Local Arts & Community: Rapid City’s Roosevelt Swim Center hosted its fourth annual Cardboard Boat Races, where kids and adults built duct-taped cardboard “ships,” raced for speed, and competed for creativity awards. Indigenous Culture & Service: Rapid City welcomed Sky Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade for a reunion featuring a wacipi, with veterans describing the pow-wow as a homecoming and a way to share Lakota pride. Education & Youth Support: The Mitchell School Board will consider adding an instructional coach, academic interventionist, and student success specialist at Mitchell Middle School, with private funding covering the costs. Sports & Local Pride: Mitchell’s Audrey Miller wrapped up her high school triple jump career at Nike Outdoor Nationals, finishing 27th in the Emerging Elite division. STEM & Recognition: SDSU mechanical engineering head Yucheng Liu was named a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education, an honor recognizing top engineering educators. Health & Caregiving: A new report highlights how ABLE accounts can help people with disabilities save without losing Medicaid or SSI eligibility. Family Fun: Black Hills National Forest is bringing back its Moon Walk series—free guided evening hikes near the full moon focused on reforestation, wildlife, and local history.