By: Alexander Langner Every winter and spring, high school students at Baltic participate Quiz Bowl. Quiz Bowl is a competitive activity that involves teams competing against each other in a wide variety of academic and common subjects. These subjects can range from...
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Baltic Second Grade Presents Animal Museum
By: Grace Wolff Learning about animals can be a fun subject for many of the elementary students. Getting to study what each animal does and how they live can be a great way to understand the animal world. In the Baltic second-grade classrooms, the students worked hard...
Upcoming events:
Jan. 18– Girls and Boys JH,JV, and Varsity Basketball game @ Flandreau Jan. 19– Boys JH Basketball Game @ Dell Rapids Jan. 19– PTO Family Board Game Night Jan. 20– Girls JH Basketball Tournament @ Sioux Valley Jan. 20– One Act Play and Dinner Fundraiser Jan. 22– Boys...
McFarland joins community as new City Administrator
Steve McFarland will start as the new City Administrator for the City of Dell Rapids as of January 15. McFarland and his wife, Ginny (Virginia), have four children; Colin (son who lives in Denver), Connor (daughter who lives in Fort Collins), and Sam and Nic (twin 6...
Dell Rapids St. Mary blesses new school
Bishop DeGrood attended the Blessing and Dedication of the new school for the Dell Rapids St. Mary Catholic School which was held on January 4. Stay tuned next week for a special congratulations to the Dell Rapids St. Mary Catholic School and more photos of their new...
Daily Bread Food Pantry is underway for 2024
Sara Stadem | Editor The new year has arrived which means so has the 2024 Daily Bread Food Pantry Schedule.The pantry is located at Quarry Rock Church and has expanded their schedule to four Mondays a month.With the expansion, the first Monday is the free community...
Sodbusters 4-H Club holds December meeting
Written by Terryn Klein, Sodbuster Secretary The regular Sodbusters 4-H meeting was held on December 10, 2023, with 25 members present. President Lexi Scherff called the meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Aspen Cole and Emma Lanpher led the 4-H...
South Dakota Democrats celebrate another year of increased minimum wages
On Monday, South Dakota’s minimum wage increased from $10.80 an hour to $11.20 an hour. Tipped employees will receive $5.60 an hour.This is thanks to Initiated Measure 18, which was championed by state Democrats and approved by voters in 2014. The law requires the...
Dell Rapids Area Garden Club holds December meeting
Submitted by Donna R. Smith, Secretary The Dell Rapids Area Garden Club met on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at noon at the Pizza Ranch for the annual Christmas Social.The meeting was called to order by Co-President Diane Johnson.A motion was made and seconded to accept...
South Dakota Mines honors 690 students for academic excellence
RAPID CITY, SD — South Dakota Mines has recognized 690 students for their outstanding academic performance for the fall 2023 semester.A total of 615 students earned a place on the Fall 2023 Dean’s List while 75 part-time students were named to the Fall 2023 Academic...