Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: March 28, 2025 Skateboarding, sustainability and sub-par school funding.
Education What $3 million in budget cuts will mean for schools The Sioux Falls School District is planning to cut $3 million and still run a deficit in the coming year, but soon-to-be Superintendent Jamie Nold said no one will lose their job as a result.
Community This business is teaching kids perseverance through skating The Siouxer, an indoor skate park and shop on the west side of town, has been offering skateboarding lessons to kids for several years. But now, they're bringing those lessons to even more kids through a new partnership with Terry Redlin Elementary School.
Super Simplified Super Simplified Stories: March 28, 2025 Parties for the Earth, talking sustainability and a park delayed (but food, though)
Newsletter Your week, simplified: March 26, 2025 The cost of helping people, a spicy school board and a small step closer to a downtown convention center.
City The Link is helping people, but losing money. What's the long-term plan? Mayor Paul TenHaken told city and county officials Tuesday afternoon that, as his term as mayor comes to an end, it's time to figure out a new governance structure – and, more importantly, a sustainable financial model – for The Link.
Education Why school board members want you to vote, call your reps "I know that it can be easy to just not vote," Board Member Dawn Marie Johnson said. "It's easy to skip over those days and be like, 'oh, oops, it was today,' but this is the direct result of us not engaging in our voting system."
Super Simplified Super Simplified Stories: March 26, 2025 Cheap gas, burn bans and one step closer to a downtown convention center.
Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: March 21, 2025 Little treats, March Madness, a cool nonprofit and an award-winning economic development leader.
Community This group is connecting unhoused folks with medical care Medical care can be quite complicated, but it can also be as simple as grabbing a backpack of supplies and hitting the streets to see who needs help.
Simplified Presents Meet this year's champion for economic development Jeffery Tanner is the president of the Canton Economic Development Corporation, and he was recognized this week for his work as a leader in promoting growth in the metro.
Super Simplified Super Simplified Stories: March 21, 2025 March Madness and road construction madness
Newsletter Your week, simplified: March 19, 2025 Hey, it's cool that you read local news! Thanks for being here.
SoDak Simplified How effective were your state lawmakers this session? About 30% of bills Sioux Falls-area lawmakers proposed this year's state legislative session ultimately made it to Gov. Larry Rhoden's desk, according to analysis from Sioux Falls Simplified.
Simplified Presents Why it's time to get a zoo membership Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium members can get special discounts on retail, food, education programs and event admission.
Super Simplified Super Simplified Stories: March 19, 2025 Mad mailmen (and women), school budget cuts, and an iconic cafe for sale.
Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: March 14, 2025 Not great news for childcare providers, pretty good news for aspiring homeowners and straight-up news on the state budget.
Super Simplified Super Simplified Stories: March 14, 2025 TEDxSioux Falls speakers, bye to the best Indian tacos, and a $7.3 billion state budget
Community Childcare crisis: What's next after state opts not to help? It's a huge blow for an industry that's been "treading water" for some time, as one provider said.
Community This program is bringing housing education directly to neighbors After a successful pilot project last fall, Sioux Falls Thrive is bringing its housing education course back in a new format and with more resources to help people find and maintain long-term housing.
Simplified Presents These are not your mother's fundraising events Selah Space, a nonprofit holistic wellness cooperative, is innovating the way women receive their health care, self-care and more. They're also innovating in fundraising.
Education How Sioux Falls schools are using microtransit Thousands of kids in Sioux Falls rely on buses to get them to and from school, but a much smaller group of kids need rides to and from various district programs.
