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The winners have been selected….

The Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of their annual gingerbread house contest. The winner for the 0-4 age group went to Azariah who received a $25 gift card to pick out a prize at Lewis. The 5-9 age group winner was Carter who also received a...

AAA reminds drivers preparation is key

SIOUX FALLS, SD – AAA South Dakota anticipates it will respond to more than 1,800 calls for emergency roadside assistance from stranded motorists throughout the state during the year-end holiday period, as 343,000 South Dakotans (92% of total South Dakota travelers)...

Did your Christmas Cactus bloom this year?

Garden to go Donna Rumbaugh | Extension Master Gardener Thanksgiving and Christmas mark the date that most cacti owners look forward to. It is the time of year when their Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus shoot out beautiful colorful blooms. If these holidays went by...

The Christmas Spirit

Sen. Mike Rounds As we celebrate Christmas with our loved ones, we remember the true reason for the season: the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the promise of a loving God who offered to us His only son.On Christmas Eve, I wanted to take a moment to...

All I want for Christmas

Rep. Dusty Johnson The year may be coming to a close, but it doesn’t look like our southern border is.A year ago, my Republican colleagues and I made a commitment to secure the border and combat illegal immigration. While immigration is an important part of our...

Home for Christmas

Sen. John Thune The holiday season is a time of homecoming for many Americans. This year, more than a third of South Dakotans will travel for the holidays, many of them going home to be with family – a feeling unlike most others at Christmastime. It can be a trip down...

Driving their way to success

Students in Mr. Craig Jorgensen’s Intro to EV class at Dell Rapids High School built their first electric car. The class started to build the car about four weeks into the school year with it taking about 14 weeks to complete. (Photo/Submitted) Students build electric...

Baltic second grade presents animal museum

Baltic second graders gather for a photo after their animal museum presented to elementary students, parents, and community members. (Photo/Marissa Whipple) Grace Wolff | Staff Intern Learning about animals can be a fun subject for many of the elementary students....

Baltic fourth graders get in the holiday spirit

Fourth-grade students and families gather together to decorate gingerbread houses in time for the Christmas season. (Photo/Submitted) Grace Wolff | Staff Intern Getting into the holiday spirit comes easily at Baltic School. Many classrooms celebrate the holiday in...

Tebay bats her way to DWU

St. Mary Cardinal Jaycee Tebay (center) with her parents, Casey and Lacey, by her side, signed with DWU to continue her softball career. Tebay will attend DWU next fall while she majors in nursing with a possible minor in business. (Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem |...