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Free rubble site days for Dell Rapids

Submitted by Elaine Hoftiezer As many embrace the arrival of fall, school sports, and the start of holiday planning, others are gearing up for fall clean-up. This season also brings the Dell Rapids Free Rubble Site Days!The dates this fall for Free Rubble Site Days...

Dell Rapids Area Garden Club holds September meeting

Submitted by Donna Smith The Dell Rapids Area Garden Club met on September 17, 2024 at the QUEST Church at 6 p.m. Co-President Deon Jensen called the meeting to order.The Pledge of Allegiance was stated, and the Garden Club Motto and the Conservation Pledge were...

Flandreau Christian Women’s Connection to host brunch

Submitted by Elaine Hoftiezer The Flandreau Christian Women’s Connection will host a “Foliage & Flair” Brunch Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 9:30-11;15 a.m. at Janklow Community Center, Flandreau, SD. Cost is $7.00 inclusive. The feature will be a Fall Fashions Style...

Cookie decorating time

The Friends of the Dell Rapids Carnegie Public Library sponsored a night out of cookie decorating fun. Those who joined the event on Tuesday, October 8, were able to decorate cookies with Vicky’s Create & Paint. (Photos/Submitted)

What you need to know about RL21

Rep. Karla Lems The South Dakota ballot box will determine the future for South Dakota in many ways. One of them is in the form of Referred Law 21, or RL21.I wish I could sit down with each of you to explain every step that has led to RL21 being on the ballot. We...

Quarrier Corner

Mr. Eric Denning | Dell Rapids High School Principal As I enter my third month on the job, I am happy to say that I love it here! The students and staff have been great, and I can feel the strong sense of community pride in the Dell Rapids extended school community....

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor:We are being told how important the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline will be for economic development. As always when out-of-state companies plan projects that depend on support from us, they promise jobs, investment, better corn prices, and prosperity....

Vote NO on Referred Law 21: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

Letter to the Editor Recently supporters of a controversial proposed hazardous carbon dioxide pipeline have been promoting Referred Law 21. However, before you vote on RL 21 this November you need to understand the rest of the story.RL 21 is a creation of Pierre...

Letter to the Editor

Legislation contained in RL21, sponsored by District 8 Senator Casey Crabtree with the support of District 8 Representative Tim Reisch, accommodates a private, foreign invested, out of state company that has demonstrated it has no intention of following either the...

South Dakota leads Nation in income growth

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota once again led the nation in income growth in 2023. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, South Dakota’s Real Median Household Income grew faster than any other state. Governor Kristi Noem celebrated this excellent news.“South...