Cole Heisey for Minnehaha County Commission

07/20/2026

Glad I attended!

Attending the 2026 NACo Annual Convention. Many great presentations important to county government.

07/04/2026

A huge thank you to all the volunteers who helped today — and especially to those who organized and put on the Sioux Falls 4th of July Parade. Great job!

Happy 250th Birthday, America! 🇺🇸

“Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood — the virtues that made America.”
— Theodore Roosevelt

06/12/2026

06/08/2026

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Candidates Jamie Smith and Christine Erickson are scheduled for a joint appearance at the Sioux Falls Downtown Rotary Club. Sioux Falls Live plans to stream the event.

06/03/2026

Thank you! I’m truly honored to have been elected as one of the Delegates to State Convention. Thank you for your support and trust — it means a lot.

I will work hard to represent the people of Minnehaha County effectively at convention later this month. If you have any questions, input, or recommendations concerning candidates, please reach out. I want to hear from you!

06/03/2026

Bleyenberg, Hoffman and Bonander move on to November's five-candidate contest.

05/25/2026

Remember and honor the courageous heroes who gave everything so we could enjoy the freedoms we hold dear—thank you for your sacrifice. 🇺🇸

05/21/2026

“Minnehaha County Auditor Leah Anderson said that her office is following state law by sending federal-only ballots to out-of-state residents who are registered to vote through mail forwarding services, a contention backed by the state’s elections director Wednesday.”
“When voters fill out a form for an absentee ballot, there is a section on the application that warns them that if they do not indicate a residential address, they will be designated as federal-only voters.”
“Every county is doing it the same way, or should be, and the Secretary of State’s Office is the one that gave us the instructions on how that process takes place,” Anderson said.
“Christine Lehrkamp, the director of the Division of Elections in the Secretary of State’s Office, backed Anderson’s interpretation in an email to The Dakota Scout. She noted that when the bill was drafted, it addressed postal mailboxes, or PMBs.”

— Dakota Scout

Secretary of State's Office backs Auditor Leah Anderson on foreign-only ballots

Voters who use post office boxes on absentee ballot applications can't vote in state and local elections

Story: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/secretary-of-states-office-backs

05/08/2026

Congrats!

Congratulations to my friend, Minnehaha County State's Attorney Daniel Haggar, for being named as the Prosecutor of the Year. He is an outstanding public servant who works hard to serve the citizens of Minnehaha County.
https://sdcsm.servicenowservices.com/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=345d9d1497bccbd095b5791ad053af3d

04/28/2026

The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office is extending our full support to the Sioux Falls Police Department following today’s shooting that left an officer seriously injured.

The safety of our community and the men and women who protect it is our highest priority. We are grateful for the swift action of all agencies involved and for the continued support of the public as the investigation continues.

Please keep the officer and their loved ones in your thoughts tonight.