Articles by J.P. Skelly

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting recently announced its awarded five grants totaling $9.65 million to statewide public broadcasting networks in Louisiana, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, as well as KSUT Tribal Radio in Colorado. The [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley and Emily’s Hope, along with South Dakota Departments of Social Services and Health, announce a partnership that will result in the distribution of 20,000 naloxone kits, which equals 40,000 doses, throughout [Read More…]

Davison County Commissioners recently green-lighted a request by the Davison County Sheriff’s Office to pursue two highway safety grants. Chief Deputy Tim Reitzel says the money helps offset overtime costs and pays for equipment and [Read More…]

The Davison County Veterans Service Office has built an excellent reputation in the region. It currently provides services to several area counties and now Douglas County is reaching out. However, Veterans Service Officer T.J. Thomas [Read More…]

South Dakota CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is aware of the termination of federal funding to the National CASA Association. As a result, National CASA has suspended all services and support to all state and [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley is encouraging people with unneeded prescription medication to safely dispose of it during this Saturday’s National Drug Take Back Day. “Unneeded or unused medication can be deadly if not prescribed for [Read More…]

It’s a race we can’t afford to lose. That’s Senator Mike Rounds view of developing the use of artificial intelligence. “And so this is not going to go away, and we’ve got to be in [Read More…]

Voters in rural Davison and Hanson counties made it clear Tuesday they want Emergency Medical Services to continue. 95% of voters approved forming a rural ambulance district with only 5% opposed. Amy Storm is an [Read More…]

Senator Mike Rounds called the late Pope Francis the one of the kindest and gentle souls to lead the Catholic Church in a long, long time. “Very humble, and what you saw was what he [Read More…]

The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition hosted its Heartland Summit in Mitchell Tuesday. The event focused on why global issues matter to South Dakota. Senator Mike Rounds delivered the keynote address to stakeholders by offering praise [Read More…]

Between February 18th, 2024 and March 19th, 2024 a custom wooden tee sign was stolen from Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell. In addition to the tee sign, there was a green metal sign stating “After [Read More…]

Mitchell Technical College has announced Theresa Kriese has verbally accepted the position of President, pending formal approval by the Mitchell School Board. Kriese would become the sixth President of the institution since opening in 1968. [Read More…]

Mitchell captured fourth place in the highly competitive AA division at the South Dakota High School Activities Association Gallery competition in Sioux Falls. Art teacher Marica Shannon says individually, Dailyn Kiner took 1st place in [Read More…]

Mitchell Technical College has earned the 2025-2026 Military Friendly® Gold School designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 [Read More…]

KORN News Radio’s “Mitchell’s Morning News” captured first-place honors for small market radio morning newscast in the 2024 Eric Sevareid Awards presented by the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. News Director J.P. Skelly accepted the award [Read More…]

It’s been a long time-coming. The Mitchell Fire Department recently took delivery of a new UTV which Fire Chief Dan Pollreisz says is an important tool for the department and the community. “The whole idea [Read More…]

South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, and longtime legislative lobbyist, David Owen stopped in Mitchell recently for a post-legislative briefing. He believes addressing property tax relief was the most significant issue where lawmakers [Read More…]

A 55 year old woman from Springfield has pleaded guilty to four forgery-related charges connected to crimes committed while she was an employee of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety and performing contract work [Read More…]

South Dakota News Watch BOX ELDER, S.D. – Montana Roem is worried that a proposed $1 billion cut to federal food programs that aid schools and charities will hurt her family on two fronts. As [Read More…]

Mitchell fire investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a two-story house in the 500 block of East Second Avenue Saturday night. Fire investigator Shannon Sandoval says a neighbor [Read More…]