Sara Stadem | Editor Recently, the Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce elected their new board members during their annual banquet. There were four board openings and the board received four applications. Three of them were already on the Chamber board and all ran...
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“You Also Will Live”
Pastor’s Corner Pastor Randall J. Questad | Baltic-East Nidaros I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. John 14:18-19 On Easter morning, those who...
Politics and the American farmer
Shane Merrill One of the latest questions so many have asked me over the past few months is my opinion on the tariffs and the farm bill and how it will impact the American Farmer. As is often the case in today’s political environment, once a question is asked, a...
Make America healthy and patriotic again
Rep. Dusty Johnson BIG UpdateChina’s vaping sector is estimated to be worth $28 billion, but the sale of electronic cigarette devices is banned within its own borders. Thus, China makes a great effort distribute them in America, evading shipping regulations and...
Rhoden RhoundUp
Gov. Larry Rhoden I am no stranger to disOne of my favorite parts of serving the people of South Dakota is visiting communities around the state. I like to look folks in the eye, shake their hands, and gain an understanding of the challenges and opportunities that...
Weekly Round[s] Up
Sen. Mike Rounds Welcome to the Weekly Round[s] Up! We’ve reached the end of a 10-week in-session work period. This is the longest continuous stretch that the Senate has been in session in over 15 years. During this time, we’ve confirmed 21 out of 22 of President...
Gov. Rhoden signs pro-second amendment bills into law
Gov. Rhoden is pictured signing the pro-Second Amendment bill. (Photo/Submitted) PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Larry Rhoden signed three pro-Second Amendment bills into law. He signed these bills at Boyd’s Gunstock in Mitchell during his Open for Opportunity tour.“One of my...
Johnson, Riley introduce bill to lower egg prices
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Josh Riley (D-NY), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), and Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) introduced the Lowering Egg Prices Act. The bill would help lower the cost of eggs for consumers, provide relief to poultry...
Rounds: Time to shut down Federal Bureaucracy of Education
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement following President Trump’s executive order on dismantling the Department of Education. Senator Rounds previously introduced the “Returning Education to Our States Act” which would...
Underwater math adventures
Baltic Bulldog 2nd graders worked on math topics during an underwater adventure. They sorted different polygons based on their different sides, angles and vertices. (Photos/Submitted)