Articles by J.P. Skelly

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and the Animal Industry Board have received confirmation from the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory of the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a [Read More…]

A Texas couple has been convicted of a combined six charges in connection with stealing or attempting to steal the property of another person. A Bon Homme County jury Wednesday convicted 82 year old Richard [Read More…]

Mitchell, South Dakota has been recognized as one of the top small towns in the region by USA Today’s 10 Best. In a rigorous selection process, Mitchell was carefully vetted by an expert panel before [Read More…]

By Stu Whitney South Dakota News Watch   SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Travis Entenman stood on the banks of the Big Sioux River in central Sioux Falls on an early April afternoon, watching the future [Read More…]

Governor Kristi Noem is celebrating Fitch Ratings’ affirmation of South Dakota’s AAA credit rating. “South Dakota’s conservative fiscal policies work. They make our people more prosperous and our government more efficient – and this rating [Read More…]

Kelton Quinn, a member of Mitchell Tech’s first Entrepreneurship cohort and owner of KU Craftmanship, will compete as a finalist in the Governor’s Giant Vision Competition. “I’m excited, but it’s a little nerve-racking,” the 21-year-old [Read More…]

Things are looking up for staffing in the Mitchell School District….   Superintendent Joe Childs says some are familiar faces…..   He says Mitchell’s recent ranking as the number one high school in South Dakota [Read More…]

A 50 year old woman from Mitchell was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with eight years suspended Tuesday after earlier pleading guilty to one count of Sexual Contact With a Person Incapable of Consent. [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University announces the appointment of two returning members to its Board of Trustees. Daniel F. Duffy, Rapid City, is a partner with Bangs, McCullen, Butler, Foye & Simmons with offices in Rapid City [Read More…]

Over the weekend the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association presented the First-Place Eric Sevareid Award for Morning Newscast, Small Market Radio to KORN News Radio: “Mitchell’s Morning News-November 15th, 2023.” News Director J.P. Skelly accepted the [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) has confirmed emerald ash borer (EAB) in Lennox, South Dakota. The community of Lennox is in the existing quarantine area, which includes all of Minnehaha, [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University announces the hiring of Dr. Derek Driedger for the position of provost. Driedger has served as interim provost since June. Driedger joined the university in 2007 as a faculty member in the [Read More…]

A corrections officer was hospitalized during Wednesday’s disturbance at the South Dakota Penitentiary. Inmates could be heard chanting “We want phones” from outside the prison yesterday afternoon. Attorney General Marty Jackley’s office is investigating…   [Read More…]