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Soehl, Merkouris, Barranco elected to Sioux Falls council chair positions
The newly-elected chair and vice chair of the Sioux Falls City Council are no strangers to the position. Curt Soehl was unanimously approved as the council's chair for the next year, after serving in the role from May 2021 to May 2023, when former Councilor Marshall Selberg took over the role. ...
Sioux Falls Summer Splash: Pools Open and New Recreational Programs Begin May 31
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Council approves Joe Kippley as Sioux Falls' public health director
Sioux Falls' newest public health director will be Joe Kippley, following the Sioux Falls City Council's approval of his appointment on Tuesday evening. Mayor Paul TenHaken made the appointment last week, saying Kippley's background in law and healthcare would be of "tremendous benefit" to the city. ...
Another Change for Sioux Falls I-29 Diverging Diamond Interchange
There's some bad news and some good news surrounding the Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) project at I-29 and 41st Street in Sioux Falls. The traffic pattern associated with the project is changing again. The good news?. This is expected to be the final change before the two-year project is completed.
Survey says nearly two-thirds of SD educators use Indigenous standards
Survey results indicate nearly two-thirds of South Dakota public school educators are teaching the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings, but the number of respondents is lower than the last survey. The essential understandings are a set of standards approved in 2018 for teaching students about Native American culture and history. “Oceti Sakowin” is the collective term […] The post Survey says nearly two-thirds of SD educators use Indigenous standards appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
7 Things Locals Hate the Most About Sioux Falls
The Sioux Falls Experience: From Work To Weather Woes. People Say They Hate These 7 Things About Sioux Falls the Most. In the last few years, I've had the opportunity to live in another state after living in Sioux Falls for a decade. Then late last year I moved back to the SooFoo, and I am super happy to have returned.
Opposition won’t cause state to change prison location, official says
Department of Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko said the state will not change the location of a future men’s prison south of Sioux Falls, despite pending litigation and local opposition. “I know that we’ve talked about this and I have to be very careful because we are still in litigation, but we’re not looking at other […] The post Opposition won’t cause state to change prison location, official says appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
As South Dakota sues federal government over Title IX, school districts await guidance
Although the school year is almost over for most Sioux Falls-area schools, by the time they come back in session this fall, new Title IX regulations will be in effect. That’s because the U.S. Department of Education released its Final Rule under Title IX on April 19, with several changes, including prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes protections for being transgender or nonbinary, for example) and sex characteristics in education programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance.
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