Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The City of Dell Rapids will be holding an election on Tuesday, April 13th for two of the five spots that were up for election this year. Petitions to fill the mayor and council ward vacancies were due on Friday, February 19th at 5:00...
Month: March 2021
Fletcher recognized for community service
Tammy Chamley | Editor Dell Rapids senior, Kathryn Fletcher was recently awarded the President’s Volunteer Gold Service Award for completing 360 community service hours in 2020. Her letter from the White House stated: Congratulations on receiving the President’s...
Terry Tommeraasen
71 Dell Rapids, SD February 28, 2021 Terry Allan Tommeraasen, age 71, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021, at Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls surrounded by his wife and children. Funeral services were held on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at Baltic...
State powerlifting competition held
Lucy Vargas Tammy Chamley | Editor Dell Rapids Public and Dell Rapids St. Mary had multiple athletes compete in the State Powerlifting competition held Friday and Saturday, March 5-6 at Brandon Valley High School. Under the direction of coaches Alex Hanson (DRHS) and...
Cardinal Boys – State Bound!
Pictured right: Ty Brown of St. Mary had 13 points and six rebounds against the Beavers and tallied six points against the Elks. (Photo/Tammy Chamley) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media It’s been sixteen years since the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys’ basketball team...
Quarrier Boys back to State for third straight year
Pictured left: Carter Nelson had 14 points, six rebounds and three blocks against the West Central Trojans on Friday, March 5. Nelson added nine points, 10 rebounds and four steals for the Quarriers on Tuesday, March 9 to defeat Rapid City Christian. (Photo/Tammy...
State Champion
Jacob Vogel celebrates his victory on Saturday, February 27 with Head Coach Craig Jorgensen. Coach Jorgensen was also named Region Coach of the Year. (Photos/Lacey Tebay) Vogel earns 132-pound state title Tammy Chamley | Editor 13 years of blood, sweat and tears...
PINZ named Dell Rapids Business of the Year
Tammy Chamley | Editor After a year to remember, or one we would all like to forget, The Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce announced PINZ LLC. As their Business of the Year for 2020 at the recent Chamber Banquet. The Business of the Year Award recognizes members...
Limited homes for sale in Dell Rapids
It is a seller’s market in the Dell Rapids area with very few homes on the current market. (Photo/MacKenzie Apland) Tammy Chamley | Editor Dell Rapids like many other communities is seeing a limited number of homes for sale. “The housing market right now is definitely...
Coroner says new parents need to be aware that poor infant sleep habits can prove fatal
Dr. Kenneth Snell Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – There was little regular business in an almost two-hour meeting this week, but the Minnehaha County Commission did hear five different briefings from agencies they work with. However, the most...