Newsletter Your week, simplified: June 17, 2026 It's less than a week until the run-off election in which Sioux Falls will select its next mayor and add three new faces to the City Council. You've met the candidates, but today you'll find new, updated candidate guides.
2026 City Election Your guide to the mayoral run-off candidates And then there were two. Jamie Smith and Christine Erickson are the two remaining candidates in the Sioux Falls mayoral race, rising to the top of a crowded field in the fight to fill Mayor Paul TenHaken's seat.
Super Simplified Simplified: Voting and step one in Smithfield redevelopment Your TL;DR headlines for the week.
2026 City Election Your guide to the At-Large A City Council run-off candidates James Oppenheimer and Vince Danh are both vying to represent Sioux Falls in the At-Large A seat on the City Council.
2026 City Election Your guide to Southeast District City Council run-off candidates Two candidates remain in the race to represent southeastern Sioux Falls on the City Council. Mike Crane and Sara Pankonin sat down with Sioux Falls Simplified to talk about their campaigns.
2026 City Election Your guide to Central District City Council run-off candidates From a field of five candidates, only the Zach(k)s remain in the race to represent the central district on the Sioux Falls City Council. Both Zak Okuwe and Zach DeBoer sat down with Sioux Falls Simplified ahead of the June 23 run-off election to talk about a variety of policy topics.
2026 City Election REPLAY: Sioux Falls mayoral candidate debate Mayoral candidates Christine Erickson and Jamie Smith will discuss a variety of policy topics in a debate hosted by the Sioux Falls League of Women Voters in partnership with Sioux Falls Simplified, Sioux Falls Live and The Dakota Scout.
Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: June 12, 2026 This week, I'm leaning hard on the "super simplified" format because, candidly, prepping for the debate this afternoon has taken a lot of my time. BUT, you'll find the latest on some fun updates at the zoo and a well update as well.
Community Zoo nears fundraising goal for aquarium, more improvements on the way The Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium is nearing a fundraising milestone that'll allow it to start construction on a new aquarium on the Great Plains Zoo campus. Meanwhile, they're also looking at renovating the giraffe habitat – here's what you need to know.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: June 10, 2026 This week, you're invited to join Sioux Falls Simplified and a whooooole bunch of community partners for the only public debate in the mayoral run-off election. 🎉 Extremely cool stuff.
2026 City Election Why Sioux Falls Simplified is co-hosting a mayoral debate (and you should come) The debate – which will take place at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Carnegie Town Hall – is going to be the only truly public debate between the two run-off candidates.
Community Why the county says this homelessness plan is different "The benefit of having a strategic plan is everybody is basically playing off the same sheet of music," Sharon Chontos of North Star Solutions said. "And everybody knows what each other is doing and how they're responsible for helping individuals and families."
Simplified Presents New owner, same family values: Barrow Orthodontics enters the next generation Keri Barrow was in the first grade when she told her dad she wanted to be an orthodontist – just like him. Now, she is running the business her father started over 40 years ago with the same philosophies he's embodied from day one.
Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: June 5, 2026 This week, you'll get a look at if your neighbors turned out to vote. Plus, get the inside scoop on the new Carver Gallery at City Hall, and you'll find a few Super Simplified stories before you log off for a warm and gorgeous weekend.
Community Why the first floor of City Hall is now an art gallery The city this week celebrated the opening of the Carver Gallery, a free, public art gallery featuring exclusively local Sioux Falls artists. Here's what you need to know about how it all came together.
City Map: How many people in your neighborhood turned out to vote? Across the state, about 1 in 3 registered voters cast a ballot on Tuesday. On the whole, that's about how things shook out in Sioux Falls, but a closer look at precinct-level data shows some neighborhoods were more likely to turn out and vote than others.
Newsletter Election results, simplified: June 3, 2026 This week, you'll find the election results, but, spoiler: there aren't many answers just yet.
2026 City Election Election '26: Why most city races went to a run-off We don't yet know who most of Sioux Falls city leadership will be after Tuesday night's election because the mayoral race and three of the four City Council races will go to a run-off. Here's where the candidates stand in a now-narrowed field.
2026 City Election Simplified: More election results, and fixing typos TL;DR headlines on the governor's race, statewide races, and the Sioux Falls charter amendment results.
Simplified Presents Why Great Bear is worth checking out year-round Great Bear Ski Valley isn't just a ski hill. With expanded trails, event space, and a summer calendar full of fun events, here's why you should add Great Bear to your summer bucket list.
