DRMS 5th and 6th grade students took on the Color Run on Wednesday, May 8. (Photo/Sara Stadem) Students and staff enjoy their time during the 3rd Annual Color Run. Students were all smiles during the Color Run. (Photo/Sara Stadem) DRMS students take on Color Run Sara...
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Primary becomes early general election for Minnehaha County Commission candidates
Dave Baumeister | Writer Since no Independents or candidates from any other political party filed to run for seats on the Minnehaha County Commission, the Republican primary on Tuesday, June 4, will serve as an early “General Election.”Winners from that contest will...
Lions’ pancakes always popular
Dell Rapids Lions Club members relied on their decades of experience to get hot brats and freshly flipped pancakes to the crowds of people patiently waiting for breakfast. (Photo/Submitted) The Lions’ 53rd annual pancake breakfast April 28 at St. Mary Parish Hall...
Dell Rapids FFA Reflects on their Year
At this week’s meeting, Minnehaha County State’s Attorney Daniel Haggar briefs the county commission on work that office did during 2023. (Photo by Dave Baumeister) At this week’s meeting, Second Judicial Circuit Presiding Judge Robin Houwman briefs the county...
US Postal Service to downgrade South Dakota mail operations
The Sioux Falls downtown post office, currently a processing and distribution center, is being downgraded to a local processing center as part of the United States Postal Service’s “Delivering for America” restructuring plan. (Photo: Stu Whitney / South Dakota News...
Taking Center Stage
The Dell Rapids High School performed Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella over the course of Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21. (Photo/Stacy Raml) Pictured is the Dell Rapids High School crew of Cinderella. (Photo/Stacy Raml) Pictured is the Dell Rapids...
Dell Rapids FFA Reflects on their Year
DRHS FFA members after the annual banquet. Grace Wolff | Staff Intern Future Farmers of America (FFA) is a national organization that strives to provide students with leadership, personal growth, and career success in the agricultural industry.There are close to...
Market season is upon us
The new farmers market, now named, The Market in the Dells, will begin Saturday, June 1, and take place every other Saturday until October 19. (Photo/Submitted) The Market in the Dells will now be located in the city park and will have a variety of homemade,...
Dell Rapids Community Fund looks to help local community projects
Sara Stadem | Writer Do you know a local non-profit organization looking for funding assistance or are you looking to volunteer to help support those non-profit organizations? If your answer is yes to either of those questions, the Dell Rapids Community Fund might be...
Baltic 6th Grade Students Graduate D.A.R.E
Baltic sixth-grade class gathers after graduating from the D.A.R.E Program. Grace Wolff | Staff Intern Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or D.A.R.E. as it is more commonly referred to as, is a worldwide program that was started in 1983 to help educate students from...