Joe Ahlquist

Horse shoes, Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, northern Minnesota.

Tea Area vs. Dell Rapids, Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, Tea, S.D.

Tea Area beat Dell Rapids 19-0.

More photos here.

Soulcrate Music’s That Sounds Decent 2016, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, downtown Sioux Falls, S.D.

See more photos from the free show here.

Record-breaking rain and flash flooding, Sioux Falls, S.D., Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016.

Parts of Sioux Falls received as much as 6-inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service.

Read/see more about the rain storm here.

Half marathon participants run past the Argus Leader Media building on Dakota Avenue during the Sioux Falls Marathon and Half Marathon Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D.

More photos from the Sioux Falls Marathon and Half Marathon here.

April Kelling, of Brandon, S.D., takes advantage of a calm Friday afternoon Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, stand up paddle boarding around Lake Alvin with her dog Tre southeast of Sioux Falls, S.D.

"It's 70 degrees and no wind," said Kelling adding calm weather was ideal for stand up paddle boarding.

See more ‘Slice of Life’ photos here.

West Central vs. Madison, high school football, Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at West Central High School in Hartford, S.D.

Madison beat West Central 32-0.

More photos from the game here.

Scott Dangel, with Pride Neon Sign Company, installs a Daktronics Galaxy display onto the State Theatre sign Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D.

More photos here.

Dick Murphy, with Mrs. Murphy's Irish Gifts, puts an Irish Flag in front of the store Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D.

More features can be seen in the Argus Leader ‘A Slice of Life - Summer’ photo gallery here.

Memorial service for Sharon Hensley, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, Bismarck, N.D.

Hensley went missing in 1973.

Felix Vail, who was recently found guilty in the 1962 murder of his first wife, Mary Horton Vail, was the last known person with Hensley as well as Annette Craver Vail.

Read about the memorial and see a video I put together here.

Also check out the whole Felix Vail story here.

Irma Reyas, who recently became a citizen of the United States, and her children Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Read more about Reyas and how this election season has pushed her and others to gain their citizenship here.

Presidents Bowl tailgating, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, Howard Wood Field, Sioux Falls, S.D.

More photos from the Presidents Bowl here.

Lincoln football players and coaches stand on the sidelines during a game against Rapid City Stevens Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls, S.D. 

More photos from the game here.

Lincoln's Tucker Hall (52) pumps up his teammates before a game against Rapid City Stevens Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls, S.D.

More photos from the game here.

Lincoln football players pray before a game against Rapid City Stevens Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls, S.D.

More photos from the game here. 

Roosevelt High School vs. Aberdeen Central High School, Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Roosevelt beat Aberdeen Central 27-7.

More photos from the game can be seen here.

Nancy Van Dam tosses freshly picked pears from a tree in a yard near her work after asking permission into a bag Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Van Dam said she thought she might as well pick the pears rather than letting them go to waste.

These photos and more like them can be seen in the Argus Leader ‘A Slice of Life - Summer’ photo gallery here.