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Series of miracles, community movement lift Sioux Falls mom, leader to recovery

Spirit, Wellness / By

This is a story about strength. Grace. Persistence. Faith. Friendship. But, best of all, this is a story about miracles. Early in the morning of Feb. 3, Kendra Brouwer’s husband, Graeme, woke up to the sound of his wife barely able to breathe. “She wouldn’t wake,” said Graeme’s longtime friend, Robbie Stowell. Graeme, who had […]

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A dozen restaurants dueled for the title for best in Mitchell. Here’s who won

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Sioux Falls has the Downtown Burger Battle. But Mitchell has the Restaurant Rumble. And the community seems to love it just as much. The promotional contest started last summer when the Mitchell Convention & Visitors Bureau was trying to generate business for restaurants struggling to adjust to COVID-related protocols. “And the Mitchell community really stepped

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School news you’ll love: Hawthorne, Laura B. Anderson, R.F. Pettigrew, Rosa Parks

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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]. In their own words Last week was National School Counseling Week, and the students at Hawthorne Elementary gave us a powerful look at what counselors can

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How bad is this cold snap? You’d have to go back 25 years

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It’s not just you. The latest cold temperature trend really is that bad. Think once-in-a-decade bad. “We haven’t had an extended period of this nature since probably 1996,” said Todd Heitkamp, meteorologist-in-charge for the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls. With temperatures in the single-digits beginning last week and continuing through at least the middle

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Sioux Falls sixth grader to appear on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’

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Feb. 4, 2021 Storyteller Emerson Weber’s own story keeps getting better. The Sioux Falls sixth grader, whose letter of thanks to her postal carrier gained national attention and led to a book, will appear on Friday’s episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” The show, hosted by the “American Idol” winner, will cover the topic of

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