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VIEWPOINT | Honor donors, volunteers – and contributions of John Morrell & Co.
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (130+ words) Guest column by Rick Knobe I have been thinking about giving lately. The recent death of our local billionaire Denny Sanford helped me focus on it more. People writing big checks we call philanthropists. A fancy word. Big check writers…...
INTERVIEW | LifeLight’s second act is getting bigger — and still free
1+ week, 2+ day ago (153+ words) Lyrical Limelight chats with Josh Brewer, CEO of LifeLight Festival For Josh Brewer, booking a Christian music festival begins with talent, but talent alone will not get an artist onto the stage. “We tend to be very selective, very picky…...
Jacobson Plaza in downtown Sioux Falls earns international award for public space
1+ week, 4+ day ago (156+ words) Downtown Sioux Falls, Inc. credits private philanthropy, city investment in activating former brownfield with ice ribbon, playground, community space (Courtesy of city of Sioux Falls) A public park attraction in northern downtown Sioux Falls has earned a nod from a…...
Lincoln County trims 2027 budget with eye toward limiting use of reserves
1+ week, 5+ day ago (104+ words) Commissioners cut $1.7 million from building plans, drop a Western Avenue roundabout and freeze their own salaries Lincoln County Commissioner Joel Arends pushed through some of the largest cuts Tuesday to the county’s proposed 2027 budget. These include a $1.7 million reduction in…...
SCOUTING REPORT | Local food, papers please, wealthy socialists, sealing history
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (145+ words) A weekly digest of interesting local, state, national and even international developments Last Spring, Redfield School Board member Brady Edgar had an idea to feed the school district’s students. He proposed that local cattle producers provide beef to the district…...
Navigating potential conflicts, selling beer to foreigners, radio silence & a Thune's hidden talent
2+ week, 1+ day ago (165+ words) The Dakota Scout Navigating potential conflicts, selling beer to foreigners, radio silence & a Thune's hidden talent COUNTERPOINT | Turnout in local elections matters – so does who turns out Guest column by Gregory LaFollette Government use of Flock surveillance pits privacy fears…...
Running while building | From S.D. Trade to the U.N. | Being Brittany Lindberg's husband | The Scout's Iranian subscribers
2+ week, 1+ day ago (203+ words) The Dakota Scout COUNTERPOINT | Turnout in local elections matters – so does who turns out Guest column by Gregory LaFollette Government use of Flock surveillance pits privacy fears vs. public safety benefits Local South Dakota governments, state officials struggle to decide…...
Mitakuye Owas’in festival brings Native culture to Levitt at the Falls
2+ week, 2+ day ago (332+ words) Event features Native American music, arts and dancing Immerse yourself in Native American culture through art, music and dance Saturday at the fourth annual All My Relatives Festival at the Levitt at the Falls from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The free festival features…...
SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Sioux Falls hobby hobos tramp their way to 1901 world’s fair
3+ week, 3+ day ago (160+ words) The Dakota Scout SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Sioux Falls hobby hobos tramp their way to 1901 world’s fair This week in South Dakota history: Aug. 14-20 A 69-day adventure came to an end, and 16-year-old Ned Estabrook was back home after his hobo trip…...
TheDakotaScout.com is leaving Substack
3+ week, 3+ day ago (506+ words) The Dakota Scout is changing how it delivers its journalism online. The Sioux Falls-based newspaper, launched in September 2022 as a journalist-owned, locally operated and printed news organization, is moving its website and digital publishing operation from Substack to Beehiiv. The…...