Sen. Mike Rounds Welcome back to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up. The talk of the town this past week was the Senate’s vote on the President’s budget rescissions package. After our fourth vote-a-rama this year, we passed this package which claws back $9...
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Melodies Across Borders
SOUTH DAKOTA AMBASSADORS OF MUSIC GROUPStudents nominated by their choir director were selected to go on the South Dakota Ambassadors of Music trip, performing in five different countries: England, France, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. (Photo/Submitted) Sara...
VBS is back in Baltic
Phoebe Vargas | Staff InternIt’s that time of year again when Baltic & East Nidaros Lutheran Parish sponsors Vacation Bible School!The Vacation Bible School (VBS) is scheduled for Friday, August 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is open to the Baltic community for...
Avera Dells Area Hospital to host community blood drive to boost local supplies
Dell Rapids, SD– With local blood supplies moving into an urgent need status, due to summer demands, Avera Dells Area Hospital and Community Blood Bank are partnering up to impact local lives. A community blood drive will be held at Avera Dells Area Hospital on...
$1.5 million county opt-out voted for, while FY26 budget moves toward provisional status
Dave Baumeister | County CorrespondentSIOUX FALLS – At the Tuesday, July 15, meeting, Minnehaha County Commissioners gave the green light to a $132.7 million FY2026 budget.And while a $1.5 million property tax opt-out passed on a 5-0 vote, that will not figure into...
First National Bank’s Joe Miller named to ICBA 40 under 40 list
Sioux Falls, SD: The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) named Joe Miller, chief credit officer at The First National Bank in Sioux Falls, to its 40 Under 40: 2025’s Community Bank Leaders list.The ICBA announced the winners of its seventh annual 40 Under...
And the winners are…
The Cootie Days raffle winners were announced and the winners included:$250 - Barb Schmidt, donated it to the Merlin Schmidt Scholarship Fund$100 - Connie Michel$50 - Gary Geraets, Jr.$25 - Leonard Schmidt, Dan Huss, Dick Klein, Theresa Nemmers, Dennis Jorgenson,...
Queen Moment
Addison Van’t Hof was crowned National American Miss South Dakota Teen. Addison will now head to Orlando, Florida, over Thanksgiving to represent the state of South Dakota as Miss SD Teen and compete nationally. (Photo/Submitted) COMPETING TO WIN Addison Van’t Hof is...
Lights, Camera… No Seats! Theatre packed beyond capacity
Sara Stadem | Editor On Wednesday, July 9, the Dells Theatre experienced a full house for the first time in six years, filling every seat in the auditorium and even having to turn people away at the door.The crowd came for the 2 p.m. showing of Tom & Jerry, part...
Networking Mixer rescheduled
The Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce Networking Mixer has been rescheduled. Due to the Calcutta event at Rocky Run Golf Course, the event that was originally scheduled for Thursday, July 17, has been rescheduled to Thursday, July 24. The Networking Mixer will be held...