Articles by J.P. Skelly

Governor Kristi Noem, in coordination with the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs, is proclaiming Friday, March 29, 2024, as “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day.” The Governor and the Department are calling on all [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley and Mitchell law enforcement announce that a person has been arrested in the investigation of a female body that was found this week in Mitchell. The deceased has been identified as [Read More…]

Compared to the 2023 South Dakota legislative session, the just-completed 2024 session drew praise from Governor Kristi Noem…..   She says it’s good to have some conflict back and forth and discussion….   Noem hosted [Read More…]

South Dakota Education Secretary and former Mitchell school superintendent Joe Graves was on-hand for Wednesday’s bill-signing with Governor Kristi Noem in Mitchell. Graves says HB 1022 which authorized $6-million dollars for the Education Department to [Read More…]

Governor Kristi Noem signed two bills and hosted a Townhall Wednesday at Mitchell High School. The Governor signed House Bill 1022 surrounded by legislators and youngsters…   Followed by Senate Bill 127……   Noem presented [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University will host its first-ever esports tournament for interested high school students on Saturday, April 13.  The tournament will be held in the DWU/Avera Sports and Wellness Complex.  Check in is at 9 [Read More…]

Governor Kristi Noem is hosting a townhall in Mitchell at the High School on Wednesday. She’ll also sign SB 127, which establishes a minimum teacher salary and revises the requirements pertaining to average teacher compensation, [Read More…]

Prairie Business magazine has announced 2024’s Top 25 Women in Business. Recipients were selected through a nomination process that emphasized professional achievement, community contributions and volunteerism. The 25 women listed come from finance, healthcare, manufacturing [Read More…]

This is National Consumer Protection Week, devoted to informing consumers of their rights and educating the public about scam and I-D theft prevention. Jessie Schmidt of the Better Business Bureau says investment scams, including those [Read More…]

This week, NorthWestern Energy is joining Utilities United Against Scams in supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s annual National Consumer Protection Week, along with more than 100 federal, state, and local agencies; consumer groups; and national [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell has secured a space for its new nursing program at a Monument Health location in Rapid City. As part of a recently completed agreement, DWU classes will be offered at [Read More…]

A South Dakota Senator is receiving disciplinary action after gifting a bottle of syrup to a fellow lawmaker. Sen. Tom Pischke of Dell Rapids has been barred from both the chambers of the state House [Read More…]

District 20 State Representative Lance Koth of Mitchell is wrapping up a six-year stint in the Legislature. Four of those years as a member of the Appropriations Committees. During last Friday’s final legislative cracker-barrel, he [Read More…]