Dan Gehlsen

The Dakota Scout's Director of Legals & Public Notices, Dan is also The Scout's Scouting Yesterday historian. When he's not looking over the records of yesterday and today he enjoys spending time gardening and camping with his daughter.

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Decades of reforestation follow South Dakota's most devastating Black Hills fire

May 13, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Decades of reforestation follow South Dakota's most devastating Black Hills fire

This week in South Dakota history: May 8-14

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Water works push, public pajama prohibition dot Sioux Falls mayor's legacy

May 9, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Water works push, public pajama prohibition dot Sioux Falls mayor's legacy

This week in South Dakota history

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | New Dell Rapids Opera House owner opted to keep theater dark

May 1, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | New Dell Rapids Opera House owner opted to keep theater dark

This week in South Dakota history

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | From deadlock to landmark, Carnegie gift brought bickering, divisions to Sioux Falls

Apr 25, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | From deadlock to landmark, Carnegie gift brought bickering, divisions to Sioux Falls

This week in South Dakota history

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | South Dakota farmers revolt against college president

Apr 16, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | South Dakota farmers revolt against college president

This week in South Dakota history: April 10-16

Dan Gehlsen

Free to Read

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | South Dakota helped launch Mother’s Day in 1909; Huron mom honored in 2026

Apr 9, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | South Dakota helped launch Mother’s Day in 1909; Huron mom honored in 2026

This week in South Dakota history: April 3-9

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Union Gospel Mission marks new chapter with 2001 expansion in Sioux Falls

Apr 3, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Union Gospel Mission marks new chapter with 2001 expansion in Sioux Falls

This week in South Dakota history: March 28 - April 3

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Prolific run of bank heists in South Dakota land robber in Alcatraz

Mar 26, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Prolific run of bank heists in South Dakota land robber in Alcatraz

This week in South Dakota history: March 20-26

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Bragging rights & buzzer-beaters — a century of high school hoops in South Dakota

Mar 21, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Bragging rights & buzzer-beaters — a century of high school hoops in South Dakota

This week in South Dakota history

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Foiled assassination, fire hue president's tax cut pitch in South Dakota

Mar 12, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Foiled assassination, fire hue president's tax cut pitch in South Dakota

This week in South Dakota history: Mar. 6-12

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Sioux Falls defends story-telling sculptor behind Fawick Park Statue of David

Mar 5, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Sioux Falls defends story-telling sculptor behind Fawick Park Statue of David

This week in South Dakota history: Feb. 27-Mar. 5

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Rapid City's 150th anniversary defies early survival odds

Feb 26, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Rapid City's 150th anniversary defies early survival odds

This week in South Dakota history: Feb. 20-26

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Exotic animals auctioned off by Sioux Falls fraudsters

Feb 18, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Exotic animals auctioned off by Sioux Falls fraudsters

This week in South Dakota history: Feb. 13-19

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | South Dakotans block Sioux Falls Skyforce’s Isaiah Thomas-fueled collapse

Feb 11, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | South Dakotans block Sioux Falls Skyforce’s Isaiah Thomas-fueled collapse

This week in South Dakota history: Feb. 6-12

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | History buffs take first blow in fight to save Sioux Falls Coliseum

Feb 5, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | History buffs take first blow in fight to save Sioux Falls Coliseum

This week in South Dakota history: Jan. 30 - Feb. 5

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Mother-daughter duo made history as South Dakota’s first female bank robbers

Jan 29, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Mother-daughter duo made history as South Dakota’s first female bank robbers

This week in South Dakota history: Jan. 23-29

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | South Dakota’s Russian ‘grip’ foreshadowed 1918 lockdowns

Jan 21, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | South Dakota’s Russian ‘grip’ foreshadowed 1918 lockdowns

This week in South Dakota history: Jan. 16-22

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Newspaper tribute marked legacy of ‘Aunt Lou,’ Black Hills trailblazer

Jan 16, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Newspaper tribute marked legacy of ‘Aunt Lou,’ Black Hills trailblazer

This week in South Dakota history: Jan. 9-15

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Clogs, water scarcity bust South Dakota’s artesian well boom

Jan 8, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Clogs, water scarcity bust South Dakota’s artesian well boom

This week in South Dakota history Jan. 2-8

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | State cement plant sale ends South Dakota’s public enterprise era

Jan 2, 2026

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | State cement plant sale ends South Dakota’s public enterprise era

This week in South Dakota history: Dec. 26-Jan. 2

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | City matriarch helps chart future of Sioux Falls parks system

Dec 24, 2025

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | City matriarch helps chart future of Sioux Falls parks system

This week in South Dakota history: Dec. 19-25

Dan Gehlsen

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Pierre sought bison preserve in nod to South Dakota 'Buffalo King'

Dec 17, 2025

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Pierre sought bison preserve in nod to South Dakota 'Buffalo King'

This week in South Dakota history: Dec. 12-18

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | The South Dakotan who dreamed up Mount Rushmore publishes first textbook

Dec 11, 2025

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | The South Dakotan who dreamed up Mount Rushmore publishes first textbook

This week in South Dakota history: Dec. 5-11

Dan Gehlsen

The Lounge

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Federal showdown forces change to girls sports in South Dakota

Dec 3, 2025

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Federal showdown forces change to girls sports in South Dakota

This week in South Dakota history: Nov. 28 - Dec. 4

Dan Gehlsen

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | South Dakota’s last 'Mole Man' leaves dugout after 40 years

Nov 28, 2025

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | South Dakota’s last 'Mole Man' leaves dugout after 40 years

This week in South Dakota history: Nov. 21-28

Dan Gehlsen