Mayor TenHaken: Sioux Falls overcame historic hurdles, crises with resilience, investments during tenure
Final State of the City recounts disasters, population surge and economic momentum while mayor shares optimistic outlook
A new mayor named Paul TenHaken had to deliver the news to the Sioux Falls community that its urban forest faced devastation with the invasion of the emerald ash borer.
A year later, floods ravaged the city. And before summer 2019 arrived, another deluge followed a trio of tornadoes.
Then it was the COVID-19 pandemic. Then nationwide civil unrest.
