK Rearranged Mesenchymal Sarcoma. Pictured here, with his younger brother, Tucker (right). (Photo/Sara Stadem) Tammy Chamley | Editor 12-year-old Jace...
The show must go on
St. Mary 7th graders practice their band skills in the lunchroom to allow for further social distancing. (Photo/Joni Smith) MacKenzie Apland | Staff Intern COVID has really put the Dell Rapids schools’ band and choir classes in a situation that no one likes to think...
Commission hires former Citibank employee as new Minnehaha County Auditor
At their Tuesday, Dec. 1, meeting, Bennet Kyte thanks county commissioners for appointing him as the interim auditor for Minnehaha County to fill the remaining two-year term of current auditor Bob Litz who will be retiring as of Dec. 31. (Photo/Dave Baumeister) By...
Driver license extended expiration date ends soon
Sara Stadem | Editor of Minnehaha Messenger The Department of Public Safety (DPS) closed their doors on March 13, 2020 due to an executive order from the governor to help keep staff and customers safe during COVID-19. According to Director of the Department of...
Thomas Simmons
68 Dell Rapids, SD November 24, 2020 Thomas “Tom” Simmons, 68, of Dell Rapids, formerly of Brookings, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family. A private family funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 28,...
Donald Mairose
89 Dell Rapids, SD November 23, 2020 Donald L. Mairose, 89, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. His Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 27, 2020 in St. Mary Catholic...