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The South Dakota Veterans Cemetery is nearly ready to serve as final resting places for thousands. We’ll show you what awaits.
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South Dakota’s beloved priest Monsignor James Doyle has died. Ordained 64 years ago, Doyle founded St. Michael Parish in Sioux Falls and served at six South Dakota parishes. He died May 24 at age 89. “He tried to live by the Irish saying he loved: ‘Wear yourself lightly.’” said the Rev. Chuck Cimpl, who became
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If you’re ready to hear the roar of lions at the Great Plains Zoo, the new CEO is with you. “I love the roar of the lions. I miss the roar of the lions,” said Becky Dewitz, who became the zoo’s new leader in October 2020. She came from the Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot,
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Downtown Sioux Falls is filled with new artwork. SculptureWalk’s latest exhibit has been installed, bringing more than 60 new pieces that will live with us for the next year. While it’s always fun to explore on your own, we thought SculptureWalk pro photographer Paul Schiller was the ideal person to give us a preview of
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It was a big day for 8-year-old Eli Mehlhaff. The second grader, twin brother Ethan and their classmates at Scotland Elementary School were headed to Sioux Falls earlier this month for a trip to the Great Plains Zoo and a picnic lunch at Sertoma Park. “They were excited,” their mom, Justice Mehlhaff, said, adding the
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“Everyone drives by that hole and no one really knows what goes on at the bottom of it.”
Into the pit: Take a look inside Concrete Materials’ quarry Read More »
South Sioux Falls will gain a new Harrisburg middle and high school – if voters approve. While the community of Harrisburg continues to grow rapidly, most of the district’s more than 30,000 residents live in south Sioux Falls. And many of them are families with school-age children. Harrisburg has seen an average growth of 300
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Who doesn’t want a more beautiful city? That’s what Sioux Falls Beautiful is all about – serving as an advocate and resource for those trying to beautify the city. The organization also coordinates a grant program to help support projects through a matching challenge. And it gives away the annual Beautification Awards. Here’s a look
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Lincoln County had to hold a jury trial recently – and there was no place to do it. Nearly an hour of conversations later, Judge Robin Houwman had a resolution: The trial would be held in Minnehaha County instead. “And it’s not the first time we’ve had to do that,” said Houwman, the presiding judge
Kids in the west-side neighborhood around Hayward Elementary just got a lot closer to a new playground. An effort by the Leadership Sioux Falls class, which graduated today, raised more than $113,000 in two months. That beats their target of $100,000 and will go a long way toward meeting the broader $200,000 goal to help
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