Articles by J.P. Skelly

The 218 student-strong Mitchell High School Class of 2024 gathered for a final time for commencement Sunday afternoon.   The class included 18 highest honor students, achieving a perfect 4.0 GPA through their four years [Read More…]

U.S. Attorney Alison Ramsdell and South Dakota Attorney General issued the following statement regarding drug activity in South Dakota: “The vast majority of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl found in South Dakota originates from our southern border. [Read More…]

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Marion man was convicted Thursday on 46 criminal charges against a child including First Degree Rape Domestic, Aggravated Incest, and Sexual Contact with a Child Under [Read More…]

Laney Titze of Mitchell has been crowned Miss South Dakota Volunteer 2024 and will travel to Jackson, Tennessee, to compete for scholarships and the job of Miss Volunteer America this June 16-22. The Miss Volunteer [Read More…]

Mitchell Technical College celebrated its 56th commencement Friday as students, family and friends gathered at the Corn Palace.   MTC president Mark Wilson says more than 510 students are on their way to their next [Read More…]

11 state prison inmates have all pleaded not guilty to a combined 18 felony charges stemming from the March 27-28 disturbances at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls. The inmates entered their not [Read More…]

An 18-year-old Yankton man has been indicted in the fentanyl overdose death of a 15-year-old female from rural Clay County. Evan Nelson was indicted Monday by a Yankton County Grand Jury on three felony counts: [Read More…]

Mitchell is hosting a regional Incident Management Assistance Team exercise. Davison County Emergency Manager Jeff Bathke is the Incident Commander…..   This year’s exercise scenario is weather-related…..   Taking out the Mitchell Street Department and [Read More…]

The Mitchell School Board took its first tour of the high school construction project Monday led by Superintendent Joe Childs…..   Plus the outline of the administrative and secretarial offices…..   Childs says good weather [Read More…]

Secretary of State Monae Johnson is warning South Dakotans to be aware of scammers after citizens have reported receiving calls. She says the calls coming from random numbers with a 605-area code, where the caller [Read More…]

A 66-year-old man died Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash one mile south of Beresford, SD. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says around 5:42 pm the driver of a motorcycle was southbound on [Read More…]

Mitchell Technical College celebrated its 56th commencement Friday as students, family and friends gathered at the Corn Palace. MTC president Mark Wilson says more than 510 students are on their way to their next life [Read More…]

A 20 year old woman from San Antonio has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, with 10 years suspended, after earlier pleading guilty to charges in a 2023 stabbing death in Vermillion. Chezayia Raniyah [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University has announced the annual Clarke Awards for Excellence. Paige Gau, Assistant Professor of Nursing, was awarded the Clarke Award for Teaching Excellence. IT Systems Administrator and Programmer Wim Rosendahl received the Clarke [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley has confirmed the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and the Huron Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred Thursday in Huron. Jackley said one person has been detained and [Read More…]