Gov. Kristi Noem This week I had the opportunity to spend time with a group of people who are involved with our Foster Care system and some of the young people who participate in it. Our Secretary of Social Services invited me to attend, as the day was facilitated by...
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More farm in the farm bill
Sen. John Thune Agriculture is the lifeblood of South Dakota. Our state’s farmers and ranchers rise before dawn and put in the hard work necessary to feed America. As a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, I have the opportunity to advocate for South Dakota...
Strengthening service
Rep. Dusty Johnshon BIG UpdateOnly 32% of current military families would recommend that a family member or friend join the military. Unfortunately, our servicemembers’ quality of life has declined, causing low morale and stress. They’ve struggled with the high...
Weekly Round(s) Up
Photo of the week: South Dakota students in town for the National History Day National Contest. They did exceptional work on their projects this year! (Photo/Submitted) By: Sen. Mike Rounds Last week was another busy one out in Washington. Our main focus this past...
And the award goes to…
Casey McCoy named 2024 “Citizen of the Year” Submitted by Sue Hovey The Dell Rapids Citizen of the Year (COTY) award committee has chosen Casey McCoy for this year’s honor. McCoy was nominated by June Decker, who cited his generosity in sharing his time and talents to...
Baltic High Basketball player joins European Exhibition Team
Asa Thomas Metcalfe | Writer Baltic, SD - Caitlyn Pickett, a local multi-sport student athlete entering her Junior year at Baltic High School has been selected by STUDENTathleteWorld to represent the United States in the 2024 United World Games, an International...
Honor Flight
On June 5, 2024, Erik Edberg got on the plane at 3:30 a.m. to Washington D.C. as a Honor Flight Veteran and got there at 11 p.m. that night.He Went to what is called the mall in D.C. a symbol of American Demovracy. He also saw several monuments and he went to the...
Auditor’s office plans to do hand-counting audit of all primary election ballots
Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – On Monday, June 10, Minnehaha County Auditor Leah Anderson told the county canvassing board that, while the election day process was conducted by the usual tabulating machines, in a state ordered audit, her office...
Events in the Dell Rapids and Baltic Area:
Saturday, June 158:30 a.m.- Willow Creek Lutheran Church Men’s Coffee11 a.m.- Bread Box is Open at Quarry Rock ChurchSunday, June 164 p.m.- The Reformed Church Bible StudyMonday, June 179 a.m.- Senior Exercise @ Dell Rapids Senior Citizen Center4:30 p.m.- Food Truck...
May 2024 Meeting Minutes
Written by: Terryn Klein, Sodbuster SecretaryThe regular Sodbusters 4-H meeting was held on May 12, 2024, at 4pm with 21 members present. President Lexi Scherff called the meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Korbin Klein and Joe Bares led the 4-H...