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Meet the 2025 Miss South Dakota winner
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Just a year and a half ago, Jamee Kattner had never considered being in a pageant before. But then, a group of students mistook her for the then-Miss South Dakota. A few months later, following Kattner's voice recital, multiple people suggested she compete for the title. Man identified in fatal Monday I-90 crash 'Then I thought, well, that has to be more than a coincidence for more than one person to bring this up to me in the span of six months. And so I decided to take a leap of faith and jump into the organization,' said 2025 Miss South Dakota winner Jamee Kattner. And just this past week, Kattner won the statewide pageant- something she didn't see coming. 'Complete and utter shock. I think everyone thinks it can be them. But until you're down to that final two moment, I mean, I can't even truly remember what actually happened,' said Kattner. Now, she has three months to prepare for the Miss America competition. 'The first three days have been a whirlwind, and I'm assuming that's what these next three months will be like. A whirlwind. But yet I'm still so grateful for this opportunity,' said Kattner. For the next year, Kattner will represent South Dakota using her community service initiative, Melodies of Joy: Music's Power to Inspire. 'I'm constantly going into community spaces, EmBe programs, Boys & Girls clubs, schools, nursing homes, and spreading the joy and love of music that I have and giving that gift to others. I think the biggest impact that someone can make is service and having a servant heart,' said Kattner. First look at the Frank Olson indoor rec center Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
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The clothing sale to help with rising prices
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —With the prices of many things rising, there's the perfect opportunity for women in Sioux Falls to buy something with a nicer price tag. People are ready to shop til they drop at EmBe's Spring Refresh Your Closet sale today. This sale wasn't Madelaine Neely's first rodeo. Judge grants Mines student injunction against DHS 'I came to the first one right before I started my first real big kid job, in January. And I knew I needed some business clothes. And my grandma saw it on the news and told me to try it out. And I didn't really think I'd find anything, but I found so much really cute stuff,' shopper Madelaine Neely said. With prices rising across the country on different goods, EmBe decided to kick their prices down. 'We wanted to make it more price inclusive so that people can come and really dress themselves for really $10 from top to bottom. So we got feedback on that. We've had lower pricing before, and we just decided to update that and see if more people come and shop and get more pieces,' EmBe Director of Marketing and Communications, Mikena VanLiere said. Which is noticed and appreciated by the shoppers. 'I went and even just shopped clearance at, like, JCPenney's, and it was way more expensive than anything here. And this stuff is really good quality too, like, it's not worn down or used too bad, they're all almost like new,' Neely said. Proceeds from the sale will stretch a lot further than some shoppers can imagine. 'Our refresh your closet sale funds will go back to keeping our women's programs free here at EmBe. So our Making Sense Financial literacy, any DFS program that we have will stay free because of donations from the sale,' VanLiere said. Which gives you the perfect excuse to shop. 'It's really nice knowing that the money is going to something good,' Neely said. Click here for information on the Refresh Your Closet Sale. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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22-02-2025
- Climate
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Saturday Boredom Busters: February 22nd
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — EmBe in downtown Sioux Falls is hosting a Winter Refresh Your Closet Sale. Most of the clothing items are priced at $10 or less in the EmBe gym. All sales go to support EmBe women's programs. The hours are 9 a.m. to noon. A bag sale goes from 1-3 p.m. The Sioux Falls RV and Boat Show features the area's largest selection of RV's, boatscampers, motorhomes and golf carts in the Expo Center of the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds. Today's hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday's hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. The Frostbite Indoor Car Show features cars of all makes and models on display at the DEMCO Heritage Center in Boyden, IA. The hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It costs $50 to enter your vehicle. The car show is free for spectators. Proceeds benefit Sanford Children's Hospital. The Get Hooked Ice Fishing Derby features more than $6-thousand in prizes during this family-friendly day of ice fishing at The Lake in Luverne, MN. The hours are 1-4 p.m. The first 150 youth who register receive free rods, reels and tackle. The 70-voice Concordia Choir performs a concert at First Lutheran Church in downtown Sioux Falls. The performance is at 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $35 for adults. Free for students. Vote for your favorite sandwich during the Southside Slamwich in Sioux Falls. 15 restaurants located between 41st and 85th streets are taking part in the competition that runs through February. Movies playing at the historic State Theater in downtown Sioux Falls include Inside Out 2, rated PG, plus I'm Still Here and Nickel Boys, both rated PG-13. The Wells Fargo CineDome & Sweetman Planetarium at the Washington Pavilion features Cities of the Future, T-Rex, Winter Skies and Unseen Universe. New movie releases playing at a theater near you include The Unbreakable Boy, rated PG and The Monkey, rated R. Great Bear Ski Valley is open for skiing and snowboarding from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The tubing hill is open from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Lazer tubing takes place from 9-11 p.m. Terry Peak Ski Area in the Northern Black Hills is open for skiers and snowboarders. The hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Time. The City of Sioux Falls' outdoor ice rinks are located at Campus, Frank Olson, McKennan, Memorial, Sherman and Tuthill parks. Today's hours are 1-8 p.m. Admission is free. Open skating sessions indoors at the SCHEELS IcePlex in Sioux Falls are 1-3 p.m. and 7 to 9:30 p.m. Admission is $9 for adults and $7 for children. Skate rentals are $4. The Sioux Falls Stampede takes on the Tri-City Storm in USHL hockey action at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. The puck drops at 6:05 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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21-02-2025
- Business
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Governor's property-assessments bill limps out
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Public school districts joined county commissions and municipal governments on Thursday in carefully expressing 'soft opposition' to property-assessment legislation that South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden and some state lawmakers are attempting. Senate Bill 216 would cap growth at 3% countywide on owner-occupied property assessments and cap increases in property tax-funded local budgets to 2% of new growth. The legislation would cover property taxes payable in 2027 through 2031. Despite the string of opponents, a twice-amended version of SB 216 emerged from the Senate State Affairs Committee. The 8-1 vote came after state Revenue Secretary Mike Houdyshell said he would see what might be done about accommodating school districts, such as Tea and Harrisburg, and counties such as Lincoln and Minnehaha; all of which are experiencing population growth and the pains that go with it. 'This bill has a lot of merit to stabilize the situation for the next five years, while we look under the hood of these formulas we have for school districts and for counties and work for solutions,' said Republican Sen. Randy Deibert, a former Lawrence County Commission member who helped develop the proposal. 'Also, we've heard from the bill sponsors we're willing to work with these people that have soft concerns, and I think that will move forward with the testimony we had today.' Restyle your wardrobe, support EmBe programs Deibert said other property-assessments legislation under consideration this session will rise and fall on their own merits regardless of what happens with SB 216. 'So this bill will stabilize the situation so we can find some real relief,' he said. Secretary Houdyshell described the proposal as a 'rifle shot.' Bur Republican Sen. Chris Karr saw it differently. 'I have real concerns, based on that soft opposition,' Karr said. There would be shifts of tax burden from owner-occupied property to agricultural and commercial property, he said. He noted that Lincoln County is 'pretty close' to Minnehaha County — the city of Sioux Falls spans both — and while he lives in the portion of Sioux Falls that's in Minnehaha County, he cares about the proposal's effects on Lincoln County, too. He explained why. 'It's going to be more costly to live in Lincoln. and that does impact Minnehaha, because now more folks are going to be wanting to buy up houses in Minnehaha, driving up prices, et cetera,' Karr said. 'So you know it is a real concern.' He continued, 'I think there are a lot of concerns in here. I'm not sure they can all be addressed in time for this to be fixed.' He was referring to the Legislature already being in day 24 of the 38-day session. 'I don't know if there's going to be a real effort to try to address and fix some of these things. So those are real concerns, not soft concerns.' Republican Sen. Sue Peterson said she was honored to be part of the task force that came up with the proposal. 'And what Governor Rhoden said was this particular piece of legislation, we're playing the long game,' Peterson said. 'If we keep that in mind, that we need long-term reform and short-term relief, so we can start with this piece, but we need to keep going and we need to find ways to provide relief for those who already they have too high of an assessed value, based on the real value of their house, which means their taxes are way too high. 'It's not anything they banked on when they bought their house,' she continued, 'and we are seeing people that are going to be taxed out of their house, so we've got to find some short-term relief.' Republican Sen. Jim Mehlhaff chairs the committee. 'The discussion on property tax relief is probably one of the most confounding issues that you can come up, because generally all you can ever do is rob Peter to pay Paul, and Peter is not usually happy with the proposals. That's what's coming up here,' Mehlhaff said. 'But I do think this bill is an effort to stop the bleeding in areas of the state which have been disproportionately affected by some of the increases in owner-occupied housing values,' Mehlhaff continued. 'Certainly this is not the end of the discussion, and I think the secretary has indicated a willingness to continue to work with the stakeholders involved and to continue to work on the problem. 'And I think as a Legislature we should be looking at areas, not necessarily just property tax reform but just how we fund government at all levels, and take a look at doing some reforms there that might need to be addressed that hasn't been done since statehood,' he said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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21-02-2025
- Business
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Restyle your wardrobe, support EmBe programs
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — If you're looking to refresh your closet, a Sioux Falls women's attire sale can help. The Dress for Success winter sale returns to EmBe's downtown Sioux Falls location this Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. From 1 to 3 on Saturday, fill a large bag for $35. Blazers, dresses, jewelry, tops and more are some of the women's attire shoppers can look forward to. 'It's fun to see what people donate. And you find a lot of cute things,' shopper and donator Katie Kean said. Items are donated to the sale, and most are less than ten dollars. Kean knows the impact that it can have. 'Way back when I first started working, you had to have business attire, which was suits, no slacks. That has just stuck with me,' Kean said. 'As I've retired, I've got good business wear clothes to donate to friends that could use it. But when it comes to that, it's like, it's time to donate to somebody else who might be in the same situation I was.' Ice racing set to return to Brant Lake Proceeds support EmBe's various programs that help people with job coaching, resumes and interviews, all at no cost. 'We offer a program called Career Network. They meet the second Tuesday of every month. They talk about a wide variety of different things in the workforce, whether that's workforce development tools or even just more civic responsibilities,' EmBe Women's Program Coordinator Kara Bultena said. Those who have volunteered with EmBe in the past got a first-look at the sale on Thursday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
