BACK TO SCHOOL PHOTOS Parents mark the beginning of the new school year by taking traditional first-day-of-school photos. ALL SMILES WITH K.C. CARDINAL St. Mary teachers stop for a photo with K.C. Cardinal before joining their students for the new school year....
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Schmitz Custom Meats breaks ground in Dell Rapids
SCHMITZ CUSTOM MEATS, LLC BREAKS GROUND Steven and Theresa Schmitz broke ground for their new business, Schmitz Custom Meats, LLC, in Dell Rapids on Friday, August 15. Pictured (left to right) is Tracy Kerkhove (Cosand Construction), Tarrah Burggraff (DREDC), Theresa...
Fitzgerald to be inducted into Hall of Fame
BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME St. Mary graduate Colby Fitzgerald will be inducted into the South Dakota Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 23. Fitzgerald and the Cardinals won the 2004 South Dakota Class B State Championship, finishing with an overall record of...
Criminal diversion programs do good work in making Minnehaha County better
Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – Three orders of business at the Tuesday, August 19, Minnehaha County Commission meeting are all tied into the county’s crime diversion programs in different ways. Two matters were briefings on juvenile diversion...
Commission to hold parenting time guidelines public hearing in Sioux Falls
PIERRE, S.D.—The South Dakota Supreme Court’s Commission on Parenting Time Guidelines will hold a public hearing in Sioux Falls on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, 6-8 p.m. CDT, to gather input on potential changes to the standard parenting time guidelines. The public can...
Dooner joins New Century Press team
NEW CENTURY PRESS WELCOMES NEW WRITER Carter Dooner, originally from Minneapolis, Minn., graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in journalism. Dooner has joined the New Century Press team as the sports writer for The Dells City Journal and The...
Ready, set, color!
COLOR RUN TO TAKE PLACE IN CROOKS The Tri-Valley Color Run is set for Sunday, September 14, at Crooks Elementary located at 705 S West Avenue, Crooks. (Photo/Bridget Ebert) TRI-VALLEY COLOR RUN IS BACK The Tri-Valley Color Run is back for its third year. In addition...
The Biggest Quack Makes Her Deliveries
Recently, the Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce held a fundraiser event, Who is the Dell Rapids Biggest Quack, to help collect school supplies to benefit local students. The Biggest Quack fundraiser, with the help of the community, donated over 1,000 items to local...
Anniversary
Please join us on August 31, 2025, in celebrating the 70th wedding anniversary of Virginia & Richard Mergen. Open House is from 1:30-3 p.m. at St. Mary Parish Hall, 608 East 8th Street, Dell Rapids, SD.
Quarrier Corner
Dr. Donavan DeBoer | DRSD Superintendent Welcome Back Quarriers! I am proud and excited to welcome everyone back for another incredible school year in the Dell Rapids School District. As a proud Quarrier, I am energized by the opportunity to see our halls, classrooms,...