Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 6th of August.
Good morning, Sioux Falls.
Heartland Country Corn Maze near Harrisburg turns 27 and will open Friday, Aug.
14 on an 11-acre field featuring a 250th birthday design, hidden checkpoint, and cash-only admission plus group rates available two days in advance.
Enter a raffle to win a restored '69 Chevy truck while supporting local homeless services; tickets cost $20 and the drawing is Monday, Oct.
5 at the St. Francis House Annual Dinner & Auction at the Convention Center. Proceeds will evenly support St. Francis House & Union Gospel Mission.
Falls Area Bicyclists launched a Bicycle Benefits program in Sioux Falls on Aug.
5 to boost cycling and support local businesses. Riders can buy a helmet sticker for discounts, with Breaks Coffee Roasting Co. offering $1 off drinks.
City pools will host the annual Swimming Gone to the Dogs event that lets dogs take a dip after the human season ends, with sessions on Tuesday, Aug.
11 at Terrace Park Family Aquatic Center and Tuesday, Aug. 18 at Laurel Oak Family Aquatic Center (events run from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. and are free with no registration required).
Nebraska-based Early Bird restaurant is set to open next week (Aug.
10) at 3101 W. 41st St., in a space formerly used by Jacky’s Burrito Express and Fuddruckers. The menu will offer creative twists on diner classics for breakfast, brunch and lunch with a waitlist system in place.
Paul Hanson joined Eide Bailly as a senior advisor for its National Health Care Industry Division in Sioux Falls to help healthcare organizations improve operations and strategy.
He brings over 35 years of leadership experience + deep local roots to the role.
Conservation officers responded to a local home where a resident had kept a fawn as a pet (using a dog harness and leash) and returned the animal to the wild, warning that removing wild fawns deprives them of essential survival skills.
South Dakota is ranked second for cleanest air by Compare the Market Australia (81.07 score) thanks to low industrial toxins and an 8.3 percent asthma rate, with only Hawaii ranked higher.
The ranking is based on air quality and respiratory health data.
Falls Community Health in Sioux Falls is highlighting affordable care during National Health Center Week from Aug.
2 to Aug. 8 by offering primary, dental, and behavioral services at its 521 N. Main Ave. clinic (downtown location) for all community members.
Avera has transitioned 60% of active patients to its new online portal MyChart as part of its Epic conversion, offering easy scheduling, virtual visits + access to test results across its hospitals, clinics and home care services.
The tech investment aims to improve patient care and streamline operations.
Frozen Jr.
Various times — Orpheum Theater Center — Cost varies — Experience the magical tale of sisterhood and adventure with Princesses Anna and Elsa.
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