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Shelly Conlon
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News Director @argusleader, part of @USAToday network. @IRE_NICAR and @EdWriters member.

Be curious, not judgemental.
- Walt Whitman
A new observation tower, located right next to the Big Sioux River. An expanded pedestrian bridge spanning the falls. An event center, created by encasing the ruins of the Queen Bee Mill inside a glass shelter. The nearby quarry pond, transformed into an urban fishery.

Changes are coming!
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November 22, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Reposted by Shelly Conlon
Breaking News: The ICC issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a former Israeli defense minister for war crimes in Gaza. It also issued a warrant for Hamas’s military chief.

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ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant: Israel-Hamas War Live Updates
The International Criminal Court rejected Israel’s challenges to its jurisdiction, and also issued a warrant for a top Hamas official. Its chief prosecutor had sought the arrests for war crimes in Gaza.
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November 21, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Every time he had to go to the HSC, he was “shackled, handcuffed with a chain around his waist the whole way there in a sheriff transport van,” Beverly said.

This line... Oof.

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November 20, 2024 at 3:42 AM
The last 48 hours have almost more of a whirlwind than the election in many ways, with SD Gov. Kristi Noem named to lead DHS and SD Sen. John Thune named Majority Leader.

Here's a look back at that coverage. And we have more to come.
November 14, 2024 at 2:58 AM
I guess I'm glad I didn't delete this account after all.
November 14, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Broke a toe. Bought a puppy. The two are not related.

Everyone, meet 8-week-old Ripley.

Happy Wednesday!
July 12, 2023 at 4:26 PM
Came home to an angry couple, mad at where I parked on my own property.

Turns out, they were two worried Robins concerned for the little baby chirp that fell out of its nest near my tire.
July 7, 2023 at 12:00 AM
I almost forgot j had this, but you know: Twitter.
July 2, 2023 at 1:48 AM
Tot: "Mom, you're hiding Mondays from me."

She's learning days of the week. I don't know how to tell her she's going to wish Mondays were regularly hidden and not simply the day between Sunday and Tuesday.
June 13, 2023 at 10:18 PM
To the Aldi manager who patiently waited for me as I did self-checkout with a cartload right at (and a bit after) close, you're a godsend.
June 10, 2023 at 1:36 AM
We regularly get mail without a return address here at the Argus. This week took a different turn.

I received a letter simply with the words "Jesus Helper," and nothing else in that return address field.
June 8, 2023 at 9:23 PM
Well, I have one of these now. Let's see how useful it actually becomes.
June 8, 2023 at 5:49 PM