Sara Stadem | Editor The Dell Rapids Carnegie Public Library has wrapped up their 2024 summer reading challenge, however, that doesn’t mean they are done with their summer fun.Tuesday, August 13, the Library will be having back to school is cream sundaes which will be...
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Flandreau Christian Women’s Connection to host brunch
Submitted by Elaine Hoftiezer The Flandreau Christian Women’s Connection will host a “How’s the Weather?” Brunch Tuesday, August 20, 9:30-11;15 a.m. at Janklow Community Center, Flandreau, SD. Cost is $7.00 inclusive. The feature will be Morey Van Hoecke, Pipestone,...
Dell Rapids Area Garden Club holds July meeting
Submitted by Donna Smith The Dell Rapids Area Garden Club met on July 16th, 2024 at the Quest Church. Co-President Deon Jensen called the meeting to order at 6 p.m.Luetta of Backyard Blooms of Jasper, MN presented the program with her daughter-in-law Amber on their...
Public commenters again refer to Home-Rule charter at this week’s commission meeting
Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – Even though the matter had previously been resolved, the dropped Home-Rule charter came back up at the end of the Tuesday, August 6, Minnehaha County Commission meeting.The regular agenda had been filled with items...
The importance of immunization
Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern According to the Center for Disease Control, “National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance held in August to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages.” Hospitals and clinics across the nation...
Let hogs run free
Governor Kristi Noem All across South Dakota, you’ve probably heard the roaring “wild hogs” across our highways and through our towns. Their roars and rumbles send a clear message: the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is back! In many ways, the rumble of the motorcycles has...
SDHSAA to study success factor in high school sports
By Dana Hess | For the S.D. NewsMedia Association PIERRE — One of the new goals for the South Dakota High School Activities Association is studying whether a success factor should be used when classifying sports teams.SDHSAA Executive Director Dan Swartos said...
A laundry list of bad ideas
Senator John Thune Two years ago, Democrats in Congress passed the so-called Inflation Reduction Act. At that time, they claimed that the bill would bring down inflation and reduce the budget deficit. Two years later, it’s clear that those promises haven’t come to...
Rounds introduces Legislation to offer affordable student loan option
The Affordable Future Loan Program Act would utilize private financial institutions to cover the cost of college WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced legislation to offer a new affordable student loan option that would leverage private financial...
Communities affected by floods and fentanyl
Rep Dusty Johnson BIG UpdateThis week, I held another telephone town hall to hear from South Dakotans. I hop on the phone and thousands of people join to ask questions and hear from me. We covered a host of topics like the assassination attempt on President Trump, the...