The George A. Fitzgerald Post #65 in Dell Rapids will be hosting Memorial Day activities scheduled for May 26, 2025. 7:50 a.m. – Logan Cemetery8:30 a.m. – Stordahl Cemetery8:55 a.m. – Willow Creek Cemetery9:20 a.m. – Dell Rapids Veterans Memorial Park10 a.m. – Parade...
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Interesting facts related to Memorial Day
Memorial Day is celebrated annually on the last Monday of May across the United States. The proximity of Memorial Day to the summer solstice has led many to view the weekend preceding the holiday as the unofficial kickoff to summer. However, Memorial Day is about more...
Made in South Dakota
Gov. Larry Rhoden With President Trump back in the White House, there’s been a lot of talk about making sure that more products are Made in America. Manufacturing has been struggling nationwide for quite some time now. You might not know this, but South Dakota is...
The fight to save Ellsworth
Sen. John Thune On May 13, 2005, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it was recommending South Dakota’s Ellsworth Air Force Base for closure. It was a gut punch for South Dakota. Ellsworth has been a point of pride in our state since World War II. Losing the base...
Work matters
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK Rep. Dusty Johnson met with the Prorok family (left) and Hofman family (right), who are two South Dakota law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. (Photo/Submitted) Rep. Dusty Johnson BIG NewsThe House Agriculture...
Big, beautiful disaster for South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, SD – SD Democratic Party Executive Director Dan Ahlers is urging Rep. Dusty Johnson to oppose the budget bill, calling it a “big, beautiful disaster for the State of South Dakota.”“Do you represent Donald Trump or the people of South Dakota? It is that...
Rounds introduces legislation to advance brain cancer research and development
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the Bolstering Research and Innovation Now (BRAIN) Act, legislation to advance research for brain tumors and improve brain tumor treatment and care.“For me, the fight against...
Students Awarded at Banquet
The Dell Rapids students were inducted into the National Honor Society at the National Honor Society banquet that was held in the Middle School Commons. (Photo/Submitted) The Dell Rapids seniors nominated Eve Pickard to receive the Friend of Education award for the...
Students inducted into NHS
Quarrier senior Lincoln Fersdahl was the recipient of the Quarrier Legacy Scholarship the night of the National Honor Society. (Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editor Recently, the Dell Rapids High School’s Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted members into...
End of the Year Fun
St. Mary Kindergarten students had some end-of-year fun by bringing out the shaving cream to clean the desks! (Photos/Submitted)