With dry, windy conditions, commissioners enact burn ban

Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – Minnehaha County Commissioners, wary of dry, windy conditions, enacted a burn ban at Tuesday’s meeting for unincorporated areas of the county. Last week, Emergency Management Director Jason Gearman told...

Keep an eye out for the trolley that serves food

The Tasty Trolley kept busy this summer at softball tournaments. Tasty Trolley was also found outside of Blue 42, block parties and fundraisers. (Photo/Submitted) Madison Holman | Writer Have you seen a green trolley serving food across the area? The Tasty Trolley is...

Humboldt to host Trunk or Treat

Marylou Nagel | Writer The Humboldt Community Center is ready for trick or treaters this Halloween. The town’s annual Trunk or Treat is scheduled to take place on Halloween night from 5:30-7 p.m. Some changes will be enacted due to Covid-19 precautions, but the fun...

Alice Gillette

80 October 6 Sioux Falls Alice Sommervold was born April 18, 1940, in Sioux Falls to Lillian Sommervold. She was later adopted by Ben Harkema. She was united in marriage to Stanley Gillette on November 10, 1956, in Rock Rapids, Iowa. They moved to Whittier, Calif.,...

Charles “Chuck” Bernard Puthoff

59 October 8 Sioux Falls Charles was the 10th child of 12 born to Lawrence and Celestine “Sally” (Roth) Puthoff in Sioux Falls. He was raised on a farm near Humboldt. Chuck graduated from Parker High School in 1980. Chuck began working at Pfeifer Implement in 1982 and...