State A and B Wrestling begins Thursday in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The State A and B Wrestling tournament gets underway Thursday in Sioux Falls. Favored to defend their title in Class A are the Sturgis Scooper boys, […]
SME Sioux Falls announces nominees for Women of Excellence Awards
Fifty-five women have been nominated for the 46th annual Women of Excellence Awards presented by Sales and Marketing Executives Inc. of Sioux Falls. Awards will be announced at the annual Women in Business event on March 24 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. Women of Excellence nominees were nominated by...
Throwback Thursday: 100 years of the State Theatre
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On this edition of Throwback Thursday, Lori Kent with the Local Lou Podcast teaches us about the State Theatre. “The State Theatre, my love, is turning 100 on Tuesday, so it’s a really exciting time. The state theater opens up in 1926, and it is the star of downtown. It is one of...
‘Open for business:’ Wenck delivers Harrisburg’s first State of the City address
HARRISBURG, S.D. — When Derick Wenck first moved to Harrisburg in 2006, it was a lot different. The city consisted of about 2,400 people, and only two school buildings existed in town. There were a couple gas stations, a couple churches and a couple bars. No stop lights, no Lake Ole and certainly no McDonald’s.
Sioux Empire Home Show returns this weekend with 270-plus vendors
This piece is sponsored by the Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire Inc. Trends meet technology at this year’s annual Sioux Empire Home Show, where you’re guaranteed to leave inspired to upgrade your living spaces in ways large and small. The popular annual event from the Home...
Restaurant Roundup: New sourdough bagels, Mash Madness, Half-Baked Mondays
Has added sourdough bagels and bagel sandwiches to the menu. The four bagel flavors are wheat, poppyseed, everything and sesame. The sandwiches are Nova Lox Salmon on poppyseed; Ham, Egg & Cheese on everything; and Veggie on sesame. Here’s a chance to try a top five Downtown Burger Battle winner...
The week ahead: Feb. 26-March 4
The Week Ahead is our hand-picked event guide to the next seven days in Sioux Falls and slightly beyond. For guaranteed placement or to promote your event ahead of time, email [email protected] about a featured event listing. Feb. 26: Jacks trivia. Think you know the Jackrabbits? Join the Sioux...
SDSU’s Mages, KC’s Haley awarded the latest Kwik Star #SummitGF weekly accolades
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State senior McKenzie Mages and Kansas City sophomore Mason Haley earned this week’s Kwik Star #SummitGF Peak Golfer of the Week honors, League officials announced Thursday. Mages racked up her fifth career women’s award, while Haley collected the fourth of his career.
Mattress technology co-developed by Sioux Falls entrepreneur gains national reach
An innovative gel mattress material and design patented by a Sioux Falls entrepreneur is being scaled up nationally. Chris Larson, founder of Comfort King Mattress Factory, first envisioned a next-generation sleep material that used gel technology combined with a unique, spiral grid design instead of the typical...
Nonprofits join forces for peer support in Watertown
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KELO) —For people who are trying to recover from addiction, it can be hard to do it alone. That’s why two nonprofits are joining forces to give the best of both worlds to the people they serve. LeeAnn Robertson has been struggling with substance use disorder since she was 13 years old. “It […]
