Month: June 2020

The Mitchell Public Library has a new leader and it’s a familiar face. City Administrator Stephanie Ellwein says the Library Board selected Kevin Kenkel as the new librarian. “It’s nice that we’re getting someone from [Read More…]

Mitchell is among more than 200 South Dakota cities, counties and tribes sharing in $500,000 in grants intended to control mosquitoes and prevent West Nile virus the Department of Health announced Tuesday. “South Dakota has [Read More…]

Give a child a canvas and the possibilities are endless. And the first ever “Art in the Garden” at the Corn Palace Plaza showcased the results. Sheila Slater is with the Friends Foundation for the [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D.  — The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe alleges the federal government has been trying to coerce and threaten the tribe ever since South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem asked for help stopping its COVID-19 checkpoints [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.  — President Donald Trump’s plans to kick off Independence Day with a showy display at Mount Rushmore are drawing sharp criticism from Native Americans who view the monument as a desecration of [Read More…]

CUSTER, S.D.  — South Dakota is bring in more resources to fight a wildfire near Mount Rushmore. The fire that started in Custer State Park Wednesday has burned an estimated 150 acres just south of [Read More…]

HURON, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says she will push for schools to bring students into classrooms at least part of the time during the upcoming school year. But she will will [Read More…]

MITCHELL, S.D. – Mitchell Police have arrested a 21 year old woman on manslaughter, child abuse and cruelty charges. On Monday, June 22, at approx. 8:00 a.m., the Mitchell Department of Public Safety received a [Read More…]

The South Dakota State Fair Grandstand will bring a different experience to fair-goers this year. The revised line up for 2020 includes The Red Wilk Construction Tuff Hedeman Bull Bash to be held Thursday, September [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University will now offer two additional concentrations in the Master of Arts in Education program: English as a New Language (ENL) and K-12 Principal. Both new programs focus on meeting the needs of [Read More…]

Davison County’s website is getting a much-needed makeover. Commission Chairwoman Brenda Bode told a gathering of County Department heads Tuesday there’s a lot of outdated information, including her own. “We have to do a lot [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota couple have pleaded not guilty to charges that they gave four children illegal drugs and zapped them with a cattle prod to get them to comply with [Read More…]

The Davison County Commission is lifting restrictions at the courthouse. Chairwoman Brenda Bode says they’re opening all doors starting Wednesday morning. “We still have appointments available, a lot of times it’s more convenient for people,” [Read More…]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A Florida man is accused of punching Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert at a bar in South Dakota, the player’s home state. A prosecutor in Brown County says the 29-year-old [Read More…]

Governor Kristi Noem announced Monday there’s $200-million dollars available for South Dakota’s cities and counties through the new Local Government COVID Relief Fund. The City of Mitchell’s allocation is $3,545,000 with Davison County eligible for [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Social Services in collaboration with the Department of Education will be providing additional assistance with food costs to families who lost access to free or reduced-price school meals in response [Read More…]

Thursday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.1 million grant to the city of Mitchell, South Dakota, to make improvements to storm water management [Read More…]

Several Mitchell City Councilors along with Mayor Bob Everson and other city officials took a field trip Wednesday to get at first-hand look at the city’s recycling program. First, the group boarded a Palace Transit [Read More…]

We’re learning more regarding a three-county pursuit that started in Davison County Tuesday afternoon. A news release from the Mitchell Police Department says on Tuesday, at approx. 2:52 p.m., a Davison County Sheriff’s Office employee [Read More…]