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Mobile coffee shop opens in Baltic

The Liberty Coffee and Espresso bus can be found parked in the old Baltic tennis courts across the street from the Baltic Fire Department. The mobile coffee shop is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Photo/Submitted) Baltic residents Will and Dani...

School board meeting draws crowd and conversation

Sara Stadem | Editor The Dell Rapids School Board meeting, which was held on January 10, had a larger than normal turnout due to one topic on the agenda which was a proposed adjustment to the high school class schedule. The official school board meeting minutes...

Celebrating Catholic Schools Week

Dell Rapids St. Mary Catholic Schools are ready to honor National Catholic Schools week which is an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. This year, the celebration runs from January 28 through February 3 with St. Mary’s having a week of...

Golden West announces 2024 scholarship program

High school seniors residing in the Golden West Telecommunications service area can now apply for one of 45 $1,000 scholarships available to qualifying students.Now in its 26th year, the Golden West scholarship program awards scholarships to help offset tuition for...

Funding available for trails

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) announced today that the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) 2024 grant application is now open. The grants are available for trail projects sponsored by municipalities, counties, state parks, federal land...

No help yet for struggling high school football teams

Dana Hess | For the S.D. NewsMedia Association PIERRE—A rule change that was seen as a way to help struggling high school football teams died for a lack of a motion Wednesday at the meeting of the South Dakota High School Activities Association board of directors.The...

DWU announces fall dean’s list

College news MITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan University recently released its fall 2023 dean’s list which includes 316 university students. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 on a four-point scale. They...