Cruising reaches record popularity, a new AAA forecast finds A record 19 million Americans are expected to go on ocean cruises this year, and 2025 is expected to mark the third consecutive year of record cruise passenger volume SIOUX FALLS – AAA projects 19 million...
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Building Community One Person at a Time
Pastor’s Corner Pastor Melissa Fletcher We live in a busy world…but we also live in a lonely world. Did you know that we were made for community? In the beginning, God created man and woman to dwell together in the Garden of Eden. When they began a family, their...
The sanctity of life
Rep. Dusty Johnson BIG UpdateEvery year, thousands of babies are born alive after a failed attempted abortion, however, they don’t all receive care they need to survive. It’s truly tragic. This week, I voted to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to...
Week 3 Legislative Update
Rep. Bethany Soye The biggest headline this week is the transition to new Governor Rhoden upon Governor Noem’s resignation. This is a significant historical event. The only other time a South Dakota Governor resigned was in 1978 when Governor Richard Kneip took the...
Weekly Round(s) Up
Sen. Mike Rounds Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up! It’s been a busy few days in DC, starting last week with President Trump’s inauguration and then beginning to confirm his nominees. Our first order of business last week was confirming our...
Defending dignity and celebrating life
Sen. John Thune It was a privilege to be able to welcome tens of thousands of Americans to the nation’s capital this month for the 52nd March for Life. It’s an inspiring sight when the streets of Washington are packed with pro-life Americans from every corner of the...
How Pizza Ranch has made an impact
Empowering Community Sara Stadem | Editor “The mission for Pizza Ranch is to give every guest a legendary experience and their vision is to glorify God by positively impacting the world that we live in. I like those two concepts because I really do try to live by...
Celebrating 100 days of education
Bulldog students in 2nd grade celebrated the 100th day with a spy mission. They had to solve six missions in order to find Zero the Hero. (Photos/Submitted)
The 605 Rural Burger Battle begins
Norby’s Bar & Grill will have the Jalapeno Popper Burger in the 605 Burger Battle. This burger is filled with jalapeno cream cheese spread, candied bacon, pepper jack cheese and topped with a Jalapeno Popper! (Photo/Submitted) PINZ burger is The Hot & Beefy...
Date night in Dell Rapids
Sara Stadem | Editor Don’t want to drive out of town for date night? Well, you are in luck! For one night only, The Riverside is hosting a ticketed event on Friday, February 14, for Valentine’s Date Night.The event begins with wine tasting from 5:30-6:30 p.m. with...