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Change of meeting for City Council
Tammy Chamley | Editor The first meeting in September falls on Labor Day September 5. With the scheduled meeting being scheduled for a holiday, the meeting will be moved to Tuesday, September 6 at 7:30pm. The Dell Rapids City Council traditionally meets the first and...
A football season without the crow’s nest
Chase Jones | Staff Intern The Dell Rapids High School recently faced some conflict when a storm knocked their crow’s nest down. The structure remained lying on the bleachers for a good portion of the summer while the football field was being renovated. With the field...
Fall sports meeting held at DRHS
Chase Jones | Staff Intern The annual fall sports meeting was held on Monday, August 8 at Dell Rapids High School. This meeting was held for all middle school football and volleyball players as well as high school cheer, golf, cross-country, football and volleyball...
Street safety: Ordinance prepares for near intersection parking
Tammy Chamley | Editor For the past several months, Dell Rapids City Council as well as City Administration has been working on several projects, including making our streets safer for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.The Policy and Procedures Committee has met...
Get to know your DRPS School Board: Lee Bollock
Chase Jones | Staff Intern Lee Bollock is beginning his fourth year on the Dell Rapids Public School Board. Bollock has lived in Dell Rapids with his wife, Brittani, and four kids, Owen, Charlie, Quinn, and Sutton, for eight years now. Bollock originally joined the...
Get to know your DRPS School Board: Jeff Traill
Chase Jones | Staff Intern Jeff Traill is entering the third year of his second term on the Dell Rapids Public School Board. He was originally elected in 2017 before being re-elected in 2020. Traill was named Board President last year and will continue that position...
Get to know your SMCS EAC: Sandy Bauer
Ella Griffin | Staff Intern The Dell Rapids St. Mary school board, often referred to as the EAC or education advisory committee consists of five members. One of those members is Sandy Bauer. Bauer moved from Sioux Falls to Dell Rapids in 2015 with her family. “I was...
Stepping into kindergarten with success
Sara Stadem | Writer As July has come to an end and the weeks in August are rolling right by, many parents and students are starting to gear up for the 2022-2023 school year. Although for many this might not be their first rodeo, there are those families and students...
Keep outdoor play when heading back to school
Sara Stadem | Writer Most parents are none too familiar with the days when the summer vacation is being counted down to the start of the new school year. Despite the fact that some children might be excited to head back to school for learning and reconnecting with...