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

Lifelong swimmer Jennifer Kirby calls swimming great for physical and mental health

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Jonathan Ellis
Dec 15, 2025
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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.

Jennifer Kirby, a lifelong swimmer who regularly uses the Midco Aquatic Center, said she was “super excited” by the Frank Olson project, because swimming “helps with physical health as well as mental health.”

South Dakota-made munitions systems will anchor U.S. military's drone dominance

Joe Sneve
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December 15, 2025
South Dakota-made munitions systems will anchor U.S. military's drone dominance

A multi-rotor drone and its fixed-wing, one-way attack counterpart that flanked a wall-sized American flag inside a northern Sioux Falls warehouse Friday weren’t the main attraction.

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