Survey finds alcohol tolerance increases with pandemic Tammy Chamley | Editor For those of you who turned to social media during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, you may have seen catchy hashtags or phrases such as #quarantinis light up your news feed. With a...
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Pen Pals evolve to virtual friends
1 in 3 South Dakotans have made virtual friends online since the start of the pandemic Tammy Chamley | Editor A Pen Pal is a person with whom one becomes friendly by exchanging letters, especially someone in a foreign country whom one has never met. With the...
If we build it, they will come
St. Mary School shows progress in building plans Addy Gilbert | Staff Intern St Mary Catholic School has been preparing and planning to build a school for over four years. Many years of study has gone into the decision regarding the buildings at St. Mary. A Task Force...
Gather and Give
Fundraiser to be held for Lee Palmer Shortly after being discharged from the hospital, you could find Lee Palmer on the sidelines coaching his Sacred Hoops team. (Photo/submitted) Tammy Chamley | Editor Lee Palmer, Dell Rapids community member, father, friend and one...
Stop and smell the roses
Terry Rose Floral Market to open July Tammy Chamley | Editor What began as a childhood dream, to open a flower shop with her father, has now become a reality for Dell Rapids graduate Averi Pankonen. Since a young age, flowers have played a large part in Pankonen’s...
Eining named new Commander of local Legion
Joe Eining is the newest Commander for the Dell Rapids Legion. (Photo/Tammy Chamley) Tammy Chamley | Editor Joe Eining recently became the new Commander of George A. Fitzgerald Post #65 in Dell Rapids. Eining grew up with a large family (10 kids) in Iroquois, South...
State High School Baseball Title returns to Dell Rapids
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Dell Rapids high school club baseball team captured the 2021 South Dakota High School Baseball Association Class B title with three great games at Sioux Falls Stadium on Monday, May 31st and Tuesday, June 1st. Dell Rapids last...
Celebrating Memorial Day & Post 65
Kumerfield shares history of local Legion Craig Kumerfield | Historian Established to honor fallen Civil War soldiers Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer. For car racing fans, it’s the Indy 500, the largest sporting event in America. For...
Athletes hit the track
Special Olympics complete activities for 2020-2021 school year Tammy Chamley | Editor Superintendent Dr. Summer Schultz also Special Olympics Coach, embraces one of her athletes after a job well done. (Photo/Tammy Chamley) Eight local athletes took to the track on...
NHS Educator of the Year
Gleason completes teaching career on a high note Tammy Chamley | Editor At the recent National Honor Society banquet for Dell Rapids High School, not only were students celebrated but the seniors in NHS also selected one high school teacher to be awarded the NHS...