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View Comments The Sioux Falls City Council elected Councilors Curt Soehl and Alex Jensen to serve as their chair and vice chair for the next year Tuesday evening. Councilor Rick Kiley nominated Curt Soehl to become chair, saying he was one of the best councilors he'd worked with in his seven years on the council. Councilor Marshall Selberg gave a short acceptance speech on behalf of Soehl, who was absent from the meeting. Joking that he'd practiced for hours, Selberg relayed Soehl's words: "Thank you, I will do my best." The council approved Soehl as the new chair unanimously, following a tr...

View Comments The developers of Cherapa Place made their pitch for a $25 million TIF that would help add three buildings to the complex in a massive, $160 million project that would expand downtown Sioux Falls. Jeff Scherschligt, with Pendar Properties, spoke about the project during a City Council informational meeting Tuesday, announcing their partnership with The Bancorp, a Delaware-based financial technology company that employs 175 people in southern Sioux Falls. The Bancorp would be an anchor tenant for what Scherschligt called "Building Two," a nine-story building with 130,000 squa...

Lennox Legion hosts meeting on State Veterans Cemetery Lennox American Legion Post #174 made a donation to the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery Endowment Fund last month. The local Legion Post hosted a meeting for area Veterans to learn more about the State Veterans Cemetery that is located in Minnehaha County. The event was well attended at the Lennox Legion. Presenting information was Terry Paulsen, Government Relations and Legislative Director; Rick Kiley, of the Sioux Falls City Council; Aaron Pollard, Deputy Secretary of the SD Veterans Affairs; and Erin Brown, the Director of the SD...

S.D. Veterans Cemetery Informational meeting to be held in Lennox An informational meeting about the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Sioux Falls will be held in Lennox on Monday, April 26. The meeting is sponsored by the Lennox American Legion Post 174. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at the Lennox Legion Hall on Main Street. You do not need to be a Legion member to attend. This meeting is open to all Veterans and family members. Presenters include Rick Kiley with the Sioux Falls City Council - Southeast District; Aaron Pollard the Deputy Secretary South Dakota Veterans Affairs; and T...

Mask mandate extension voted down after Mayor TenHaken breaks tie In an emotional conclusion after hours of public input on an ordinance to extend the city’s mask mandate, Mayor Paul TenHaken broke a tie and voted against it, saying the “ancillary damage” it could cause the city was too great. The city’s mask mandate, which under the ordinance would have continued until the South Dakota Department of Health began vaccinating subgroup 1E in their plan, will now expire on March 13. Prior to the council’s discussions on this topic, dozens of residents — all sitting together, having ...