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SDSU announces Spring 2025 Dean’s list

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The following students have been named to the dean’s list for academic excellence after the spring 2025 semester at South Dakota State University. To earn dean’s list distinctions in SDSU’s colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12...

Go outdoors, South Dakota!

Hunt for Habitat raffle tickets available for purchase Submitted by South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks While you’re in applying for your deer licenses, purchase your Hunt for Habitat tickets as well!Tickets are $10 for residents and $20 for nonresidents and there is...

Tick season arrives: Stay safe while enjoying the outdoors

Troy Schwans | Managing Editor With summer almost officially here, many of us are heading outdoors to take in the fresh air, sunshine, and all that nature has to offer. But with the change in season comes a growing concern—ticks. These tiny pests are more than just a...

DPS warns public of scam text messages claiming unpaid traffic tickets

PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Department of Public Safety (DPS) is warning residents about a scam text message campaign circulating across the state that falsely claims recipients owe traffic ticket fines and face legal action if they do not pay immediately.These...

Spending Time With Friends

Vicky’s Create & Paint spent an evening at the Dell Rapid Carnegie Public Library on Wednesday, June 11, helping those in attendance to paint. The Dell Rapids Carnegie Public Library has a night set aside for an adult program on Wednesday evenings. Some require...

Kristi Ann Reierson-McWayne

Kristi Ann Reierson-McWayne65 Dell Rapids, SD February 18, 2025 Kristi Ann Reierson-McWayne passed away February 18, 2025, at St. Mary’s (Mayo) Hospital, Rochester, MN. Graveside service began at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 19, 2025, at St. Jacob’s Lutheran Cemetery,...

Dells FCCLA Chapter receives award

HELPING THOSE IN NEED The Dell Rapids FCCLA Chapter received a monetary award after Mrs. Beverly Rieck completed an application through a program named Nourishing Neighbors and called Explore.Act.Tell. The money was divided and used to fund both the items purchased...