Newsletter Your week, simplified: Oct. 15, 2025 Meet a Sioux Falls woman who has made it her mission to share stories from people experiencing homelessness. Plus, you'll find an update on Christ the King Elementary, several other Super Simplified Stories and a ton of fall events happening this week.
Community Meet the storyteller documenting homelessness in Sioux Falls When people talk about homelessness in Sioux Falls, it's often seen or described as one big homogeneous issue. Jackie Barr is trying to change that narrative with a storytelling project to shine a light on the individual people who make up the unhoused community.
Super Simplified Super Simplified: Surveys, school closures and cyber ops Here's your TL;DR local news download for the week.
Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: Oct. 10, 2025 TONS of headlines to catch you up heading into the weekend.
Super Simplified Super Simplified: Wacky baseball, pretty crosswalks, pricier electricity Rising electricity prices, pretty crosswalks, money for children's health and a new integrated healing agency for the region.
Community How a $2M donation will expand zoo education to thousands The Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium has been in expansion mode for some time now, and a $2 million donation from Midco announced this week will bring an updated education center with capacity to reach thousand more kids each year.
Simplified Presents These events connect the future workforce with businesses The Sioux Falls Development Foundation is bringing conference-style networking and recruitment to five regional high schools through a series of Talent Draft Day events. The goal is to connect tomorrow's workforce to the business community.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: Oct. 8, 2025 This week, you'll get a look at how the city is planning to expand bike trails in the future. You'll also find an update on the new juvenile justice center, which is expected to open later this month.
County As new juvenile justice center readies to open, Minnehaha County plans for future growth A new, $42 million juvenile justice center is expected to open later this month, according to county officials. And as the project came in under budget, the county is also looking at adding on even more space for the future.
City Where the city is looking to expand, fix up bike trails The Sioux Falls City Council on Tuesday got an update on the city's recreation trail system, including updates on expansions underway as well as improvements to come in the next couple of years.
Simplified Presents These swim lessons meet your kids where they are "We're not just a service-provider," Owner Dan Sobocinski said. "We're a partner for developing a life skill."
Events Stuff to do: Oct. 8-14 It's getting spooky in Sioux Falls this week. Here's a round-up of events (for all levels of thrill-seekers).
Super Simplified Super Simplified: Saving money, more affordable housing and boulevard buy-in See also: expanding critical thinking skills and supporting your employees.
Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: Oct. 3, 2025 This week, you'll meet the folks moving into Habitat for Humanity's 200th home and learn how the organization is looking to build the next 200. You'll also find the latest on Christ the King Elementary's closure (or maybe not??)
Community What's next for Habitat for Humanity after dedicating its 200th home? Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls celebrates a significant milestone Friday with the dedication of its 200th home in the area since the organization started 35 years ago
Super Simplified Super Simplified: Two ways you can shape Sioux Falls' future Run for office and weigh in on planning/zoning/building rules.
Education What's next for Christ the King Elementary? Less than a month after the Catholic school system announced the closure of Christ the King Elementary, there's a chance the school will stay open after all thanks to the work of several parents and more than $100,000 in pledges to financially support the school.
Simplified Presents How a Pavilion membership opens a world of possibilities Here's why a membership is a good buy not only for your family, but for the broader arts community.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: Oct. 1, 2025 You'll see the latest crime stats, learn about the lasting impact of a local nonprofit, find ways to support kids this fall and get a discount code for your next egg sandwich.
Community Why Sioux Falls Thrive's work will continue long after its closure Sioux Falls Thrive has been focused on ensuring kids have everything they need to be successful from cradle to career for the last seven years. The nonprofit shuttered this week, but here's a look at many of the initiatives that'll continue to benefit kids in the community for years to come.
Simplified Presents How to support strong kids, families The Sioux Falls Family YMCA launched its annual Strong Kids Campaign this week with a goal of raising $150,000 to support a diverse range of programs, all of which aim to build strong kids, strong families and a stronger Sioux Falls community.
City How police are using technology to solve crimes faster The Sioux Falls Police Department is taking a more hands-on approach with technology and finding ways to solve crimes in real time with the help of a dedicated control center.
Simplified Presents Meet your new favorite egg sandwich Egg on a Roll is bringing fresh, chef-inspired egg sandwiches to Sioux Falls at its new location at The Bridges at 57th.
