Good morning, Sioux Falls.

Hungry Hearts is hosting a free back-to-school party for middle schoolers on Saturday, Aug.

22 at the Avera Downtown Parking Lot (212 East 11th). The event will offer backpacks, school supplies, shoes, a meal from Roscoe's Kitchen, and activities like a rock wall and dunk tank.

Northshore Drive reopened around McCook Lake Monday evening at 7 p.m. ahead of the first day of school for Dakota Valley.

Local police monitored traffic as construction (sidewalks and driveways) continued, with work slated to finish by early September.

Five Below will open a nearly 10,000 sqft store at Foss Fields in time for the 2027 holiday shopping season, adding to the east side's retail offerings near Menards + Sixth Street on Veterans Parkway.

Sioux Metro Growth Alliance added two key team members on Aug.

17 to boost its local economic projects. Hayley Johnson will lead operations and Berk Ehrmantraut will drive new economic development work in Hartford — a move that strengthens the nonprofit's regional impact.

Siouxland Libraries is accepting applications for its 2026-27 Teen Advisory Board from teens who have completed seventh grade and hold a library card until Sept.

14, with monthly meetings held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at the Caille Branch (4100 S. Carnegie Circle).

South Grandview Avenue will close tomorrow near 16th Street for concrete gutter repairs; motorists use East 16th (the detour route).

Tallgrass Avenue will close next Wednesday from 85th Street to north of Lincoln County Highway 106 for utility work and grading (traffic will be detoured via 85th and Louise Avenues).

Sanford Health began construction last week on a 52,000 sqft Medical Building 4 at 21st and Grange to add dermatology and plastic surgery services — the project is part of a master plan that envisions long-term campus expansion with new specialty clinics and housing developments in central Sioux Falls.