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Christmas ambush | Data center deluge | No subsidy for you | What's indoor recreation anyway? | Prison seminary | Leaving the barn door open | About that 'primary' debate
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Christmas ambush | Data center deluge | No subsidy for you | What's indoor recreation anyway? | Prison seminary | Leaving the barn door open | About that 'primary' debate

Sponsored by Beal Distributing & Juna Sleep Systems | An awestruck Sioux Falls City Council Chairman Rich Merkouris returns to The Scouting Lounge for his first visit to the Juna Sleep Systems studio.

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Sioux Falls

Kirby family donating $1 million to Frank Olson indoor pool project

Kirby family donating $1 million to Frank Olson indoor pool project

Sioux Falls philanthropists Jennifer and Joe Kirby announced Monday that they will contribute $1 million to the construction of a new indoor pool at Frank Olson Park.

Sioux Falls

End of automatic subsidies for Sioux Falls nonprofits brings warnings of service cuts

End of automatic subsidies for Sioux Falls nonprofits brings warnings of service cuts

City Hall has chosen its winners in a newly competitive nonprofit funding process — and warning signs are already flashing for those left behind.

Sioux Falls

Rezone for Sioux Falls data center inches toward fruition

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Dec 17
Rezone for Sioux Falls data center inches toward fruition

A planned data center in eastern Sioux Falls took a major step forward this week.

Viewpoints

VIEWPOINT | South Dakota's failed corrections policies proving deadly

Dec 24
VIEWPOINT | South Dakota's failed corrections policies proving deadly

The record-breaking year of deaths within the South Dakota prison system again highlights the reality that the lack of a Corrections Policy has deadly consequences.

Sioux Falls

From roads to recreation, Falls Park makeover targets 'signature park' distinction

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Dec 17
From roads to recreation, Falls Park makeover targets 'signature park' distinction

An urban fishery, recreation trails, adventure courses and pedestrian walking bridges.

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