The Dakota Scout
The Dakota Scout, Joe Sneve, Jeremy Mercier, Dan Gehlsen, Patrick Lalley, Ryan M Stoick, Lyrical Limelight, Hunter Dunteman, Jonathan Ellis, Dominik DauschSouth Dakota’s leading alternative, independent and locally owned newspaper focusing on culture and politics in the Mount Rushmore State. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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South Dakota’s leading alternative, independent and locally owned political newspaper focusing on state and local politics in state Capitol and Sioux Falls.
Fifth-generation South Dakotan in his 15th year covering local news. When he's not hounding politicians and hunting for the next big story, he spends his time with his two daughters, riding motorcycles and chasing Pearl Jam around the globe.
Intellectual Dissatisfaction - Editor in Chief
The Dakota Scout's Director of Legals & Public Notices, Dan is also The Scout's Scouting Yesterday historian. When he's not looking over the records of yesterday and today he enjoys spending time gardening and camping with his daughter.
Patrick Lalley is the editor of Sioux Falls Live. [email protected]
Ryan Stoick is a local, self-taught cartoonist. Living and working within the Sioux Falls community. Disabled since birth, you may have seen him tooling around downtown in his beloved, motorized scooter "Iris".
Devin Hoffie: Music journalist/vinyl collector. Eclectic tastes—Watsky to Dolly Parton to Blink-182. Pens Lyrical Limelight, bridging eras. Married to Hope, dad of 4
Digital reporter for Sioux Falls Live.
A founder and writer at The Dakota Scout. When I'm not chasing stories I'm coaching soccer.
SoDak journalist @thedakotascout. Past bylines: Argus Leader, USA Today, KOTA-TV. Send news tips to: [email protected]
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