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Mayor TenHaken offers inside look at 2022, with hopes ‘COVID cloud’ will lift

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…

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Top 10 stories you loved in 2021

Pigeon605 isn’t yet a year old, and it already has taken flight as a new sources of news for Sioux Falls and beyond. Our pigeons…

Police prioritize filling openings, connecting to community in 2022 while planning for growth

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…

Here’s where to drop off your real Christmas tree, broken holiday lights

If you’re the type whose Christmas tree and decorations already are headed out for the season, here’s where to dispose of them. Through Jan. 9,…

Road Report: Projects that defined 2021

Other than a few minor updates, we’re calling road construction in Sioux Falls largely done for the season. So we’re recapping the year with a…

From string lights to swings, what’s ahead for Phillips Avenue in 2022

String lights, bench swings and a performance plaza are part of the initial concept for two blocks of Phillips Avenue scheduled to be reconstructed in…

Hospitals’ capacity is stretched as second-highest COVID surge bears down

The Sioux Falls area is experiencing its second-highest COVID-19 surge since the pandemic began, local health officials said today. Both health systems and the city…

More buildings could get face-lift as popular improvement program returns

Owners of older buildings now could get some help from the city in restoring them to their former glory. The city’s historic facade easement program…

Road Report: Week of Dec. 13

Here’s a weekly look at what road construction projects are done, where you’ll find traffic impacts and what’s scheduled next. What’s done Just in time…

After teacher ‘dash for cash’ goes viral, Stampede boosts donation

This wasn’t how anyone who organized a weekend promotion for teachers at a Sioux Falls Stampede game planned the event to take off. It was…

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