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It took almost two years – as far as he knows – but Mayor Paul TenHaken now can add himself to the list of those recovering from COVID-19. “It burned through our house,” said TenHaken, who shared the news during a Facebook Live with his youngest daughter last week. “Three of us had it. Me […]
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Amazing things happen in our schools every day — if you know where to look! Do you know some school news others would love? Let us know at [email protected]. The Sioux Falls School District has started a Teacher Pathway program to expose students at all four high schools to the education profession. Last fall, Teacher
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10 Questions With is a new series featuring people of interest in the 605. Have someone you’d like to see featured? Email [email protected]. Brienne Maner is getting ready for another big year. The executive director of Startup Sioux Falls has a new location to look forward to, plenty of family plans and some great insight
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Sioux Falls has crossed a population milestone to exceed 200,000 people, city officials announced today. The city’s population is estimated at 202,600, an addition of 6,750 people in the past year, giving the city a growth rate of 3.45 percent. “This is really interesting. Two hundred thousand is really interesting when you put it in
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The last time Jud and Denise Pins had walked into Sanford Children’s Hospital was to visit their grandson, Truman. The latest time was to honor his legacy. Truman Pins died March 28, 2017, 13 months after he was born with, as his obituary said, “10 fingers, 10 toes, one extra chromosome and a super-wide smile.”
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Somewhere between Rice and 10th streets from Kiwanis to West avenues, Rich Merkouris hopes a building exists that will become the home of a new grocery store. The idea is to find a space up to 10,000 square feet “that we could hopefully make into a real basic grocery, no bakery or food prepared on-site
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South Dakota’s big migration isn’t slowing down. The state ranked No. 2 in the annual United Van Lines study showing where Americans moved to and from in 2021, up from third the year before. South Dakota registered a 69 percent in-migration — meaning that for every 100 people moving in or out of the state,
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One year ago, the last thing Mayor Paul TenHaken hoped he’d be talking about to start 2022 was COVID-19. “We all thought when we got the vaccine in January that COVID was done and we were going to move on and it was going to be 2020 (that was) the year we wanted to forget,
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Before Allure magazine named him the best hairstylist in Austin, Texas … Before styling at New York Fashion Week and amassing some impressive celebrity clientele … And before he became a business owner now featured on “Queer Eye” Season Six on Netflix … Tyler Cochran was a Sioux Falls kid, a Lincoln High School graduate
Police Chief Jon Thum appreciates times like the one earlier this month at Dick’s Sporting Goods, when police officers walked the aisles and shared cookies with kids shopping for Christmas. He recognizes the value of the school resource officer who takes time to have lunch with students. And he looks forward to a new program