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"The best way to predict your future is to create it." Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln High School Statesman

"The best way to predict your future is to create it." Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln High School Statesman

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Prepared and aware: student safety in emergency

Soranje Phenias, Staff Writer October 7, 2025

Schools were built to keep children safe, to keep them worry-free, to improve their well-being. The first time I ever heard about an attack was 9/11. That was not even something that had to do with schools,...

The Sioux Falls School District implemented a no cell phone, smart phone and earbud policy starting the Fall of 2025.

Bell to bell, no cell

Mason Dean, Photography Editor October 7, 2025

In August of 2024, the Sioux Falls School District created the Cell Phone Committee, a group with the objective of surveying principals, teachers, students and parents about cell phone usage. The resulting...

The acoustics of the auditorium will improve both the experience for the audience and the performers on stage. The construction workers are ensuring that the acoustics are the best they can be (Photos used with permission by Brian Hardie).

Opening act

Dena Tarrell, Entertainment Editor October 7, 2025

A theater holds memories; it holds tears, laughter, joy and so much more. The musicals and plays it houses provide the atmosphere that audience members look forward to. Those feelings never go away, even...

A group of shoppers walking next to the Lululemon construction wall.

The Empire elevated

Isabel Gillespie, Staff Writer September 24, 2025

On a Saturday afternoon, the mall hums with strolling shoppers and casual conversation. The smell of Auntie Anne’s drifts from the food court, but just steps away, construction crews are preparing. This...

Excited customers receive their many tickets for the Powerball lottery. (Used with permission by Heute.com)

All-American Lottery

Ellie Boehrns, Staff Writer September 22, 2025

The infamous Powerball lottery drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET. The prize money is enough to set people and their families up for life, but what happens when nobody...

For more information, including details on what documents are needed and how to make an appointment, residents can visit the DPS website. Screenshot used with permission by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. Screenshot used with permission from the DPS website.

REAL ID deadline takes effect

Bobby Parker, Entertainment Editor May 21, 2025

At the time of writing, May 7, 2025, travelers across the United States, must present a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or other approved identification to board domestic flights or access certain...

President Trump announcing his choice of tariffs on the world. Photo used with permission The Berkshire Edge

Why so expensive?

Julia Hedrick, Staff Writer May 16, 2025

Breaking down the craziness of inflation and tariffs in simpler words.  Have you gone to the grocery store and realized that everything has gotten more pricey? Heard people talk about the “tariff...

Harvard University, the world's most well-known college, recently had billions of dollars in federal funding frozen.
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Too far for Trump, or not far enough?

Alonso Ramirez, Staff Writer May 12, 2025

It is not a surprise to many that the new president of the United States, Donald Trump, has come to power with controversy. Besides his policies, a point of friction has recently arisen between the president...

The Human Bean has been in business for over 25 years and continues to make a difference. (Image used with permission by Facebook.)

The Human Bean: Clean coffee and community care

Dena Tarrell, Entertainment Editor May 6, 2025

Coffee and energy drinks. Both are popular options for anyone, but it can become tiresome having the same three choices all the time. Starbucks, Scooter’s, Caribou. Those are the biggest coffee chains,...

Even Gibbs, a 13-year-old labradoodle, loves to spend time on the trails.

Earth Day everyday

Lily Gruber, Entertainment Editor April 30, 2025

This year, Earth Day matters more than ever. Every day, a new headline threatens the planet we call home. “Threats to this land include energy development and other resource extraction such as mining...

Linda McMahon at a political event. (Photo used with permission by Wikimedia  Commons)

Who is Linda McMahon?

Mason Dean, Feature Editor March 10, 2025

On Monday, March 3, 2025, Linda McMahon was confirmed by the Senate to be the next Secretary of Education, making her the last in President Trump’s cabinet to be confirmed.  McMahon’s confirmation...

Governor Kristi Noem decided on cutting funding for tobacco prevention in South Dakota (Used with permission of Canva and Picryl)

One green for another

Ellie Boehrns, Staff Writer February 4, 2025

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has proposed decreasing state funding for the tobacco prevention fund, which would increase the use of tobacco and nicotine, such as cigarettes and e-cigarettes, among...

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