By Senator Tom Pischke The 3rd week of the 2024 Legislative Session completed on January 25th. We are experiencing a very large amount of bill being introduced this year, especially in the Senate. Due to there being twice as many members in the House of...
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Elections or Appointments
By Sen. Brent “B.R.” Hoffman “Democracy is the worst form of Government…except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.”Winston Churchill Elections matter. Elections are central to American democracy, and in the end, most important state-level...
Quarrier Corner
Mr. Matt Larson | High School One-Act Coach The Dell Rapids High School One Act team had their regional performance at the Dakota Prairie Playhouse in Madison on Wednesday, January 24th. The team performed the play “The Customer Is Always Wrong”. They had auditions in...
Happy 100th Day!
(Photos/Grace Wolff) Baltic Elementary celebrates 100 days together this school year Grace Wolff | Staff Intern Each year, the one-hundredth day of school is celebrated by all elementary classrooms in many different ways. “Old ladies and gentlemen” flood the hallways,...
Remembering Four Chaplains Day
Sara Stadem | Editor Saturday, February 3, brings a day that many might not be too familiar with, a day that is becoming more recognized and honored and one that will be celebrated in Dell Rapids – Four Chaplains Day. The story, according to The American Legion...
Mobile coffee shop opens in Baltic
The Liberty Coffee and Espresso bus can be found parked in the old Baltic tennis courts across the street from the Baltic Fire Department. The mobile coffee shop is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Photo/Submitted) Baltic residents Will and Dani...
School board meeting draws crowd and conversation
Sara Stadem | Editor The Dell Rapids School Board meeting, which was held on January 10, had a larger than normal turnout due to one topic on the agenda which was a proposed adjustment to the high school class schedule. The official school board meeting minutes...
Celebrating Catholic Schools Week
Dell Rapids St. Mary Catholic Schools are ready to honor National Catholic Schools week which is an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. This year, the celebration runs from January 28 through February 3 with St. Mary’s having a week of...
Golden West announces 2024 scholarship program
High school seniors residing in the Golden West Telecommunications service area can now apply for one of 45 $1,000 scholarships available to qualifying students.Now in its 26th year, the Golden West scholarship program awards scholarships to help offset tuition for...
SECOG director tells commission how group helps people with low-income housing options
Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – A briefing on the functions of the South Eastern Council of Governments – or SECOG – was the highlight of this week’s meeting of the Minnehaha County Commission.SECOG Director Lynne Keller Forbes updated...