Articles by J.P. Skelly

Attorney General Marty Jackley has sent a letter to Mayday Health ordering the company to immediately cease and desist the deceptive advertising of the sale of abortion pills in South Dakota and said the state [Read More…]

SD Searchlight-Meghan O’Brien There’s a new ad campaign promoting abortion pills at dozens of gas station pumps across South Dakota, and state officials said Tuesday they’ll investigate it for potentially deceptive trade practices and possible [Read More…]

Mitchell Superintendent Joe Childs recently offered the school board a peek at a new program in the works. It’s called “summer scholars”. “Scholars program that was available to any of our current Mitchell students that [Read More…]

The Mitchell School Board hosted its final meeting for 2025 Monday evening at Longfellow Elementary School. The group considered and approved the consent agenda, set the date of June 2nd, 2026 for the next school [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley has been elected unanimously to serve as President-Elect of the National Association of Attorneys General  for a second time. Jackley was elected to the post Monday by the nation’s Attorneys General [Read More…]

Prairie Business magazine has released its annual 40 Under 40 list, which profiles young professionals in the region under the age of 40. The inspiring and dedicated professionals listed every year come from a wide [Read More…]

By Molly Wetsch South Dakota News Watch PLANKINTON, S.D. – Of the just 768 people who call Plankinton home, 163 identify as Hispanic, according to the 2023 American Community Survey. That’s 1 in 5 people [Read More…]

Despite Saturday’s snow event, Mitchell’s annual Christmas Shopping for Kids drew plenty of young shoppers. “32 years, what a history for our community,” said Liz Luczak, executive director of Mitchell Main Street and Beyond. “Very [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber-SD Searchlight Close to half of South Dakotans aren’t up-to-date on their flu shots or their hepatitis B vaccinations, new vaccine survey results released by the South Dakota Department of Health indicate. About 63% aren’t up-to-date on their HPV [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says one man has been charged with First Degree Murder and Second Degree Murder in the death of a woman Saturday morning in Howard. 46 year old Elias Stubbe is charged [Read More…]

LifeQuest held a groundbreaking for the “My Own Front Door” Microhome Village on Thursday. The Village will feature six one-bedroom, one-bathroom homes for people supported by LifeQuest. The Village will be staffed by LifeQuest employees [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University has unveiled its newest major: Computer Systems Technology. It’s a dynamic program that bridges technology, business and communications. Fredel Thomas is Vice President of Admissions & Marketing. “The number one program that [Read More…]

District 20 State Senator Paul Miskimins from Mitchell was on hand for Governor Larry Rhoden’s budget address earlier this week. On of the main points was the Governor’s proposal to leave salaries for teachers, community [Read More…]

St. Francis Indian School at St. Francis, SD, is one of 48 high schools across the country to receive a $5,000 Rachael Ray Foundation ProStart Grow Grant for its ProStart culinary career and technical education [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating a suspected drug overdose death of an inmate that occurred last Thursday, Nov. 27, at the Jameson Prison in Sioux Falls. [Read More…]

Fifty-two brightly and creatively decorated floats brought the Christmas holiday spirit to life during Mitchell’s annual Parade of Lights Tuesday evening. Mitchell Main Street and Beyond’s Liz Luczak was overjoyed. “That’s how cool we are, [Read More…]

Todd Epp-SDBA Gov. Larry Rhoden proposed his first state budget Tuesday, asking lawmakers for $51.6 million in new ongoing revenue while holding K-12 education, healthcare provider rates, and state employee pay flat during a year [Read More…]

The Mitchell Food Pantry’s annual Thanksgiving turkey giveaway was a hit once again. Karen Pooley shared the numbers during Monday’s Mitchell City Council meeting. She says they planned to give away 200 Thanksgiving meals. “So [Read More…]

The Mitchell City Council has approved a conditional use permit for on-sale Alcohol at Arnie’s and First and Foster. Part of the plan is to offer video lottery. Attorney Jim Taylor explained how the alcohol [Read More…]