School board approves budget. Sioux Falls school board members on Monday voted to give tentative approval to a $235 million budget – including some belt tightening to the tune of about $3 million. Board members lauded administrators for finding ways to make those cuts without firing anyone or raising class sizes.
During the same meeting, the board also approved the calendar for the 2026-27 school year. You can see that here.
Don't start fires. Minnehaha County Commissioners once again enacted a burn ban Tuesday morning because of the dry and windy conditions. It's unclear how long it'll be in effect, but we're essentially just waiting on the rain.
County working on cybersecurity. Minnehaha County Commissioners on Tuesday morning approved a memorandum of understanding with Dakota State University to work on improving the cybersecurity of the county. This was made possible by some state funding approved last year with the goal of increasing local government cybersecurity through a program called SecureSD.
Reading to support readers. The fourth annual "Everybody Reads" initiative in March surpassed its goal of 350,000 books read throughout the month with 429,845 total books between Augustana University, University of Sioux Falls, Siouxland Libraries and the Sioux Falls School District. The initiative also raised $1,700 with the help of some corporate sponsorships, and the money was donated this week to REACH Literacy.