Jason Uphoff Jared Hohn Lisa Wilber Troy Randall Daniel Glammier Angie Kaffar Sam Pickard Carin Zellmer Lee Bollock DRSD School Board elections set for April 9 Sara Stadem | Editor For the first time in years, the Dell Rapids School District will be holding school...
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It’s tea time for ladies
Sara Stadem | Editor “Be a part of something new, that’s old at the same time,” explained Barb Xavier, member of Quarry Rock Church, when explaining the upcoming Ladies Tea. The first Ladies Tea, which will be held at the Quarry Rock Church, will be held on Saturday,...
A night of celebration
The Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce Board members include (front row) Sara Stadem, (middle row, left to right) Theresa Durfee, Jessica Grib, Diana Lightner, and Tammy McKillip, (back row, left to right), Nate O’Bryan, Mark DeGraw, and Amber Larson. (Photo/Submitted)...
Commissioners learn about Office of Emergency Management activities
Emergency Management Director Jason Gearman Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – The county’s fire chiefs were all in attendance at the March 19 meeting of the Minnehaha County Commission for a presentation on the local Office of Emergency Management...
Ready, set, HUNT!
Sara Stadem | Editor Get ready to get you hunt on for the annual Baltic Easter Egg Hunt! Saturday, March 30, at 11 a.m., the River Community Church will be hosting their Easter Egg Hunt at the Baltic School & Community Garden.Don’t be late for this event! Not only...
Grief support group coming to Dell Rapids
Sara Stadem | Editor Losing a loved one is a heartbreaking time that can leave someone feeling a wide range of emotions - sadness, anxious, lonely, anger, and so much more. Finding someone to lean on or talk to through that time can be comforting and help through the...
FIRE! Report the Burn
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor of The New Era Spring is just around the corner and with it comes clean-up. This is the time of year when landowners use fire to clean up burn pits, ditches, fields, gardens, and fence lines. It is also the time of year when fires can...
Baltic students participate in Humanity Launch Retreat
Baltic High School Students gather after their “Be a Light” retreat provided by The Humanity Launch. (Photo/Submitted) Pictured are Baltic High School students discussing in their small groups during The Humanity Launch retreat. (Photo/Submitted) Grace Wolff | Staff...
Lions or Lyons? It depends
Submitted by Sue Hovey The Sioux Empire Fair is held on the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls.Dell Rapids Lions are known for their delicious pancakes.Lyons, SD, population 70, is an unincorporated community 10 miles north of Sioux Falls.Lions Clubs International...
DRSD School Board votes to change schedule
Sara Stadem | Editor The votes are in and the change is made. The Dell Rapids School District will move to a 7-period class schedule with the 2024-2025 school year.Back in December, the Dell Rapids School District started the process at proposing to make a schedule...