St. Mary’s High School track team has qualified for the state competition in multiple events. Athletes from the small Catholic High School in Dell Rapids will continue to the next meet.Madala Hanson - Girls 100, 200Brianna Griffin - Girls 100, 200Elizabeth Vogel -...
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Giving the “Gift of Sight”
Submitted by Sue Hovey The Dell Rapids Lions Club wishes to thank everyone who donates their used eyeglasses. You are helping to give the “Gift of Sight” to countless others in many third-world countries! The club recently delivered 103 eyeglasses to the South Dakota...
Snapping turtle spotted on road
(LEFT) Snapping turtles don’t move very quickly out of water, but can have a very bad temperament and caution is advised. (RIGHT) The Anderson children, Abby and Jacob pose with the large snapping turtle on highway 115. (Photo by Asa Thomas Metcalfe) Asa Thomas...
Adding some color to their run
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...
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...