Archive - The Dakota Scout

Sioux Falls School Board members critical of efforts in Pierre to restrain opt outs

Lawmakers took repeated swings to make it easier for voters to refer property tax increases to public vote

8 hrs ago • Todd Epp

House agrees to shift $110 million to yearly homeowner property tax relief

Lawmakers preparing to tap income that will come with end of tax holiday in 2027

21 hrs ago • Jonathan Ellis

CARTOON | Disconnected

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Mar 9 • Ryan M Stoick

Property tax relief package runs legislative gauntlet in session's final days

Gov. Larry Rhoden has endorsed five bills that achieve reductions, increase voter oversight

Mar 9 • Jonathan Ellis

The Dakota Scout E-edition | Mar. 6-12, 2026

Volume 2 | Number 80

Mar 9

SCOUTING REPORT | Honoring heroes, Outdoor Campus events, joy of gardening, feeding seniors

A weekly digest of interesting local, state, national and even international developments

Mar 8 • Jonathan Ellis

Edmunds County puts final touches on $8.4 million jail

Sheriff Jonathan Waldner hoping extra cells will generate revenue for county

Mar 8 • Elisa Sand

Rhoden's Sioux Falls, Rapid City airport funding idea survives legislative flak

House Speaker Jon Hansen tried to shoot down measure with super majority requirement

Mar 8 • Jonathan Ellis

Steven Lyle Hendrickson, 78

May 24, 1947 - March 4, 2026

Mar 7

Classroom disruptions, violence drag teaching profession in South Dakota

Alternative approach to student discipline gaining traction with educators, lawmakerrs

Mar 7 • Jonathan Ellis

Vincent Gene Eide, 70

January 20, 1956 - February 28, 2026

Mar 7

Making a mayor mad | Crafting contracts | SNAP success | Stressing war | Balancing a budget | Policing in Sioux Falls | Creating a new tax

Listen now | Sponsored by Juna Sleep Systems & Beal Distributing | The Scouting Lounge hosts Jason Holbeck and Logan Eilers with the Sioux Falls Police…

Mar 6 • Joe Sneve, Jonathan Ellis, and The Dakota Scout

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